Re: New install of buster, worked fine with regular monitor, garbled display but with good mouse pointer when connected to AV setup
On Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:26:49 +0100
Phil Reynolds <phil-debian@tinsleyviaduct.com> wrote:
> I recently installed buster on a machine so that I could install kodi
> on it for the purpose of playing Internet content on my lounge AV
> setup. It all worked fine with a regular monitor.
>
> On trying to get it connected to the AV setup today, I get a rather
> strange problem. All text mode display is absolutely fine, but when
> gdm3 starts, I see a good mouse pointer, but all other graphical
> output is "torn up", in a way similar to the effect you would see on
> an old TV if the horizontal hold is badly out of adjustment. You can
> see my actual display here: https://imgur.com/a/0Vob8Na
>
> I would show you my Xorg log but there isn't one. At present I have
> only virtual console access to the machine. So, my question is, how
> can I resolve this problem?
This matter has been resolved... it turned out to be a wayland problem.
On disabling wayland in /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf, a correct display
appears on the AV setup.
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Phil Reynolds
mail: phil-debian@tinsleyviaduct.com
Web: http://phil.tinsleyviaduct.com/
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