Another no graphics after Debian 10 installation problem

[tagal4]

I'm having the same problem as WeFella below with no graphics when booting after a new Debian 10 install. This is on my Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop that was running Xubuntu just fine. Are you sure there isn't a bug going on here? In the meantime I'm going to see if I can get Xubuntu to work so I can use this computer again. Hopefully this gets sorted out and I can install Debian on it someday.

[Dai_trying]

Did you try this workaround? I have to use it on my Dell Inspiron 3552 to avoid blank screen after installation.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

See also viewtopic.php?f=16&t=142974

[tagal4]

I tried to do the first suggestion mentioned and the commands I typed weren't recognized. I didn't understand how to do the final suggestion that was linked to: I didn't know what "Debian Boot Menu" that set of instructions was referring to.

[Dai_trying]

Debian boot menu in those instruction refers to the grub menu, although it is difficult to offer more assistance with vague comments like "the commands I typed weren't recognized. " it would be better to post here the exact command you used and the exact response you received.

I could guess that you maybe don't have sudo installed in which case you would need to make yourself root first (su -) and then use the commands from those instructions without "sudo".

Another guess could be that you are not using Xfce as I was for those instructions and therefore you might need to stop (and later start) a different unit.

If you could let us know which desktop version (Gnome, Xfce, Lxde, Plasma or other) you are using it might be a start...

[tagal4]

Yes, I don't have sudo. I usually set sudo up after I have my newly installed operating system up and running. Even though I didn't have sudo shouldn't it have denied me permission when I typed the commands given in the link listed earlier and NOT given me the "command not recognized" message if the command I typed was in fact recognized?

I believe I was supposed to get Mate desktop with the iso I downloaded because that's what I prefer, but it could have been xfce - I can't remember which.

I'm going to go to my local library (which supposedly offers help with computer issues) to see if they can shed some light on this problem.

[stevepusser]

Does your Dell laptop have both Intel and Nvidia graphics? If so, Dells often require you to blacklist the nouveau driver with a parameter in GRUB at first boot, though later on you can add it to a blacklist file so it's permanent, or just remove the xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package.

[sunrat]

Read this re "command not found" - viewtopic.php?f=16&t=142973