Xrandr and external monitor (H)

[Muhammad Ahsan]

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?



On Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:00:02 +0000
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> Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:52:03 -0500
> From: H <agents at meddatainc.com>
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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.  
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> What would the function be of fbdev and vesa? 
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> 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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