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That's really weird, have you tried xserver-xorg-video-intel instead of modesetting for X? https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=149472 man modesetting will tell you some options, like AccelMethod none you could try. Let people know if you have trouble. The place to do it is /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d...

Sounds like a monster machine I looked up the specs. Also noticed that mediatek device 14c3:0616 is a known problem for many... If a newer kernel and firmware won't fix it, I'd probably disable/replace it with something else. There's a new backport of 6.11.5 I've had it running about 8 hrs now. http...

* #1078608 [i| | ] [apt] apt update silently leaves old index data
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo ... ug=1078608

Hi, Here are a few ideas in no particular order.

toggle a hardware switch if it has one
check BIOS and toggle it disable/enable
use rfkill to check/unblock it
use modprobe to remove/reload the driver
cold boot (power off completely)

good luck,
bw

you didn't show the complete output from apt --fix-broken install? You're probably close, and need --dist-upgrade or --full-upgrade After a big screw up like this, I would always be suspicious of the system, so I would just reinstall bookworm. Just a personal pref, I don't like unknowns nagging my a...

I use putty often on stable, so thanks for the heads up. I'll keep an eye out and report bug if/when it applies.

Lately it seems real debian users are few and far between, thanks for your perseverance jim_p!

L8r,
bw

Hi Sam, "Debian is a complete Free Operating System!" But, I think you might be able to use a limited ver under windows, I never tried it. https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Microsoft/Windows/SubsystemForLinux When I got my latest laptop, it had win preinstalled in S mode and my un...

If the latest live boot will get you to a desktop, use that until you get up to speed on how to fix stable. https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-live-builds/amd64/iso-hybrid/ It looks like everything works until X craps out. If you can get to a console login, you can gather some more info, and ...

... I think this is thing. I'm not sure Linux is really intended for me. I hate having to touch command lines or config files. It's okay, most people will understand. I notice more than a few posts today expressing your frustration. Maybe this is a good time for you to slow down, read a little, and...

Hi, I think this is something you could use the installer rescue mode to investigate. https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Rescue If your skills with cli are more on a beginner level, then I would just reinstall, make sure you install stable (currently bookworm), you want to use a clean partition...

I recall several discussions either on the forum or in the mailing lists about what exactly -is- "standard system utilities" but it's still confusing to me. If you run $ tasksel --new-install --task-packages=standard You get a real tiny list, I think this is because back around wheezy they...

I ran across this today, hope it helps...

A disk partition can be mounted, and still require auth if you are not the owner of the resource you want to access. It sounds like maybe you want to research ownership, not mounting. Check what partitions are mounted when you boot from a terminal like this: $ mount $ findmnt If you confirm that the...

Have you read up on hdparm -S, -Y and -y in the man? What do you get with hdparm -C? udisksctl can power-off, but turning it back on isn't easy... lsof should show if any files opened are keeping it from spinning down, some desktop monitor constantly accessing it? Some database app scanning? File in...

There are several ways to do this, For a "...drive in my PC..." that is always present I prefer fstab. https://wiki.debian.org/fstab Be careful, it's important that fstab is correct, or your system won't boot. the fstab file is important to your system backup strategy. If you are using kde...

Hi Rupesh! I doubt if many would consider XDG https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/ "new technology" at this time, and for documentation, it's usually best to start on your debian installation somewhere in the vicinity of /usr/share/doc. There are many separate doc packages that can be install...

My opinion is that the BIOS should be set to defaults, and nothing should try to change the way BIOS sets up the machine while it is booting. If the machine is designed for "windows UEFI" then you should leave it, linux kernel handles that very well. I've seen reports that some firmwares d...

This is a really great document, don't rush it. Some ideas probably have transitioned to other solutions by now, but it's the approach to security that I really like.
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/secu ... ex.en.html

p.s. You might want to add to the topic, "Freshly... but moved to another machine."

I used to do stuff like that occasionally for whatever reason. It's not as easy as it sounds. Could be gpu mismatch, missing firmware, an led or other hardware, like a backlight. Systemd tries to restore a lot of stuff... see: systemd.restore_state @ https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/...