This is what I get :If you want, maybe consider still showing us this
Does this seem right?m798 wrote:Code: Select all
# dmesg | grep firmware [ 6.311755] r8169 0000:06:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw [ 6.655624] i915 0000:00:02.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin [ 6.656237] [drm] Finished loading DMC firmware i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin (v1.4)
They have a support forum as well. Openmediavault is intended to run headless, so they advise not to install a desktop environment (due to performance and security). They do write that Debian itself is untouched on their website, so the base OS should be the same. There is a guide as well for installation using an official Debian image, so I can follow that and just copy my files and configuration files of packages I added myself.If they do have some kind of support forum, that might be a better option, I suppose that might depend on how long you have been using the Openmediavault, if it is a fresh install, re-installing is no big deal, if it has been your main OS for sometime, be sure to make a copy / backup of everything you want/need to save, eg /home/directory.
Mesa is the OpenGL driver, right? So what is needed to get hardware rendering of OpenGL working? Just out of curiosity, because I'm losing track here. You need:Take it from me--Intel tenth-generation GPUs also need a newer Mesa, which isn't in backports
- Mesa, which is a framework for OpenGL (and other graphics APIs)
--> needs a version with support for your device? Does it include the driver or does it need support for the driver?
- Firmware for your GPU
--> I thought firmware was the software implementation on the hardware device (which can be flashed in some cases). But hearing here it sounds like something loaded in the OS. What does this mean? Does this mean the OS has a piece of software to talk to the firmware in the device? Wouldn't you call that a driver, or is that Windows terminology?
I also read that support for intel iGPUs is integrated in the Linux kernel, so why would I need a separate driver / firmware?
Sorry for the many questions. I can't seem to see the forest for the trees.
Edit: [off-topic] BTW this is my first experience with an open source OS, and I must say I'm really impressed. As a long time Windows / Mac OS user, I've come to realize how restricted those operating systems are and how much more powerful the modular approach of e.g. Debian is, and how much more freedom it gives. Developers of open source software are the unsung heroes of our time . [\off-topic]