Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11
Robert F. Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 16:52 (UTC-0800):
> Older iMac, recently installed Debian 11. Having system freezes even
> when running light weight environment like fvwm. Starts with slow
> video, progresses over a few minutes to complete freeze. Can't even
> shift to a different console with ctrl-F_. Nothing in top (when it
> starts) to suggest excessive memory or cpu usage. Tried to install
> nvidia drivers, but apparently not available for my GPU in Debian 11.
> Output from lscpu and nvdia-detect in attached file.
> I would be grateful for any suggestions.
As your attachment reports, the proprietary NVidia driver for your G92M [GeForce
8800M GTS] (rev a2) had its support terminated before Bullseye.
Is the behavior the same if you use Wayland instead of Xorg?
What does inxi -SMGayz report (run from any terminal emulator in X)?
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