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xrandrI only saw 4.9 in my list. I have attached a photo of the screen I got.......Actually there are both 4.19 and 4.9 here , in fact I was going to suggest 4.9, just didn't for the support ended for 4.9 in general , but you did well trying that.
The Quick System Info you got me to attach says the following:It may not show the refresh rate of the installed system when chrooted (not sure). However we can see what rate it is on live session and make a script according to that and place it on installed MX's autostart.. Something like:
xrandr --output DP-0 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --rate 75 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal
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Monitor-1: default res: 1680x1050 hz: 77I got this information from a webpage about installing MX-Linux on this model Apple iMac. I tried without nomodeset and the booting processes stops to a black screen before fully booting up. The author of that webpage stated that he was able to install MX-Linux by adding the nomodeset parameter and I experienced the same; without nomodeset = freeze partially into the booting, nomodeset = successful boot into X. A glitch booting up MX-Linux on this model iMac (maybe other Mac models too, don't know).However it's still weird that you have to use nomodeset even on live session..
Do you mean I can't install the script if it is starting through Grub as the Live DVD does start with Grub or can I install once fully loaded into the X session?Also the xrandr (thus the script) won't work at Grub stage ...
As mentioned above I think the information was in the Quick System Info of Monitor-1: default res: 1680x1050 hz: 77Shortly: You can install ARandR on live session and either "save as" the output to somewhere (when screen is according to your liking) and post here (if no such rate is stated there, we can add it according to your observation, say 60 is good on Windows ... )
I can try other Distros. I have backed up the setup just before trying the earlier Kernel so it is no effort to put it back once I try other Distros.Is it the same on all distros? (Have you tried 1-2 others?)
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$ xrandr --verbose
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1680 x 1050, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 1680 x 1050
default connected 1680x1050+0+0 (0x522) normal (normal) 0mm x 0mm
Identifier: 0x521
Timestamp: 796604
Subpixel: unknown
Clones:
CRTC: 0
CRTCs: 0
Transform: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
filter:
non-desktop: 0
supported: 0, 1
1680x1050 (0x522) 135.828MHz *current
h: width 1680 start 0 end 0 total 1680 skew 0 clock 80.85KHz
v: height 1050 start 0 end 0 total 1050 clock 77.00Hz
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#!/bin/sh
xrandr --output default --mode 1680x1050 --pos 0x0 --rotate normalYep. And it seems you have already just 2 options: either 77 or 80.85
That's ok. We could just add --rate 77 to that...
You can simply try on live session, don't have to install (at least to see whether they boot without nomodeset etc. and whetherfbagnato wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2023 11:22 amso it is no effort to put it back once I try other Distros...
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inxi -GazIt seems to be so... But.. had you tried it straightforward without/before installing rEFInd ? Just an installation .. In the meantime, there is also a similar option on MX live (welcome) screen : "Boot Rescue Menus"
(Loudly thinking)
Sorry but I don't understand. What would you like me to try?You can simply try on live session, don't have to install (at least to see whether they boot without nomodeset etc. and whether
I did this on the live system, I don't know if that is what you meant. The output is as follows:Code: Select all
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$ inxi -Gaz
Graphics: Device-1: AMD RV530/M56-P [Mobility Radeon X1600] vendor: Apple MacBook Pro
driver: N/A alternate: radeon bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:71c5 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver:
loaded: ati,vesa unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 445x278mm (17.5x10.9")
s-diag: 525mm (20.7")
Monitor-1: default res: 1680x1050 hz: 77
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.1 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.5 compat-v: 3.1
direct render: Yes I did this on the live system, I don't know if that is what you meant. The output is as follows:shows radeon drivers loaded ( inxi -Fxxxza would be better to compare in case it boots successfully)
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demo@mx1:~
$ inxi -Fxxxza
System: Kernel: 5.10.0-20-686-pae i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/antiX/vmlinuz quiet splasht nosplash nomodeset
Desktop: Xfce 4.18.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.18.0 vt: 7
dm: LightDM 1.26.0 Distro: MX-21.3_386 Wildflower January 15 2023
base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Machine: Type: Desktop System: Apple product: iMac5,1 v: 1.0 serial: <filter> Chassis:
type: 13 v: Mac-F4228EC8 serial: <filter>
Mobo: Apple model: Mac-F4228EC8 v: DVT serial: <filter> UEFI: Apple
v: IM51.88Z.0090.B08.0612151336 date: 12/15/06
CPU: Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 T7400 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Merom
family: 6 model-id: F (15) stepping: 6 microcode: D1 cache: L2: 4 MiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 8655
Speed: 999 MHz min/max: 1000/2167 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 999 2: 999
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: EPT 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: retbleed 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
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: AMD RV530/M56-P [Mobility Radeon X1600] vendor: Apple MacBook Pro
driver: N/A alternate: radeon bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:71c5 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver:
loaded: ati,vesa unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 445x278mm (17.5x10.9")
s-diag: 525mm (20.7")
Monitor-1: default res: 1680x1050 hz: 77
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.1 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.5 compat-v: 3.1
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio
vendor: SigmaTel STAC9221 Codec driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
chip-ID: 8086:27d8 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.0-20-686-pae running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes
Network: Device-1: Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: 1000
bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 11ab:4362 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Broadcom BCM4321 802.11a/b/g/n vendor: Apple AirPort Extreme
driver: b43-pci-bridge v: N/A modules: ssb,wl port: 1000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
chip-ID: 14e4:4328 class-ID: 0280
IF-ID-1: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth: Device-1: Apple Bluetooth HCI type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 5-1:4
chip-ID: 05ac:8206 class-ID: fe01
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 1.2 lmp-v: 2.0
sub-v: 7ad hci-v: 2.0 rev: 7ad
Info: acl-mtu: 384:8 sco-mtu: 64:8 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
link-mode: slave accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio
Drives: Local Storage: total: 291.13 GiB used: 1.84 GiB (0.6%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD2500JS-40TGB0
size: 232.89 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 1.5 Gb/s type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: 6C04 scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB vendor: Generic model: STORAGE size: 58.24 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1404
scheme: GPT
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 2.79 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sda4 maj-min: 8:4
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 874
Info: Processes: 183 Uptime: 4m wakeups: 1 Memory: 2.92 GiB used: 811.8 MiB (27.2%)
Init: SysVinit v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: N/A
alt: 10 Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 1955 lib: 982 flatpak: 0 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.4
running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.06Yes the same video adapter. But that was Linux Mint, I don't know if that was a dual-boot with a Mac OS, had or didn't have rEFInd and it is a different computer.Though these are not the same machines exactly, same chips: 1002:71c5
And it boots normally here with 1440x900~60Hz
fbagnato wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:43 pm
I suspect there is an issue with rEFInd.
I will try that in about 5 hours when I am back home.It seems to be so... But.. had you tried it straightforward without/before installing rEFInd ? Just an installation ..
Tried this and it didn't find the Linux installation.In the meantime, there is also a similar option on MX live (welcome) screen : "Boot Rescue Menus"
Don't know....as I said the webpage I found where a user installed MX-Linux on an iMac 5,1 had to use nomodeset for it to boot and I experienced the same thing.The only question: Even though you managed to boot indirectly , this or that way, you still have to use nomodeset and (cause) it doesn't load Radeon drivers.. There's something preventing that ...
:) I mean when trying "other" distros.. you don't have to install them one by one.. just live session is enough to try them (try whether it boots directly (without having to use any parameters like nomodeset) etc.. )
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menuentry "OS X" {
insmod hfsplus
insmod hfspluscomp
insmod part_apple
insmod chain
search --set=root --file /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
chainloader /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
}
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sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg