Problem solved. I posted the same request on debian user list and had a reply from someone with the exact same MB It is really just a matter of running: # apt install firmware-amd-graphics
but since I was in recovery mode I needed to get to the internet. A little googling and I found https://serverfault.com/questions/21475/starting-network-connection-from-ubuntu-recovery To connect to the internet: # ip link this returns the name of the ethernet on my machine it was enp2s0 # ip link set enp2s0 up # dhclient enp2s0 # ip addr this now shows that I have an ip address on my network given by my router Then run # apt install firmware-amd-graphics Reboot and life is good now :-) Thanks for your help, I know I will be needing more help in the future. Regards, John Figie On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 7:07 AM Leonardo Marsaglia <[email protected]> wrote: > By the way. I had that video card problem both with the stock Debian distro > and with the LCNC one. In both casds the nomodeset command solved the > issue. > > Leonardo Marsaglia > > El mar., 27 oct. 2020 08:42, John Figie <[email protected]> escribió: > > > Andy asked in the duplicate thread with no subject which installer? > > I used the Debian installer from Debian.org. > > > > Regards, > > John > > > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 8:51 PM R C <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi John, > > > > > > > > > I ran into issues like that. different cards might give you different > > > issues, some linux-es can be picky like that (especially when you'd > have > > > to mess with nouveau) > > > > > > The firmware it is talking about is the linux firmware I think, not the > > > firmware on the board. > > > > > > > > > Did you do the install with the cli/text interface? or the graphical > > > interface? It might simply not have seen the integrated graphics card > > > when you were installing it. > > > > > > (there might also be a bios setting, on how the onboard graphics is > > > used, it can be disabled too. Also, it might be it isn't a true radeon > > > chipset, and didn't get recognized.) > > > > > > > > > > > > what I did is get a cheap/simple/used graphics card that will work, and > > > got rid of the one that didn't play well. In your case that'd mean > > > disabling the onboard graphics. > > > > > > > > > hope that helps.... > > > > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > On 10/26/20 7:15 PM, John Figie wrote: > > > > I forgot to add a subject > > > > John Figie > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 8:18 PM John Figie <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Dear LinuxCNC users > > > >> > > > >> I started a project about 6 years ago that was delayed because of > > > several > > > >> personal issues. I am now ready to begin putting together a computer > > > that I > > > >> want to use to control a lathe. I want to install Debian 10 (buster) > > on > > > my > > > >> PC. > > > >> > > > >> I have 2 identical older MBs Asus M5A 78L-M LX. Each has an AMC > > Sempron > > > 145 > > > >> processor. I have been running one of these for the last 5 years > with > > > >> Debian 8 and it seems to work fine. I selected these MBs because > they > > > >> seemed to have reasonable performance with latency test. I recently > > > >> assembled the second MB and decided to install Debian 10 using a USB > > > drive. > > > >> The installation completes, installs GRUB and then prompts to > reboot. > > > >> > > > >> The GRUB graphical menu screen looks fine. > > > >> > > > >> When the new system boots the last message on the screen is: > > > >> [ OK ] Started GNOME Display Manager. > > > >> Nothing further happens on the screen. > > > >> > > > >> If i boot with Linux 4.19.0-12 amd64 (recovery mode) then I am able > to > > > boot > > > >> successfully > > > >> At the prompt I can enter the command # journalctl -xb > > > >> Looking at the output there is one error displayed: > > > >> > > > >> drm: radeon_pci_probe ERROR radeon kernel modesetting for R600 or > > later > > > >> requires firmware installed. > > > >> > > > >> 1) Is this error significant? > > > >> 2) Do I really need this firmware? I am not using any graphics card > > > -just > > > >> the built in graphics. Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS780 I really don't want > > to > > > >> mess around with trying to flash new firmware on the MB. - but if > that > > > is > > > >> what it takes I might try to figure out how to do that. > > > >> > > > >> If i swap hard drives with my working Debian 8 system then the new > > > computer > > > >> boots normally to the debian 8 GNOME desktop. > > > >> > > > >> If anyone can give me some hints or ideas to try I will appreciate > > your > > > >> help and kindness. > > > >> > > > >> John Figie > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Emc-users mailing list > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
