Have you tried Ctrl-Alt-F4 after waiting for a short while? Does it provide a shell prompt? All is good in Trixie here (without Gnome or GDM):
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# inxi -CGMSzSystem: Kernel: 6.12.12-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: TDE (Trinity) v: R14.1.4~[DEVELOPMENT] Distro: Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sidMachine: Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: B85-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) v: 1.0 serial: N/A UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2.9 date: 03/30/2015CPU: Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5-4570T bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache: L2: 512 KiB Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/3600 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800Graphics: Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 resolution: 1: 1680x1050~60Hz 2: 1920x1200~60Hz API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: crocus,swrast platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.3.4-3 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2) API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 drivers: N/A surfaces: xcb,xlib Info: Tools: api: eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo x11: xdriinfo, xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr#Statistics: Posted by mrmazda — 2025-03-02 01:11