On Sat, 23 Jan 2021 18:27:13 -0700
Fred <fred@???> wrote:

> On 1/23/21 6:02 PM, Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote:
> > On Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:53:15 -0700
> > Fred <fred@???> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I installed Beowulf amd64 netinst and then installed Xorg and
> >> openbox with apt-get. Startx grinds for a while then exits with
> >> an error. Here is the end of the Xorg.0.log file:
> >>
> >> [261220.123] (==) modeset(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
> >> [261220.123] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
> >> [261220.123] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
> >> [261220.123] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
> >> [261220.123] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> >
> >
> >
> > Is this running inside a VM, or are you perhaps just lacking the
> > drivers for the GPU?
> >
> > libre Grüße,
> > Florian
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> Hi,
>
> No VM, it is just a fresh install on a new MB and new hard drive.
>
> If it needed special drivers for video wouldn't there be a missing
> firmware message? I believe some firmware for Ethernet is missing
> but it works ok without it. What would GPU firmware do?
>
> I just looked through dmesg log. It says:
> i915/skl_dmc_ver1_27.bin
> is missing. This appears to be for runtime power management.
> The network firmware:
> rtl_nic/rt18168h-2.fw
> is missing but the Ethernet is working ok.
>
> Best regards,
> Fred
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Hi, did you install:

xserver-xorg-video-intel
X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver ?

Ciao,
Tito