Re: Fwd: debian buster (weekly build of 2019-04-22) ISO-Hybrid LXQt no gui on dell optiplex

[Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>]

Hi Chris,

You're better off talking about this on the debian-live mailing list,
so forwarding there.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 10:29:51PM +1000, Chris Guiver wrote:
>I've included the prior email for reference.
>
>Testing https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/weekly-live-builds/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-testing-amd64-lxqt.iso
>
>dated : 2019-04-29 06:28
>
>This week's boots on both
>dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e8300, 8gb, amd/ati radeon rv610/radeon hd2400 pro/xt)
>dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e6850, 5gb, amd/ati radeon rv516/x1300/x1550)
>(mentioned as it failed on the first d755 [e8300,8gb] last week)
>
>But fails (going to bash shell only) on
>dell [optiplex] 780 (c2q-q9400, 8gb, amd/ati cedar radeon hd
>5000/6000/7350/8350)
>(booted fine on this box last week)
>
>I haven't tried yet on the d960 (failed [bash only] using last week's
>ISO); it's the machine I'm writing this on and haven't been willing to
>reboot to try it today, and it booted to gui on other desktop boxes I
>tried, plus all laptops (as per last week's) that I tried it on.
>
>Same thumb drive used on each machine, and tried at least twice on any
>failed machine (non-consecutive, ie. after a successful boot on
>another box) like last time.
>
>Chris Guiver
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Chris Guiver <guiverc@gmail.com>
>Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:29:01 +1000
>Subject: debian buster (weekly build of 2019-04-22) ISO-Hybrid LXQt no
>gui on dell optiplex
>To: debian-cd@lists.debian.org
>
>I've been testing
>
>https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/weekly-live-builds/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-testing-amd64-lxqt.iso
>
>dated 	2019-04-22 06:17	 (copy/paste from web site)
>
>(I've had troubles getting into #debian-live so apologies for how this
>is presented.)
>
>The Debian Buster (10) LXQt ISO fails to boot into gui (booting into
>terminal) on
>
>dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e8300, 8gb, amd/ati radeon rv610/radeon hd2400 pro/xt)
>dell [optiplex] 960 (c2q-q9400, 8gb, amd/ati cedar radeon hd
>5000/6000/7350/8350)
>
>(these are how I report these systems in Ubuntu testing; details being
>from `lshw` copy/pasted from a list of hardware)
>
>however of note I had NO issues on
>
>dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e6850, 5gb, amd/ati radeon rv516/x1300/x1550)
>hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)
>hp 8200 elite sff (i5-2400, 8gb, nvidia quadro 600)
>& others using same thumbdrive  (I'm excluding multi-screen issues
>already reported, on debian, ubuntu and/or upstream, eg.
>https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=916105)
>
>The [first] working system was used primarily as example; it's very
>similar hardware (same model as one of the failed though it has
>different external IO ports so yes it's different and with different
>video card).  I haven't had issues with any laptop thus far tested.
>
>There was no `reportbug` on the system, and if you need more
>information, or want me to report another way - please just ask.
>
>Chris Guiver
>
>
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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
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