Brand new install of my Personal Snapshot (KDE, in this instance; but, it also happened with both Xfce & Fluxbox) on a resurrected 2009 Asus i-5 desktop (QSI shows that the UEFI/BIOS date is 2015, but that was after my BIOS update! The original machine/motherboard is from 2009). Here's the QSI from the "new" machine (which I will dedicate for testing):
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Snapshot created on: 20231031_1501
System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-37-amd64 [6.1.140-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-37-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 info: plank wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23.6_x64
Libretto October 13 2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: All Series v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: H81M-K v: Rev X.0x serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: 1101 date: 03/09/2015
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-4690 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Haswell gen: core 4 level: v3
note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6 model-id: 0x3C (60) stepping: 3
microcode: 0x28
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: 1000 high: 1006 min/max: 800/3900 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: ondemand cores: 1: 998 2: 998 3: 1006 4: 998 bogomips: 27933
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 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 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 mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GK107 [GeForce GT 740] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau v: kernel non-free:
series: 470.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~2023/24) arch: Kepler code: GKxxx process: TSMC 28nm
built: 2012-18 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports:
active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DVI-D-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0fc8 class-ID: 0300
temp: 41.0 C
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 model: Samsung built: 2007 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 305
gamma: 1.2 size: 160x90mm (6.3x3.54") diag: 184mm (7.2") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080
min: 640x480
API: OpenGL v: 4.3 Mesa 24.2.8-1mx23ahs renderer: NVE7 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK 8
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:8c20 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GK107 HDMI Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0e1b
class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-37-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: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK H81M-C
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: docker0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 111.79 GiB used: 28.68 GiB (25.7%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 model: SATA SSD size: 111.79 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 61.3 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 50 GiB size: 48.91 GiB (97.83%) used: 28.68 GiB (58.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%) used: 288 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: 3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 41.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 3049 libs: 1511 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/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://ftp.linux.org.tr/mx/repo/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
2: deb http://ftp.linux.org.tr/mx/repo/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
Info:
Processes: 221 Uptime: 1h 5m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.69 GiB used: 3.03 GiB (39.4%) 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: UEFILike I said, I tried all the tweaks in all Distros (Flux, Xfce, KDE), but I couldn't manage to get the windows to fit on the screen properly, even though everything seemed to check out (using CLI to show the available resolutions for my monitor):
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xrandr --verbose | grep -w connectedI tried all the tweaks at my disposal in the UEFI/BIOS settings, and swapping-out VGA, DMI, and HDMI cables, both from the "new" computer's GPU (Nvidia graphics card on PCIe slot), and from the onboard graphics. I even went so far to swap-out the Nvidia card, and replace it with an identical graphics card that I have my main rig using, on the very same monitor! And, yes, I checked: there are 3 HDMI-in ports, and they all work fine.
EDIT/ADDENDUM: I also tried installing the Nvidia drivers for the Nvidia graphics card. For some reason, that made matters worse-- All text/graphics was way too huge (400% or more!), and was unable to navigate through windows or menus. I had to remove the Nvidia drivers:
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sudo ddm-mx -p nvidiaLong story short (and here's where it's obvious that I "buried the lead"), I did some searching on Ye Ole' MX FORUM, and found this:
viewtopic.php?p=766347#p766347
So, after days of all the tweaking (oh, I forgot to mention all of my attempts to rule-out issues with my Snapshot, trying and re-trying various Snapshots, and just regular ISOs from the MX download page)...
I read the link posted above, grabbed my TV remote, and did the following:
Menu -> Picture -> More -> Picture Options -> Size -> "Just Scan"
And, Voila
Picture-Perfect
So, to echo the many posts on this Forum about the AWESOMENESS of the Forum, its Devs, Maintainers, Moderators, and Members:
Just "YES"
