Re: toshiba video problem
On Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:50:01 +0200, Felix Miata
<mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Noah Sombrero composed on 2022-04-04 08:09 (UTC-0400):
>
>> 1024x768 is the highest resolution offered by debian on my laptop. It
>> is true that I got better with installations of ms server 2003 and win
>> 7.
>
>When was this discovery first made, Debian 11, or some older release? If older
>release, which? Or give an estimated year if you don't remember that far back.
Past few days with d 11.3.
>> It was a long struggle to get debian bootable at all. Three things
>> with my old pentium 4 processor:
>> 1) cannot use gnome or kde
>
>Probably a consequence of being stuck in a fallback graphics mode.
>
>> 2) must use all_generic_ide. This is suggested as an option by the
>> debian installer in the Special Situations section.
>
>Was this determination made years ago, or only just now with Debian 11? Some
>installation options are only appropriate for the installer, and need to be
>removed from Grub post-installation. This sounds like one that should be removed.
No, I have not tried to install debian on this laptop previously.
>> 3) cannot use pae kernel
>
>I'm not aware of any gain to be had by using a pae kernel with less than 3GB RAM.
>
>>>https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
>>>Consequently, unless you somehow know you need it, I suggest removing it, so that
>>>the kernel and IRQ population are not burdened by any possible undesirable
>>>effect(s) on I/O.
>+1
>
>Does or does not
><https://support.dynabook.com/support/staticContentDetail?contentId=638291&isFromTOCLink=false>
>correctly describe your laptop model???
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Noah Sombrero
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