Re: Dell R440 with Debian 10.7.0 Display Issues
On Fri 26 Mar 2021 at 15:22:01 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 02:07:26PM -0500, Doug Windle wrote:
> > I have new in box Dell R440 that I am trying to install Debian 10.7.0. The
> > install process of Debian goes fine until after reboot. After the OS
> > install and upon reboot/startup of OS with GNOME I get a tearing/scrambling
> > of the local display. The local display works fine thru the startup of the
> > Dell hardware (I get the Dell splash screen with boot up options and
> > progress bar) and thru the installation process and only fails after the OS
> > starts.
>
> Issues with video chipset drivers/firmware are extremely common, especially
> if one installed with the "official" images, rather than the "unofficial"
> ones which contain non-free firmware.
[...]
How does using an official unofficial image solve a video problem *by
itself* when booting into the new system?
--
Brian.
Reply to: