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.
>
>> 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.
What would be the consequence of leaving it? My experience is that
changes to the grub script once it has been constructed will be used
only once and not preserved for future use.
>> 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???
Yes, that's it.
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Noah Sombrero
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