https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356839
Bug ID: 356839 Summary: plasma 5 doesn't start on very old PCs who have a graphic card who support only openGL 1.3 Product: plasmashell Version: 5.5.1 Platform: Archlinux Packages OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: grave Priority: NOR Component: general Assignee: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk Reporter: mister.free...@laposte.net CC: bhus...@gmail.com, plasma-b...@kde.org I tried to install plasma 5.5.1 on a very old PC ( pentium 2.4 Ghz, graphic card radeon 9000 AGP ) with archlinux 32 bits, the driver for the graphic card : radeon open source driver, and I get only a black screen at startup, the PC seems frozen, I tried with startx : black screen and no cursor mouse, the PC is frozen, sddm seems to have the same problem : a black screen, I am unable to see the login/password page, what are the minimal hardware requirements in order to use plasma 5 ? it seems that plasma 5 can not boot if the graphic card supports only openGL 1.3, there is someting in plasma 5 who prevents old graphic cards to work, if I use kdm and kde 4.x there is no problem with this old PC, and there is also no problem with lxqt ( who uses Qt5 libs ) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install plasma 5.5.1 on a very old PC ( from 2003 for example, with a graphic card who supports only openGL 1.3 ) 2. try to boot plasma 5.5.1 ( startx or sddm ) 3. you will get a black screen at startup, with keyboard frozen and no mouse cursor Actual Results: black screen, keyboard frozen and no cursor mouse Expected Results: plasma 5.5.1 should start on old PCs, even if the graphic card is very old and supports only openGl 1.3 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.