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startx shows "cannot run in framebuffer mode. please specify busIDs"
The graphics is Intel onboard, a comet lake processor with a UHD 630 gpu.
This is my first exclusive EFI install. Normally I use a live Debian install with cinnamon, but I couldn't get the thumb drive to boot.. so I'm using vanilla 10.6 amd64.
You need to install Debian "testing" with the non-free firmware. This will give you a 5.8 kernel that supports Comet Lake. You may also need to install the i915 firmware manually if the installer does not automatically install it.
Ed
I think you'll need the newer kernel from backports, and the associated firmware. The easiest way to install them is to put them on the USB drive, or even a different drive, then if the desktop won't load, drop to a root shell and install them using apt, with the path to them. Then reboot, and you should have a desktop. I just edit sources.list to change to Sid, update and upgrade, but I've been running Sid for a long time. It's not for everyone, but it does have the latest kernels and firmware. Staying with Stable is entirely understandable and common, but for new hardware you'll need to use backports. Comet Lake won't run on the 4.19 kernel, but fine on any 5-series kernel.
Firstly, I got 'testing' to work. It runs as it should, even though there's a message when I boot - "firmware: failed to load i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04." If it's harmless I'll leave it alone.
Then, I set up sources for the Bullseye repositories because nothing sets up at install, I have to do it after because my network is out during install.
Anyway, I can't find my favourite term, 'tilix'. Is 'Bullseye' correct rather than 'testing', and are there less packages here than in stable?
I've included a screenshot of /etc/apt/sources.list
Firstly, I got 'testing' to work. It runs as it should, even though there's a message when I boot - "firmware: failed to load i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04." If it's harmless I'll leave it alone.
Installing firmware-misc-nonfree should fix that.
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Originally Posted by Allen_B
Then, I set up sources for the Bullseye repositories because nothing sets up at install, I have to do it after because my network is out during install.
Anyway, I can't find my favourite term, 'tilix'. Is 'Bullseye' correct rather than 'testing', and are there less packages here than in stable?
I've included a screenshot of /etc/apt/sources.list
Yes, "bullseye" is right.
Tilix may have been dropped if it were broken or unmaintained. I don't know about Gnome.
Ed
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