Hardware • Re: Nvidia GT1030 not working
Just tried the Linux Mint 22.2 off of a live usb. Got no video there also. So it might be a bad card or bad motherbord video card combo.Statistics: Posted by Whosondephone — 2026-01-06 15:20
View ArticleHardware • Re: Touchpad in Lenovo Ideapad 3 not working (likely an I2C issue)
Solution:The most important hint was found here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=270444 in the last post from “tjako”.The latest firmware/BIOS version that seems to work is “fpcn21ww”. It...
View ArticleInstallation • vRe: Cannot install GRUB because embedding isn`t supported
So, a complete reinstall onto a partition from Forky netinstall with apt enabled to download over the internet. # chroot /target# /usr/sbin/grub-install --target=x86_64-efi...
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Debian User Projects - Software • Re: Immutable Bookworm/Trixie/Sid
The first stage becomes much simpler if you create an immutable Debian on a usb. I am using a 128 GB Samsung usb as an example.It turned out that the usb-based immutable Trixie works really great. I...
View ArticleHardware • Re: Firewire problem on Trixie
I wasn't patient enough to wait for 6.18 to migrate to trixie-backports, so when I saw it in sid, I had to try it. It took a while to dpkg -i by hand all the right debs to get an initrd.img, but sure...
View ArticleOff-Topic • Re: Which Browser do you use?
LibreWolf and ungoogled chromium on PC, brave on android.Statistics: Posted by node0 — 2026-01-06 19:57
View ArticleGeneral Debian • Re: [Discussion] Any risk, Chromium, Dedicated Qemu VM and...
I use vm's in a similar way, by-personality.I provide one golden base image that is updated periodically, or per point realease maybe. ~1.1GB, this base uses tmpfs heavily. No persistence for Desktop,...
View ArticleInstallation • ncnceRe: Cannot install GRUB because embedding isn`t supported
"You replyed to a years old thread." I could have gone to the Forky/testing netinstall threads but much of the relevant links are already here. I needed to get /x86_64-efi/modinfo.sh henceapt-get...
View ArticleDocs, HowTos, Tips & Tricks • [HowTo] Undervolt AMD E2-1800 for slightly...
If anyone still uses an old laptop with AMD E2-1800, this is well worth trying.There is a tool available for linux that allows you to undervolt this model of CPU, which gives these benefits:- reduced...
View ArticleInstallation • Re: So the live distro's Calamares installer doesn't setup up...
The Debian philosophy isn't for everyone. That's why there are about a hundred smaller distros based on it. Debian was one of the first distros, and its philosophy has always been to only install FOSS...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: get-iplayer deb install problem
I followed the instructions on GitHub rather than try the deb package and it works but I have no idea what I've done so my system could now be a super infected monster:Code: sudo apt install...
View ArticleGeneral Questions • Re: Keyboard issue
The keyboard issue related only to my Lenovo and was caused by ibus-daemon which was in the top right of the XFCE desktop and is only used for other languages like chinese etc.. I do not know why it...
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Strange ICON on XFCE
I am using Trixie and see the icon replacing the firefox tab. The icon disappears after a while. Can anyone identify what the icon, which I believe to be a setting icon which replaced in this case the...
View ArticleHardware • Re: Nvidia driver install with GeForce GT 710
Do you know if i shoud in debian 13 boot into x11 rather then wayland and then go into tty and try to install the .run file from nvidia their?Statistics: Posted by elliot13458 — 2026-01-07 00:39
View ArticleGraphical Environments & Desktops • Re: Strange ICON on XFCE
Have you tried clicking on the icon?Statistics: Posted by sgosnell — 2026-01-07 01:20
View ArticleBeginners Questions • [Newb] Headless debian 13 server all commands freeze
Dear all,I am new to linux systems and have recently setup a server that runs on a headless debian 13, that I access through ssh. I use it for samba and JellyFin and had had no issues whatsoever for...
View ArticleOff-Topic • Re: Which Browser do you use?
Firefox for now but watching for developments...Statistics: Posted by rodolfocanet — 2026-01-07 14:18
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Testing And Unstable • [Testing - Forky] Mistake or my components are...
I saw sensors and I find a strange thinks about temperatures? Is this normal or not? i am talking about nvme-pci-0200 high temperature.Statistics: Posted by arczi-86 — 2026-01-07 15:16
View ArticleInstallation • Re: Cannot install GRUB because embedding isn`t supported
It was grub-probe that was the next hurdle. Certain tests on a failed MD array just will not give you the answer that you want. mdadm --examine /dev/mdX will complain that it cannot find a superblock...
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