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Author: Arnt Karlsen
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Display not accessible; resolution
On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 07:48:57 -0500, Haines wrote in message
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> When I try this morning I now have the DISPLAY=0.0 for some
> reason. So back to my initial problem of low resolution. Is
> nvidia driver in Devuan by default or do I have to install
> p firmware-nvidia-graphics? I do have non-free in my
> sources.list. The command $ lsmod grep video does return
>
>   video           81920  1 nouveau

>
> And so it seems I do have a driver.


...which IME needs both free and non-free firmware.

>
> $ inxi -GSaz
> System:
>   Kernel: 6.12.48+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v:
> 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
>     parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-6.12.48+deb13-amd64
>     root=UUID=a4b9f48a-0e83-428c-8dc4-6dae2999bae1 ro quiet
>   Desktop: Fluxbox v: 1.3.7 vt: 1 dm: startx Distro: Devuan GNU/Linux
> 6 (excalibur)
> Graphics:
>   Device-1: NVIDIA GP108 [GeForce GT 1030] vendor: Gigabyte driver:
> N/A alternate: nouveau non-free: 550-570.xx+ status: current (as of
> 2025-04; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm
>     built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 4 link-max:
> gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1d01 class-ID: 0300
>   Device-2: Sunplus Innovation USB Camera driver:
> snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
> mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-10.1.4.4:11 chip-ID: 1bcf:28c4 class-ID: 0102
> serial: <filter> Display: server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 driver: X: loaded:
> nouveau,vesa unloaded: fbdev,modesetting alternate: nv dri: swrast
> gpu: N/A display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
>   Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1024x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 271x203mm
> (10.67x7.99") s-diag: 339mm (13.33")
>   Monitor-1: default res: mode: 1024x768 hz: 76 scale: 100% (1) size:
> N/A modes: N/A
>   API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv:
> swrast x11: drv: swrast inactive: gbm,wayland
>   API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.0.7-2 glx-v: 1.4
> direct-render: yes renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits)
> device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff memory: 15.13 GiB unified: yes
>   Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo x11: xdriinfo, xdpyinfo, xprop,
> xrandr

>
> $ xrandr
> Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
> default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
>    1024x768      76.00* 

>
> Shouldn't I be getting a range of resoltuions?


..you should, I get 49.

>
> This morning I had the error: Authority of host 'histomat.net
> (216.239.138.216)' can't be established. I went ahead and established
> the authority.
>



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