Thanks for the help. I don't know what I am looking at but here is the whole ball of wax down to the software rendering line: cat Xorg.0.log [ 159.890] X.Org X Server 1.19.3 Release Date: 2017-03-15 [ 159.890] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 [ 159.890] Build Operating System: 4.9.3-200.fc25.x86_64 [ 159.890] Current Operating System: Linux dom0 4.19.128-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jun 28 06:19:18 UTC 2020 x86_64 [ 159.890] Kernel command line: root=/dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-root rd.luks.uuid=luks-cc9a361d-df73-48c7-bccb-e6f389932480 rd.lvm.lv=qubes_dom0/root rd.lvm.lv=qubes_dom0/swap i915.alpha_support=1 rhgb quiet rd.qubes.hide_all_usb plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles [ 159.890] Build Date: 15 March 2017 06:37:12PM [ 159.890] Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.19.3-1.fc25 [ 159.890] Current version of pixman: 0.34.0 [ 159.890] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. [ 159.890] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 159.890] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Jul 24 15:40:39 2020 [ 159.891] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d" [ 159.891] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" [ 159.893] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. [ 159.893] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults. [ 159.893] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0) [ 159.893] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" [ 159.893] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section". Using a default monitor configuration. [ 159.893] (==) Automatically adding devices [ 159.893] (==) Automatically enabling devices [ 159.893] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices [ 159.894] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices [ 159.894] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff [ 159.894] (==) FontPath set to: catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d, built-ins [ 159.894] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules" [ 159.894] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices. [ 159.894] (II) Loader magic: 0x825e00 [ 159.894] (II) Module ABI versions: [ 159.894] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 [ 159.894] X.Org Video Driver: 23.0 [ 159.894] X.Org XInput driver : 24.1 [ 159.894] X.Org Server Extension : 10.0 [ 159.895] (++) using VT number 1
[ 159.895] (II) systemd-logind: logind integration requires -keeptty and -keeptty was not provided, disabling logind integration [ 159.897] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:9b41:17aa:5079 rev 2, Mem @ 0xb0000000/16777216, 0xa0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00003000/64, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072 [ 159.898] (II) LoadModule: "glx" [ 159.898] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so [ 159.911] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 159.911] compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 1.0.0 [ 159.911] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0 [ 159.911] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0 [ 159.911] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 1 [ 159.911] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2 [ 159.911] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 3 [ 159.911] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout [ 159.911] (II) LoadModule: "intel" [ 159.911] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so [ 159.914] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 159.914] compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 2.99.917 [ 159.914] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 159.914] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0 [ 159.914] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting" [ 159.914] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so [ 159.915] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 159.915] compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 1.19.3 [ 159.915] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 159.915] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0 [ 159.915] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev" [ 159.915] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so [ 159.917] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 159.917] compiled for 1.18.99.901, module version = 0.4.3 [ 159.917] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 159.917] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0 [ 159.917] (II) LoadModule: "vesa" [ 159.917] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so [ 159.917] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 159.917] compiled for 1.18.99.901, module version = 2.3.2 [ 159.917] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 159.917] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0 [ 159.917] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43 [ 159.918] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics [ 159.918] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics [ 159.918] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics [ 159.918] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms [ 159.918] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev [ 159.918] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa [ 162.057] intel: waited 2020 ms for i915.ko driver to load [ 162.060] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory [ 162.060] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting [ 162.060] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory [ 162.060] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw" [ 162.060] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw" [ 162.060] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so [ 162.061] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 162.061] compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 0.0.2 [ 162.061] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 23.0 [ 162.061] (**) FBDEV(1): claimed PCI slot 0@0:2:0 [ 162.061] (II) FBDEV(1): using default device [ 162.061] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa [ 162.061] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section. [ 162.061] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting" [ 162.061] (II) FBDEV(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section "Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32 [ 162.061] (==) FBDEV(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32 [ 162.061] (==) FBDEV(0): RGB weight 888 [ 162.061] (==) FBDEV(0): Default visual is TrueColor [ 162.061] (==) FBDEV(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) [ 162.061] (II) FBDEV(0): hardware: EFI VGA (video memory: 8100kB) [ 162.061] (II) FBDEV(0): checking modes against framebuffer device... [ 162.061] (II) FBDEV(0): checking modes against monitor... [ 162.061] (--) FBDEV(0): Virtual size is 1920x1080 (pitch 1920) [ 162.061] (**) FBDEV(0): Built-in mode "current": 207.4 MHz, 85.3 kHz, 77.2 Hz [ 162.061] (II) FBDEV(0): Modeline "current"x0.0 207.38 1920 1952 2192 2432 1080 1084 1088 1104 -hsync -vsync -csync (85.3 kHz b) [ 162.061] (==) FBDEV(0): DPI set to (96, 96) [ 162.061] (II) Loading sub module "fb" [ 162.061] (II) LoadModule: "fb" [ 162.061] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so [ 162.062] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 162.062] compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 1.0.0 [ 162.062] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4 [ 162.062] (**) FBDEV(0): using shadow framebuffer [ 162.062] (II) Loading sub module "shadow" [ 162.062] (II) LoadModule: "shadow" [ 162.062] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadow.so [ 162.063] (II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 162.063] compiled for 1.19.3, module version = 1.1.0 [ 162.063] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4 [ 162.063] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa" [ 162.063] (II) Unloading vesa [ 162.063] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp [ 162.063] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by kernel - disabling) [ 162.065] (==) FBDEV(0): Backing store enabled [ 162.066] (==) FBDEV(0): DPMS enabled [ 162.066] (==) RandR enabled [ 162.069] (II) SELinux: Disabled on system [ 162.070] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable [ 162.070] (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering On Friday, July 24, 2020 at 3:19:35 PM UTC-4, awokd wrote: > > Pmonf: > > An update: I found this which appeared to describe my problem: > > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/intel-igfx-troubleshooting/ > > > > I checked /var/log/Xorg.0.log and found the "reverting to software > > rendering" line. I then followed the recommended fix for EFI by adding " > > i915.preliminary_hw_support=1" to the xen.cfg file. I then rebooted but > the > > boot failed. Since the drive was encrypted I could see no way to get > back > > to change xen.cfg back to the original. So I used a live LM 19.2 stick > to > > see if I could access the file from it. It did ask for my encrypt > password > > but would not access the drive. I finally had to re-install the Qubes > OS. > > No loss, except the time involved. But I can still not watch videos. > > Good troubleshooting steps. That i915 is a bit dated though, so I > suspect you have some other Intel video driver related issue. Further > review the Xorg.0.log file prior to the line about software rendering, > and see if you can locate a reason for it being unable to use hardware > acceleration. There may also be clues in dom0's "sudo journalctl -b" log. > > PS You should have been able to edit xen.cfg using your method, but > without decrypting. For future reference at least, it's located under > /boot/efi/EFI/qubes. > > -- > - don't top post > Mailing list etiquette: > - trim quoted reply to only relevant portions > - when possible, copy and paste text instead of screenshots > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/28d9d283-23ab-46cb-aee5-adc78cc5dd55o%40googlegroups.com.