Hi Bill! Anno domini 2023 Thu, 12 Oct 23:02:41 -0700 William Morder via tde-users scripsit: > I have finally got round to attempting to install the current stable version > of Devuan Daedalus. I had tried a testing version, which wasn't working so > well, then I installed Devuan Chimaera again (which is old stable), then just > upgraded to Daedalus by changing my sources.list. > > But now I have run into a snag which I've only encountered a couple times > before, don't have a clue how to get past this. It seems to be something to > do with a low graphics installation, maybe? Can you post some more details please: - you can get into bios? - GRUB starts with readable text? - kernel boots with readable text? - kernel drm starts and text gets garbage? - X11 starts and screen is garbage? - Did it work before you swaped the ssd? - Can you boot e.g. puppylinux (latest version)? - Can you post the exact model number of your Ideapad? Nik > > In any case, I went into the bios, enabled legacy support, uefi first (which > has normally worked just fine for me in all previous installations), but I > got a weird messed-up screen of illegible garbage. So I went into the bios > again, tried a different tack: enabled legacy support, legacy first, and this > was only a little better. I also tried just using the OS defaults, enabling > uefi, but as I'm sure everybody knows, this won't allow me to install a Linux > system at all. > > I realize that Microsoft and Apple are concerned for our safety and > well-being, and wish at all costs to protect us from the dangers of > installing Linux, but I can't help wanting to dabble in the dark arts of > software freedom. > > For what it's worth, I am working on a Lenovo Ideapad 3.15 15.6" laptop. The > only hardware change was to swap the internal 128 gb SSD drive for a 2 tb > SSD. Otherwise, the only changes were to void my warranty before I ever > booted into a Windoze system. I installed Linux on first boot. > > And no, by the way, I have no other computer with which to get on the > internet, and never use my phone for internet. Someday perhaps I will get > another machine, but at present I have about six more machines packed away in > storage. > > Attached are some screenshots (taken with my phone) to show what's happening. > I have a funny feeling that others on the mailing list have experienced > something like this, and I know, too, that there are some dedicated users of > Devuan or Devuan-type systems, so maybe somebody can tell me how to get past > this barrier, or at least point me in the right direction. > > Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated, and you will get rewarded > in tons of good karma. > > See attachments for screenshots. > > thanks in advance, > > Bill > > > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
