So Out of My Depth - Fatal server error: (EE) Cannot run in? framebuffer mode. Please specify bus IDs for all framebuffer devices

[Robert Heller]

At Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:41:02 -0700 wstein25 <wstein25 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> I have been trying to install Raspberry Pi OS for desktop, intended to run
> on Intel machines, Macs included.  I have a very old GE Industrial computer
> with VIA processor.  I don't know too much about it, it shipped with
> Windows 7, which was quite a stretch, using about 80% of the available
> memory on the m-Sata drive.  Attached is the log file. I have been testing
> installation on a flash drive.  Thru key combinations I could briefly see a
> login prompt.  I moved the flash drive to a pc and using the
> raspberry-config, changed it to boot to a command line instead of the GUI.
> By doing this I could get to the log file, which is attached.  Thanks all.
> 
> P.S.  I was able to successfully run AntiX on this machine, but I really
> prefer the Rpi environment.
> 

I am somewhat confused.  Raspberry Pi's are ARM processor based, not 
x86/x86_64 based.  I *think* you want the LXDE desktop environment, which is 
the default desktop environment that ships with Raspberry Pi OS.  

> 
> Attachment saved: /usr/tmp/1755697872/Email/2/Attachments/Xorg.0.log (application/octet-stream)
> 

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