Re: Startx works, but sddm/lightdm/xdm doesn't

2022-03-01 Thread Anssi Saari
John Goerzen writes: > But sddm doesn't work. In fact, when it starts, it causes my monitor to > go "no signal". Oddly, though, if I can log in blindly, then once I hit > enter after putting in my password, KDE will come up and work like it > should. > > I also tried lightdm and xdm. Both of t

Re: Startx works, but sddm/lightdm/xdm doesn't

2022-02-28 Thread John Goerzen
On Mon, Feb 28 2022, Felix Miata wrote: >> However, removing modesetting_drv.so from >> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers did. That solved the problem. > >> But it didn't switch to nouveau; it went to fbdev. > > You likely created a new problem. modesetting_drv.so is the default DIX for > AMD, > Int

Re: Startx works, but sddm/lightdm/xdm doesn't

2022-02-28 Thread Felix Miata
John Goerzen composed on 2022-02-28 22:11 (UTC-0600): > Interestingly, purging xserver-xorg-video-nouveau didn't change > anything. That means you must have been /using/ the modesetting DIX driver. > However, removing modesetting_drv.so from > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers did. That solved the

Re: Startx works, but sddm/lightdm/xdm doesn't

2022-02-28 Thread John Goerzen
On Mon, Feb 28 2022, Felix Miata wrote: > There are two nouveau drivers: > > kernel device > display device > modesetting > nouveau > > Both possible full-function display device drivers depend on the nouveau > kernel > driver (module). inxi -Gayz will show

Re: Startx works, but sddm/lightdm/xdm doesn't

2022-02-28 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 3:43 PM John Goerzen wrote: > Hi, > > I have a system with a GeForce 1050 Ti on bullseye. > > On this system, if I log in as a regular user and run startx, everything > works fine; KDE Plasma comes up and it's all good. > > But sddm doesn't work. In fact, when it starts, it

Re: Startx works, but sddm/lightdm/xdm doesn't

2022-02-28 Thread Felix Miata
John Goerzen composed on 2022-02-28 15:43 (UTC-0600): > I have a system with a GeForce 1050 Ti on bullseye. > On this system, if I log in as a regular user and run startx, everything > works fine; KDE Plasma comes up and it's all good. > But sddm doesn't work. In fact, when it starts, it causes

Startx works, but sddm/lightdm/xdm doesn't

2022-02-28 Thread John Goerzen
Hi, I have a system with a GeForce 1050 Ti on bullseye. On this system, if I log in as a regular user and run startx, everything works fine; KDE Plasma comes up and it's all good. But sddm doesn't work. In fact, when it starts, it causes my monitor to go "no signal". Oddly, though, if I can lo