Re: [?]List of Best Debian-approved laptops in India
Susmita/Rajib composed on 2021-04-18 20:01 (UTC+0530):
> Vesa doesn't work in Debian Buster 10.8, by my blocking Nouveau
> through grub.cfg that halts the nvidia graphics chip. The string
> 'xmodule=vesa' doesn't work either.
> Debian nvidia drivers, as ever, fails to install.
> The nvidia drivers 64bit downloaded from nvidia website don't work.
> The problematic Hardware:
> (1) VGA compatible controller : NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 [GeForce
> 8200M G] (rev b1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
I have a slightly older version of what you have:
# inxi -GISay
System:
Host: mcp61 Kernel: 4.19.0-16-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0
...
Desktop: Trinity R14.0.9 tk: Qt 3.5.0 info: kicker wm: Twin 3.0 vt: 7
dm: TDM Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: nouveau v: kernel bus-ID: 00:0d.0 chip-ID: 10de:03d0 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: loaded: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa alternate: nouveau,nv display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 108 s-size: 395x246mm (15.6x9.7")
s-diag: 465mm (18.3")
Monitor-1: VGA-1 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 size: 474x296mm (18.7x11.7")
diag: 559mm (22")
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 7.0 128 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 18.3.6
compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes
Info:...Shell: Bash v: 5.0.3 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.04
As above indicated, it works with Debian 10, using the FOSS default X driver
(Modesetting DIX), along with the Nouveau kernel driver it depends on. No
proprietary NVidia or other non-Debian software is required for competent Xorg
operation. I have other NVidia GPUs in other PCs, all newer than yours, and all
using the very same modesetting DIX driver.
No one wants the dismal performance of the VESA driver except for troubleshooting
purposes.
The Nouveau DDX driver is an old technology alternative to the Modesetting DIX
that may or may not do any better on old NVidia IGPs like ours, which I find
unnecessary.
For GUI mode installation purposes, it's possible you might need a kernel command
line option "nomodeset", intended mainly for troubleshooting, but scant few need
it once Debian is installed.
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