Xrandr and external monitor (H)

[Muhammad Ahsan]

On Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:00:02 +0000
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> As per log, you seem to be missing the `modesetting` driver. On Debian
> based distros, this is provided via `xserver-xorg-core` package. Can
> you ensure that this package is installed?
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> > On January 3, 2025 5:20:38 AM EST, Fungal-net
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> > >On Friday, January 3rd, 2025 at 12:49 AM, H <agents at meddatainc.com>
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> > >> Forgot to attach the file but doing it now.    
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> > >I have a shortcut function in my zsh which looks for (EE) in
> > >Xorg.log The first thing I would do after seeing this log is to
> > >install the xorg xf86 packages for fbdev and vesa then attempt to
> > >run again and rescan for errors.  Subsequent errors and warnings
> > >would be meaningless after the first.  In the arch ecosystem those
> > >pkgs are marked as xf86-video-{fbdev,vesa} on debian/rh may have
> > >slightly different names.    
> > 
> > What would the function be of fbdev and vesa? 
> > 
> > Quick googling suggests the former is deprecated and replaced by DRM
> > and I am afraid I do not understand the role vesa would play with
> > the nouveau driver in use? Are both vesa and nouveau needed?
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> Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:40:40 -0500
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> On January 4, 2025 10:24:38 AM EST, Muhammad Ahsan
> <ahsan at vivaldi.net> wrote:
> >As per log, you seem to be missing the `modesetting` driver. On
> >Debian based distros, this is provided via `xserver-xorg-core`
> >package. Can you ensure that this package is installed?
> >
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> >> On January 3, 2025 5:20:38 AM EST, Fungal-net
> >> <fungalnet at protonmail.com> wrote:  
> >> >On Friday, January 3rd, 2025 at 12:49 AM, H
> >> ><agents at meddatainc.com> wrote:    
> >> >> Forgot to attach the file but doing it now.    
> >> >
> >> >I have a shortcut function in my zsh which looks for (EE) in
> >> >Xorg.log The first thing I would do after seeing this log is to
> >> >install the xorg xf86 packages for fbdev and vesa then attempt to
> >> >run again and rescan for errors.  Subsequent errors and warnings
> >> >would be meaningless after the first.  In the arch ecosystem those
> >> >pkgs are marked as xf86-video-{fbdev,vesa} on debian/rh may have
> >> >slightly different names.    
> >> 
> >> What would the function be of fbdev and vesa? 
> >> 
> >> Quick googling suggests the former is deprecated and replaced by
> >> DRM and I am afraid I do not understand the role vesa would play
> >> with the nouveau driver in use? Are both vesa and nouveau needed?
> >> 
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> I just checked to log file and found:
> 
> [    22.361] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 0
> [    22.361] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
> [    22.361] (II) Loading
> /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so [    22.371] (II)
> Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [    22.371] (II)
> modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
> 
> Does this not mean the modesetting driver /is/ loaded or am I missing
> something?

Indeed the driver is loaded, however in the very first pastebin log,
this module wasn't loaded (ref. https://pastebin.com/a9an6Y7M).
I have missed the second log file link/attachment (attachment-0001.ksh).
Looking at it confirms modesetting's successful loading.

Can you provide more details about the external screen(s) you are trying
to attach e.g. make, model, resolution etc.? 

Best
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Ahsan
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