zmoment | Hi, for my RPi 3B+ system running Beowulf, I didn't find documentation in the devuan site, so I'm following https://wiki.debian.org/Xorg to install Xorg. | 23:44 |
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zmoment | when cd /etc/X11; Xorg -configure get an error No devices to configure | 23:44 |
zmoment | Is the process different in devuan? | 23:45 |
gnarface | i think the process is different for raspberry pis | 23:47 |
gnarface | they have a magic file in /boot | 23:47 |
gnarface | you have to populate it with screen setup info amongst other things | 23:48 |
gnarface | "Xorg -configure" probably hasn't worked right for a decade and a half anyway, but that's neither here nor there | 23:48 |
gnarface | https://elinux.org/RPiconfig | 23:49 |
gnarface | here's the reference i used that worked on my 1st gen one anyway | 23:49 |
gnarface | https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/ | 23:49 |
gnarface | this might be more up to date or not, not sure | 23:49 |
gnarface | oh, and I think i had to both set hdmi_force_hotplug=1 in there as well, but ymmv | 23:52 |
gnarface | ...both set hdmi_force_hotplug=1 in there *and connect it to a already-powered-on monitor* as well | 23:53 |
stiltr | I've not had to mess with xorg conf files in years. Never had to on a pi. I think all I ever did was apt install xorg-server or whatever the package is. | 23:53 |
gnarface | i'm pretty sure you do need to mess with that config.txt if you don't like the default resolution though | 23:54 |
gnarface | i had to mess with it just to make mine work but that may have been more something to blame on the receiver than the rpi, i dunno | 23:54 |
stiltr | Yeah, if you need to force a non-standard resolution, you can do it there. I've not had to do that, but some monitors require it. | 23:55 |
gnarface | also since it was a gen1 rpi maybe it's very different | 23:55 |
stiltr | xserver-xorg is the package I was thinking of. | 23:55 |
gnarface | but i thought they all use that same config.txt | 23:55 |
stiltr | Maybe. I don't remember having to do that on my gen1 either, but it was a while ago now. | 23:55 |
gnarface | the gen1 at least ignores any resolutions you try to set in the xorg.conf | 23:56 |
zmoment | I saw the xorg and the xserver-xorg and installed the xorg package | 23:56 |
stiltr | Ah, yeah, looks like xorg is the bigger meta package. That should pull in everything you need. | 23:57 |
zmoment | but I have to create a .xinitrc file, right? | 23:57 |
stiltr | Potentially. I think it depends on if you're using a login manager. | 23:59 |
gnarface | nah debian has defaults now with the "alternatives" system. you only need that .xinitrc file to specify a window manager if you aren't running a gui login and you don't want to mess with the "alternatives" tools/symlinks setup | 23:59 |
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