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[kmathern]

Hello,

KDE -- first, at the login screen it takes a very long time to recognize my mouse (usb dongle) and keyboard (wired) -- I just have to sit there and wait until I can type something.

Second, I thought I would install the liquorix kernel from the package installer since KDE I believe is ahs, there were errors returned and now when I install anything, I get the following:

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Setting up linux-image-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (6.15-12~mx25ahs) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64
The kernel is built without module signing facility, modules won't be signed

Autoinstall of module 8812au/5.13.6 for kernel 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)
Warning: The /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.13.6/6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64/x86_64/dkms.conf
for module 8812au/5.13.6 includes a BUILD_EXCLUSIVE directive
which does not match this kernel/arch/config.
This indicates that it should not be built.
Cleaning build area... done.
Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
kernelver=6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 ./dkms-make.sh

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.13.6/build/make.log for more information.

Autoinstall of module rtl8821cu/5.12.0 for kernel 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)
Warning: The /var/lib/dkms/rtl8821cu/5.12.0/6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64/x86_64/dkms.conf
for module rtl8821cu/5.12.0 includes a BUILD_EXCLUSIVE directive
which does not match this kernel/arch/config.
This indicates that it should not be built.
Cleaning build area... done.
Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
'make' all KVER=6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl8821cu/5.12.0/build/make.log for more information.

Autoinstall on 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 succeeded for module(s) broadcom-sta.
Autoinstall on 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 failed for module(s) 8812au(10) rtl8821cu(10).

Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (--configure):
 installed linux-image-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Setting up linux-headers-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (6.15-12~mx25ahs) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
/usr/sbin/dkms.mx autoinstall --kernelver 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64
The kernel is built without module signing facility, modules won't be signed

Autoinstall of module 8812au/5.13.6 for kernel 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)
Warning: The /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.13.6/6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64/x86_64/dkms.conf
for module 8812au/5.13.6 includes a BUILD_EXCLUSIVE directive
which does not match this kernel/arch/config.
This indicates that it should not be built.
Cleaning build area... done.
Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
kernelver=6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 ./dkms-make.sh

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/8812au/5.13.6/build/make.log for more information.

Autoinstall of module rtl8821cu/5.12.0 for kernel 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)
Warning: The /var/lib/dkms/rtl8821cu/5.12.0/6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64/x86_64/dkms.conf
for module rtl8821cu/5.12.0 includes a BUILD_EXCLUSIVE directive
which does not match this kernel/arch/config.
This indicates that it should not be built.
Cleaning build area... done.
Building module(s)...(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
'make' all KVER=6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl8821cu/5.12.0/build/make.log for more information.

Autoinstall on 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 succeeded for module(s) broadcom-sta.
Autoinstall on 6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 failed for module(s) 8812au(10) rtl8821cu(10).

Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64.postinst line 11.
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (--configure):
 installed linux-headers-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-liquorix-amd64:
 linux-image-liquorix-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (= 6.15-12~mx25ahs); however:
  Package linux-image-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-liquorix-amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-liquorix-amd64:
 linux-headers-liquorix-amd64 depends on linux-headers-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 (= 6.15-12~mx25ahs); however:
  Package linux-headers-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-liquorix-amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64
 linux-headers-6.15.11-1-liquorix-amd64
 linux-image-liquorix-amd64
 linux-headers-liquorix-amd64
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I think the 6.15 kernel is probably installed okay, it was when I checked in a vm, though I had the same dkms "noise" while installing it.
You can check with

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dpkg --audit

if it doesn't return anything, things are probably fine.
edit: took another look at the the log, you might need to run update-grub

If your system doesn't have a wifi device that uses one of the dkms drivers, using mx-cleanup before installing the kernel should stop the dkms error messages.

[dolphin_oracle]

Hi everyone,
little but important problem here tested with:
MX-25_Xfce_beta1_x64.iso
MX-25_Xfce_sysvinit_beta1_x64.iso.


Seems to be a Mac specific problem:

live usb stops with a blank screen and a fixed cursor (no "welcome to grub", and no grub).


-tested with 3 imac and a macbook (2009-2011)

-the same usb boots without problems on an old little atom

-mx-23.5 (on the same usb) grub works well.

I'm too user to guess but I suspect something with the theme of grub.
I had a problem on the same imacs that under previous ubuntu can display grub only if "console" attribute given to grub.
Same imacs have no problem to display mx-23.5 grub and related theme.


I can only attach QSI produced with mx-23, i limit it to 2 imacs:

2009 imac:

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-39-amd64 [6.1.148-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-39-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.0 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.38 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.20.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-23.6_x64 Libretto Jan 12  2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Apple product: iMac9,1 v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 13 v: Mac-F2218EA9 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Apple model: Mac-F2218EA9 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Apple
    v: IM91.88Z.008D.B08.0904271717 date: 04/27/09
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core2 Duo E8135 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn level: v1 built: 2008
    process: Intel 45nm family: 6 model-id: 0x17 (23) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xA0B
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB
    L2: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1592 min/max: 1596/2660 scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: ondemand
    cores: 1: 1592 2: 1592 bogomips: 10613
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled
  Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not
    affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA C79 [GeForce 9400] vendor: Apple iMac 9 1 driver: nvidia v: 340.108 non-free:
    series: 340.xx status: legacy (EOL) last: release: 340.108 kernel: 5.4 xorg: 1.20 arch: Tesla
    process: 40-80nm built: 2006-13 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0867 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Apple Built-in iSight type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 05ac:8502
    class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.20.0 driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv gpu: nvidia display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 445x278mm (17.52x10.94") s-diag: 525mm (20.66")
  Monitor-1: LVDS-0 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 99 size: 433x270mm (17.05x10.63")
    diag: 510mm (20.09") modes: N/A
  API: OpenGL v: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.108 renderer: GeForce 9400/integrated/SSE2 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA MCP79 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:08.0
    chip-ID: 10de:0ac0 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-39-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: NVIDIA MCP79 Ethernet driver: forcedeth v: kernel port: 21e0 bus-ID: 00:0a.0
    chip-ID: 10de:0ab0 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Broadcom BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN vendor: Apple AirPort Extreme driver: wl
    v: kernel modules: ssb pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:432b
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Apple Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR HCI type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 4-1.1:3
    chip-ID: 05ac:8215 class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 1.2 lmp-v: 2.1
    sub-v: 21b4 hci-v: 2.1 rev: 16c
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:5 sco-mtu: 64:1 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
    telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 298.09 GiB used: 32.45 GiB (10.9%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD3200AAJS-40H3A0 size: 298.09 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 4A11
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 297.84 GiB size: 292.1 GiB (98.07%) used: 32.45 GiB (11.1%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 274 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 1024 MiB used: 262 MiB (25.6%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 65 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 1197
Repos:
  Packages: 2428 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2422 libs: 1258 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 6
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://it.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial-added-by-mxpi.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main
Info:
  Processes: 207 Uptime: 1h 6m wakeups: 1 Memory: 1.67 GiB used: 1.4 GiB (83.7%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

2011 imac:

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-29-amd64 [6.1.123-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/antiX/vmlinuz quiet splasht nosplash lang=it_IT kbd=it,us tz=Europe/Rome
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.0 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.38 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.20.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-23.5_x64 Libretto Jan 12  2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Apple product: iMac12,1 v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 13 v: Mac-942B5BF58194151B serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Apple model: Mac-942B5BF58194151B serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Apple v: 87.0.0.0.0
    date: 06/14/2019
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-2400S bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Sandy Bridge gen: core 2 level: v2
    built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6 model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB
    L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1600 min/max: 1600/3300 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq governor: ondemand
    cores: 1: 1600 2: 1600 3: 1600 4: 1600 bogomips: 20001
  Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: disabled; RSB
    filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-6 code: Sandybridge process: Intel 32nm built: 2011 ports: active: none empty: VGA-1
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0102 class-ID: 0380
  Device-2: AMD Whistler [Radeon HD 6630M/6650M/6750M/7670M/7690M] vendor: Apple driver: radeon
    v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: TeraScale-2 code: Evergreen process: TSMC 32-40nm
    built: 2009-15 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: eDP-1
    empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, VGA-2 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:6741 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Apple FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-2:3
    chip-ID: 05ac:850b class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.20.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting,radeon unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: r600 gpu: radeon display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26") s-diag: 584mm (22.99")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 mapped: eDP model: Apple iMac built: 2010 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 103
    gamma: 1.2 size: 475x267mm (18.7x10.51") diag: 545mm (21.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080
    min: 640x480
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: AMD TURKS (DRM 2.50.0 / 6.1.0-29-amd64 LLVM 15.0.6)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Turks HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500/6600 / 6700M Series] vendor: Apple
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1
    chip-ID: 1002:aa90 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-29-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:16b4 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR93xx Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Apple AirPort Extreme
    driver: ath9k v: kernel modules: wl pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 168c:0030 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Apple Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR HCI type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-1.1.1:7
    chip-ID: 05ac:8215 class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 1.2 lmp-v: 2.1
    sub-v: 21d0 hci-v: 2.1 rev: 206
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:5 sco-mtu: 64:1 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
    telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 469.49 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AAKS-402AA0 size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    rev: 1D02 scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DT 101 II size: 3.73 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 1200
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2133 libs: 1065 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://it.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Info:
  Processes: 234 Uptime: 2m wakeups: 1 Memory: 3.8 GiB used: 1.09 GiB (28.8%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

Hope this info helps

thank you for the output. do you know if those imacs are 32 bit UEFI? we did rebuild the 32 bit UEFI stuff in live, and it could be missing some modules or something for macs.

from your mx23 stick

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cat /sys/firmware/efi/fw_platform_size

would tell us.

thanks!

Same result for 2009 and 2011 imac:

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$ cat /sys/firmware/efi/fw_platform_size
64

I forgot mention that also an attempt with debian trixie give same problem.

(thank you for giving us mx linux)

thank you. Not sure what is going on there but thanks. at least its not the 32 bit efi stub.

[BV206]

I installed Xfce (non-ahs) in VirtualBox.
All windows had about 3 or so rows of different colored pixels around the outside of the windows within the shadow area. Default theme and several others were like this.

I thought maybe the shadow was broken because of VB graphics driver. I went to Xfce window manager tweaks compositor and disabled all shadows. Still happened. Went to Xfce Appearance and enabled Set matching Xfwm4 theme. The pixels disappeared and windows appeared normally.

This didn't happen when booting the ISO in real life.

[django013]

Hi,
I was wrong - KDE crashed after login.
Cause wayland is default window manager.
I attach syslog from crash (rename *.txt to *.tar.xz - cause of file size).

Changing session to X11 works with this qsi:

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System:
  Kernel: 6.12.43+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
    avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12.43+deb13-amd64 root=UUID=<filter>
    ro quiet splash
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.6 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.13.0 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2
    dm: SDDM Distro: MX-25_KDE_beta1_x64 Infinity September 21 2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 13
    (trixie)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: X670E Steel Legend serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.28 date: 07/27/2023
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 4 level: v4 note: check
    built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2
    microcode: 0xA601209
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 6 MiB desc: 6x1024 KiB L3: 32 MiB desc: 1x32 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 400 min/max: 400/5453 boost: enabled scaling: driver: amd-pstate-epp
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 400 4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 400 8: 400 9: 400 10: 400
    11: 400 12: 400 bogomips: 112591
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow mitigation: Safe RET
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: always-on;
    PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsa status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA TU116 [GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER] vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: nvidia
    v: 555.42.02 non-free: 550-570.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-04; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing
    code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:21c4 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Raphael driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2
    code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
    active: none empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, Writeback-1 bus-ID: 16:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:164e
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 37.0 C
  Device-3: Logitech Webcam C270 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 9-2:2 chip-ID: 046d:0825 class-ID: 0102
    serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: amdgpu,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv dri: radeonsi
    gpu: nvidia,amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3600x1920 s-dpi: 95 s-size: 963x513mm (37.91x20.20") s-diag: 1091mm (42.96")
  Monitor-1: DP-0 pos: primary,center res: mode: 1920x1200 hz: 60 scale: 160% (0.625)
    to: 1200x1920 dpi: 94 size: 518x324mm (20.39x12.76") diag: 611mm (24.05") modes: N/A
  Monitor-2: DP-2 pos: left res: mode: 1920x1200 hz: 60 scale: 160% (0.625) to: 1200x1920 dpi: 94
    size: 518x324mm (20.39x12.76") diag: 611mm (24.05") modes: N/A
  Monitor-3: DP-5 pos: right res: mode: 1920x1200 hz: 60 scale: 160% (0.625) to: 1200x1920
    dpi: 94 size: 518x324mm (20.39x12.76") diag: 611mm (24.05") modes: N/A
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
    drv: radeonsi device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11:
    drv: nvidia inactive: wayland,device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 555.42.02 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 memory: 5.86 GiB
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor
    gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info x11: xdriinfo, xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA TU116 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:1aeb class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Radeon High Definition Audio [Rembrandt/Strix]
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 16:00.1
    chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio vendor: ASRock
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 16:00.6
    chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
  Device-4: Logitech Webcam C270 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 9-2:2 chip-ID: 046d:0825 class-ID: 0102
    serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.43+deb13-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASRock
    driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 05:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter driver: mt7921e
    v: kernel modules: wl pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-3: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
    speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: c000 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth1 state: down mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, nfsd, systemd-networkd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: MediaTek Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-12:3 chip-ID: 0e8d:0616 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11
    sub-v: 2505 hci-v: 11 rev: 2310 class-ID: 6c0104
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:6 sco-mtu: 240:8 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
    service-classes: rendering, capturing, audio, telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 8.93 TiB used: 2.33 TiB (26.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:2 vendor: Kingston model: SKC3000D2048G size: 1.86 TiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: EIFK31.6 temp: 30.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston model: SKC3000D2048G size: 1.86 TiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: EIFK31.6 temp: 32.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/nvme2n1 maj-min: 259:10 vendor: Kingston model: SKC3000D2048G size: 1.86 TiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: EIFK31.6 temp: 31.9 C scheme: MBR
  ID-4: /dev/nvme3n1 maj-min: 259:3 vendor: Kingston model: SKC3000D2048G size: 1.86 TiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: EIFK31.6 temp: 36.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q
    scheme: MBR
  ID-6: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 840 PRO Series size: 119.24 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 5B0Q scheme: MBR
  ID-7: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: HP model: SSD S700 500GB size: 465.76 GiB block-size:
    physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4A1
    scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 472.18 GiB size: 463.7 GiB (98.20%) used: 12.6 GiB (2.7%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:7
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 1024 MiB size: 1022 MiB (99.80%) used: 9.1 MiB (0.9%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:4
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 41.6 C mobo: 40.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
  GPU: device: nvidia screen: :0.0 temp: 42 C fan: 43% device: amdgpu temp: 36.0 C
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 3084 libs: 1745 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala pm: rpm pkgs: 0
    pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.sources
    1: deb [arch=amd64 arm64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main  contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ trixie-security main  contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates  main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.sources
    1: deb http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/mxlinux/packages/mx/repo/ trixie main  non-free
    2: deb http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/mxlinux/packages/mx/repo/ trixie ahs
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.48 GiB used: 2.45 GiB (8.0%)
  Processes: 470 Power: uptime: 2m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0
    hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.14 GiB
    services: org_kde_powerdevil,upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Compilers: gcc: 14.2.0 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.37-release inxi: 3.3.38
Boot Mode: UEFI

Installation of nvidia driver resetted display options to default.
At live system I changed rotation and order of monitors. At installation I checked "take settings from live-system" and monitors where ok after reboot.
After nvidia driver installation I had to redo monitor setup

Plasma login screen seems not to be able to get rid of monitor setup, so I'll switch back to lightdm

[fehlix]

Eadwine Rose,

This is a proven site, I have been using it for many years.

Checksum verification does only proof the offered ISO match the checksum, which you probably downloaded from the same site.
Always do a signature check, which is a fairly robust way to make sure the ISO was not adjusted by someone else.
Never trust something you have downloaded, b/c "it works" or it "always have worked" in the past, it does not guarantee you have downloaded something which was signed by the creator of the iso.

[fehlix]

Just fired it up(XFCE) in a vm (I'll be staying on MX23 for now) seems to work well.
Is it possible to turn this vm into an ISO for installation at a later date?

Yes, the tool still available in MX-25, is called "MX Snapshot", which creates an ISO of the running system, and doesn't matter, the system is running in a VM.

[BV206]

I installed Xfce (non-ahs) in VirtualBox.
All windows had about 3 or so rows of different colored pixels around the outside of the windows within the shadow area. Default theme and several others were like this.

This only happens when any of the mx-matcha window manager themes are used.

[dolphin_oracle]

I installed Xfce (non-ahs) in VirtualBox.
All windows had about 3 or so rows of different colored pixels around the outside of the windows within the shadow area. Default theme and several others were like this.

This only happens when any of the mx-matcha window manager themes are used.

FYI there is a transparent line in the window manager theme that virtualbox graphics driver doesn't quite render correctly unless graphics acceleration is enabled.

[DukeComposed]

The ISOs are hosted on SourceForge, and download speeds are completely out of our control.

Usually an alternative server is offered. Have you tried that?

One of the nice things about using SourceForge's CDN service is that if you don't like a particular mirror, you can always switch to a different one.

[kmathern]

The ISOs are hosted on SourceForge, and download speeds are completely out of our control.

Usually an alternative server is offered. Have you tried that?

One of the nice things about using SourceForge's CDN service is that if you don't like a particular mirror, you can always switch to a different one.

I can figure out what some of the mirrors are, but can you actually choose a particular mirror (without resorting to a bunch of command line tricks)? It looked to me like it was randomly choosing a mirror for you, like it's trying to even out the load.