Debian Buster 10 screen upside down now

[HappyGilmore]

First, you don't need the lines deb-src . you can add # at beginning of the lines

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# deb-src ..................... 

Second, you don't need this duplicate for main

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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main non-free

You comment one with #

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# deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main

And then, what gives output of this ?

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grep ^d /etc/apt/sources.list

dpkg -l | grep firmware

apt update
apt policy firmware-amd-graphics

If you see firmware-amd-graphics which is not installed, install it.

Here is the output

root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# dpkg -l | grep firmware
ii firmware-linux-free 3.4 all Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel
ii fwupd-amd64-signed 1.2.5+2 amd64 Tools to manage UEFI firmware updates (signed)
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool#
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool#
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt policy firmware-amd-graphics
firmware-amd-graphics:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 20190114-1
Version table:
20190114-1 500
500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/non-free amd64 Packages
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt-get install firmware-amd-graphics
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
firmware-amd-graphics
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3,427 kB of archives.
After this operation, 31.0 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/non-free amd64 firmware-amd-graphics all 20190114-1 [3,427 kB]
Fetched 3,427 kB in 2s (2,069 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package firmware-amd-graphics.
(Reading database ... 132992 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../firmware-amd-graphics_20190114-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking firmware-amd-graphics (20190114-1) ...
Setting up firmware-amd-graphics (20190114-1) ...
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool#

[L_V]

What happen to this ? Empty ?

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grep ^d /etc/apt/sources.list

+

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dpkg -l | grep firmware-amd-graphics

lspci -k | grep -A3 VGA

And if you reboot, is it OK ?

[HappyGilmore]

What happen to this ? Empty ?

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grep ^d /etc/apt/sources.list

+

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dpkg -l | grep firmware-amd-graphics

lspci -k | grep -A3 VGA

And if you reboot, is it OK ?

I did reboot after previous comment
no change

Here is the output
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# dpkg -l | grep firmware-amd-graphics
ii firmware-amd-graphics 20190114-1 all Binary firmware for AMD/ATI graphics chips
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool#
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# lspci -k | grep -A3 VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0b)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool#



deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib

[L_V]

[Why didn't you add # to deb-src lines ? You are going to compile something ???
A bit surprised.

Why did you try to install AMD firmware fori Intel graphics ? I miss the point, [ or .. I simply mixed two threads.... My bad. ]
The first question with graphics is to identify what you need...

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dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video-intel 

and install this: firmware-misc-nonfree

[HappyGilmore]

[Why didn't you add # to deb-src lines ? You are going to compile something ???
A bit surprised.

Why did you try to install AMD firmware fori Intel graphics ? I miss the point, [ or .. I simply mixed two threads.... My bad. ]
The first question with graphics is to identify what you need...

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dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video-intel 

I thought they comment out, I am just trying to get this to work.
I was just copying and pasting your commands to answer the questions

dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video-intel
ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20180925-2 amd64 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver

I know there is no AMD video cards in this laptop, just intel.

[L_V]

Try again to add a # at deb-src lines. It should work. If not, you really need more training to edit a simple text file.

and install this: firmware-misc-nonfree , and remove this firmware-amd-graphics.

[HappyGilmore]

Try again to add a # at deb-src lines. It should work. If not, you really need more training to edit a simple text file.

and install this: firmware-misc-nonfree , and remove this firmware-amd-graphics.

root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# grep ^d /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib



root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt-get install firmware-misc-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
firmware-misc-nonfree
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3,071 kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/non-free amd64 firmware-misc-nonfree all 20190114-1 [3,071 kB]
Fetched 3,071 kB in 2s (1,975 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package firmware-misc-nonfree.
(Reading database ... 133526 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../firmware-misc-nonfree_20190114-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking firmware-misc-nonfree (20190114-1) ...
Setting up firmware-misc-nonfree (20190114-1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.133) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-5-amd64
W: Target Packages (main/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en_US) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (main/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target DEP-11-icons (main/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target Packages (non-free/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target Packages (non-free/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target Translations (non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target Translations (non-free/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target DEP-11 (non-free/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target DEP-11 (non-free/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target DEP-11-icons-small (non-free/dep11/icons-48x48.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11
W: Target DEP-11-icons (non-free/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:10 and /etc/apt/sources.list:11

[4D696B65]

root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# grep ^d /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib

Remove these lines, they are duplicates.

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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main non-free

[L_V]

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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free

Wrong man. You need to learn how to edit a text file, or you did not understand what I explained.

To make it simple, backup your sources.list, and create this one /etc/apt/sources.list

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deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free

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apt update 
apt install firmware-misc-nonfree 

[HappyGilmore]

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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free

Wrong man. You need to learn how to edit a text file, or you did not understand what I explained.

To make it simple, backup your sources.list, and create this one /etc/apt/sources.list

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deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free

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apt update 
apt install firmware-misc-nonfree 

thank you
here is the output

root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# grep ^d /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt-get update
Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates InRelease [39.1 kB]
Hit:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster InRelease
Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main amd64 Packages [50.7 kB]
Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main Translation-en [27.5 kB]
Fetched 117 kB in 1s (171 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt install firmware-misc-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
firmware-misc-nonfree is already the newest version (20190114-1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool#

[HappyGilmore]

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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free

Wrong man. You need to learn how to edit a text file, or you did not understand what I explained.

To make it simple, backup your sources.list, and create this one /etc/apt/sources.list

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deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free

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apt update 
apt install firmware-misc-nonfree 

thank you
here is the output

root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# grep ^d /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt-get update
Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates InRelease [39.1 kB]
Hit:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster InRelease
Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main amd64 Packages [50.7 kB]
Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main Translation-en [27.5 kB]
Fetched 117 kB in 1s (171 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt install firmware-misc-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
firmware-misc-nonfree is already the newest version (20190114-1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool#

reboot no change man

[L_V]

Then you need an expert. May be some boot options are necessary. I cannot test.
That's all for me.
and reminder... you can remove firmware-amd-graphics.

[HappyGilmore]

Then you need an expert. May be some boot options are necessary. I cannot test.
That's all for me.
and reminder... you can remove firmware-amd-graphics.

L_V
thank you very much for all your help really.
I did remove firmware-amd-graphics with apt-get remove firmware-amd-graphics command not installed it says

Side question, what is your idea of best full backup software for a noob like me

[L_V]

First, to be consistent with the thread, is libgl1-mesa-dri installed ? A bit surprised of your problem with i915 module.

May be what you describe needs some clarification:
"Now my laptop screen is upside down. I have try to change it in the display options but there is not a option anymore. "

At least, you have now a working light and clean sources.list.
==============
Concerning backup tools, it really depends on the real need.
I never backup a system, because I found this totally useless, ... for my use, and even dangerous.
You need to save your /home partition or directory.
May be too late, but important to install with home on a separate partition.

Now which program.....
In command line: rsync. You need some time to learn it. Powerful, but ..... not immediate.
In GUI mode, could be luckybackup , or borgbackup (Debian package), with its GUI (it exists somewhere) [ vorta ].
The specificity of borg is to not only sync efficiently, but also to keep history, if needed.
All this needs real time for investigation. No obvious solution.
And ... this is not the subject !
==============
Now back to i915....

[HappyGilmore]

First, to be consistent with the thread, is libgl1-mesa-dri installed ? A bit surprised of your problem with i915 module.

May be what you describe needs some clarification:
"Now my laptop screen is upside down. I have try to change it in the display options but there is not a option anymore. "

At least, you have now a working light and clean sources.list.
==============
Concerning backup tools, it really depends on the real need.
I never backup a system, because I found this totally useless, ... for my use, and even dangerous.
You need to save your /home partition or directory.
May be too late, but important to install with home on a separate partition.

Now which program.....
In command line: rsync. You need some time to learn it. Powerful, but ..... not immediate.
In GUI mode, could be luckybackup , or borgbackup (Debian package), with its GUI (it exists somewhere) [ vorta ].
The specificity of borg is to not only sync efficiently, but also to keep history, if needed.
All this needs real time for investigation. No obvious solution.
And ... this is not the subject !
==============
Now back to i915....

back to i915

root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libgl1-mesa-dri is already the newest version (18.3.6-2).
libgl1-mesa-dri set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool#

When I turn on the laptop and welcome screen there. I see my username is and background picture debian 10. it is upside down
I press enter to type my password and I get into the system no issue.
The activities icon that is normal right side up on the left top area is now, bottom right corner.
To move my cursor or arrow keys have to do the opposite way you would if your screen is right side up.
When I plug in a vga cable into the vga port on the side of my laptop. Everything is right side up(aka normal screen you would see when starting up any pc)
I can pull out the vga cable and sometimes the screen will flip upside down again or the laptop will go back to login screen for me to login again also anything that was open will be closed. Or the nothing happens until I reboot the system.

[L_V]

Can you install inxi , and give output of

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inxi -G

[HappyGilmore]

Can you install inxi , and give output of

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inxi -G

Here is the output
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt-get install inxi -G
E: Command line option 'G' [from -G] is not understood in combination with the other options.
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# apt-get install inxi
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
dnsutils hddtemp libglew2.1 libirs161 lm-sensors mesa-utils tree
Suggested packages:
rblcheck libcpanel-json-xs-perl | libjson-xs-perl libxml-dumper-perl
glew-utils fancontrol read-edid i2c-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
dnsutils hddtemp inxi libglew2.1 libirs161 lm-sensors mesa-utils tree
0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,281 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,518 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libirs161 amd64 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1 [237 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 dnsutils amd64 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1 [365 kB]
Get:3 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 hddtemp amd64 0.3-beta15-53 [57.5 kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 inxi all 3.0.32-1-1 [262 kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 libglew2.1 amd64 2.1.0-4 [161 kB]
Get:6 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 lm-sensors amd64 1:3.5.0-3 [114 kB]
Get:7 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 mesa-utils amd64 8.4.0-1+b1 [34.9 kB]
Get:8 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 tree amd64 1.8.0-1 [49.3 kB]
Fetched 1,281 kB in 3s (390 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package libirs161:amd64.
(Reading database ... 133417 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-libirs161_1%3a9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libirs161:amd64 (1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package dnsutils.
Preparing to unpack .../1-dnsutils_1%3a9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dnsutils (1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package hddtemp.
Preparing to unpack .../2-hddtemp_0.3-beta15-53_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking hddtemp (0.3-beta15-53) ...
Selecting previously unselected package inxi.
Preparing to unpack .../3-inxi_3.0.32-1-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking inxi (3.0.32-1-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libglew2.1:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../4-libglew2.1_2.1.0-4_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libglew2.1:amd64 (2.1.0-4) ...
Selecting previously unselected package lm-sensors.
Preparing to unpack .../5-lm-sensors_1%3a3.5.0-3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking lm-sensors (1:3.5.0-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package mesa-utils.
Preparing to unpack .../6-mesa-utils_8.4.0-1+b1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mesa-utils (8.4.0-1+b1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package tree.
Preparing to unpack .../7-tree_1.8.0-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking tree (1.8.0-1) ...
Setting up inxi (3.0.32-1-1) ...
Setting up libirs161:amd64 (1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1) ...
Setting up dnsutils (1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1) ...
Setting up tree (1.8.0-1) ...
Setting up lm-sensors (1:3.5.0-3) ...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/lm-sensors.service → /lib/systemd/system/lm-sensors.service.
Setting up libglew2.1:amd64 (2.1.0-4) ...
Setting up hddtemp (0.3-beta15-53) ...
Setting up mesa-utils (8.4.0-1+b1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (241-5) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.5-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.28-10) ...

rebooting now


Same issue

[L_V]

No, you don't understand.
1 - install inxi => "apt install inxi " (not with -G , and I did not request this output).
2 - give the ouput of "inxi -G"

The purpose is not to "solve" anything, but to get the ouput of a command.

[HappyGilmore]

No, you don't understand.
1 - install inxi => "apt install inxi " (not with -G , and I did not request this output).
2 - give the ouput of "inxi -G"

The purpose is not to "solve" anything, but to get the ouput of a command.

Okay, here is the output
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# inxi -G
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
Display: wayland server: X.org 1.20.4 driver: i915 tty: 80x24
Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable for root.
root@SecurityTool:/home/securitytool# exit
exit
securitytool@SecurityTool:~$ inxi -G
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
Display: wayland server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: i915
resolution: 1366x768~60Hz, 1024x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile v: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.6
securitytool@SecurityTool:~$

thank you !!!

[L_V]

Maybe to be investigated ... Wayland

I have => Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4

You have => Display: Wayland server: X.Org 1.20.4

Is Wayland the cause of your problem ... don't know. I have never used Wayland.