Sorry forgot to give the results. Yes it did create an xorg.conf.new and I did
and reboot but I still went to a console login prompt. Here is the newly created /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
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% cat /etc/Xll/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "built-ins"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
### <percent>: "<f>%"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "Accel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # <str>
#Option "Backlight" # <str>
#Option "CustomEDID" # <str>
#Option "DRI" # <str>
#Option "Present" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "Tiling" # [<bool>]
#Option "LinearFramebuffer" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWRotation" # [<bool>]
#Option "VSync" # [<bool>]
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
#Option "SwapbuffersWait" # [<bool>]
#Option "TripleBuffer" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvPreferOverlay" # [<bool>]
#Option "HotPlug" # [<bool>]
#Option "ReprobeOutputs" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvMC" # [<bool>]
#Option "ZaphodHeads" # <str>
#Option "VirtualHeads" # <i>
#Option "TearFree" # [<bool>]
#Option "PerCrtcPixmaps" # [<bool>]
#Option "FallbackDebug" # [<bool>]
#Option "DebugFlushBatches" # [<bool>]
#Option "DebugFlushCaches" # [<bool>]
#Option "DebugWait" # [<bool>]
#Option "BufferCache" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
I also tried creating a ~/.xinitrc containing exec startkde, but:
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% startx
X.Org X Server 1.20.4
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64 Debian
Current Operating System: Linux rtx982 4.19.0-5-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.37-5 (2019-06-19) x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-5-amd64 root=/dev/sda2 ro quiet
Build Date: 05 March 2019 08:11:12PM
xorg-server 2:1.20.4-1 (https://www.debian.org/support)
Current version of pixman: 0.36.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 8 05:32:38 2019
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.(EE) (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.k the log file at "/var/logxinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error
and here is the log referred to above:
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[ 861.206]
X.Org X Server 1.20.4
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 861.211] Build Operating System: Linux 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64 Debian
[ 861.212] Current Operating System: Linux rtx982 4.19.0-5-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.37-5 (2019-06-19) x86_64
[ 861.213] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-5-amd64 root=/dev/sda2 ro quiet
[ 861.216] Build Date: 05 March 2019 08:11:12PM
[ 861.218] xorg-server 2:1.20.4-1 (https://www.debian.org/support)
[ 861.220] Current version of pixman: 0.36.0
[ 861.223] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 861.223] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 861.228] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 8 05:32:38 2019
[ 861.231] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 861.232] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 861.232] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 861.232] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 861.232] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 861.233] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 861.233] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 861.233] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 861.233] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 861.233] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[ 861.235] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 861.235] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 861.237] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
built-ins
[ 861.237] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 861.237] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 861.237] (II) Loader magic: 0x560efba0ee20
[ 861.237] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 861.237] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 861.237] X.Org Video Driver: 24.0
[ 861.237] X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[ 861.237] X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[ 861.237] (++) using VT number 1
[ 861.239] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31
[ 861.241] (--) PCI:*(0@0:2:0) 8086:3e98:1462:7b17 rev 0, Mem @ 0xa0000000/16777216, 0x90000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00003000/64, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 861.241] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 861.242] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 861.248] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 861.248] compiled for 1.20.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 861.248] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[ 861.248] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 861.248] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 861.248] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 861.248] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 861.248] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 861.249] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 861.249] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 861.249] compiled for 1.20.4, module version = 1.20.4
[ 861.249] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 861.249] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 861.249] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 861.250] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[ 861.250] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 861.250] compiled for 1.20.0, module version = 0.5.0
[ 861.250] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 861.250] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 861.250] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 861.250] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 861.251] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 861.251] compiled for 1.20.1, module version = 2.4.0
[ 861.251] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 861.251] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 861.251] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[ 861.251] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[ 861.251] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[ 861.251] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[ 861.251] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[ 861.251] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
[ 861.251] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[ 861.251] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 861.251] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[ 861.251] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 861.251] compiled for 1.20.4, module version = 0.0.2
[ 861.251] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 861.252] (EE) Unable to find a valid framebuffer device
[ 861.252] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[ 861.252] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[ 861.252] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 861.252] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[ 861.252] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 861.252] compiled for 1.20.4, module version = 0.0.2
[ 861.252] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 861.252] (II) FBDEV(2): using default device
[ 861.252] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
[ 861.252] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[ 861.252] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
[ 861.252] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[ 861.252] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 861.252] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 861.252] (EE) Cannot run in framebuffer mode. Please specify busIDs for all framebuffer devices
[ 861.252] (EE)
[ 861.252] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 861.252] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 861.252] (EE)
[ 861.254] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
I tried startx both with and without /etc/X11/xorg.conf present. Both ways I just got the console login prompt.
Is it possible I need a kernel from the 5.1 series? Unfortunately I don't see one available when I