HOWTO : HP T5325 X11 Gui (LXDE / XFCE)

for future hunters of xorg config files - would you be as kind as to post your working one? in the following format

# filename and descrittion of what system it is modified for
# creators name and contact (should you wish)

/etc/ path to file/filename.cont

contents of file

I Think i will source myself another - hopefully work commitments will allow me to play

This works for me:

In /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Files"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
        # path to defoma fonts
        FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load    "record"
        Load    "type1"
        Load    "bitmap"
        Load    "dbe"
        Load    "ddc"
        Load    "dri"
        Load    "extmod"
        Load    "freetype"
        Load    "glx"
        Load    "int10"
        Load    "vbe"
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#       Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
#        Option          "XLeds" "1 2 3"
#       Option          "CoreKeyboard"
#       Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
#       Option "XkbModel"       "evdev"
#       Option "XkbLayout"      "us"
#       Option "XkbVariant"     "wincompat"
#       Option "XkbOptions"     "srvrkeys:none"
#       Driver          "evdev"
#       Option          "Device"        "/dev/input/event1"
#EndSection
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Primary Monitor"
        Option          "DPMS"  "true"
        HorizSync       1-10000
        VertRefresh     1-10000
        Option          "NonDDCDefaultMode"             "1280x768@60"
        Option          "PreferredMode" "1280x768"
EndSection
Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Driver0"
        Screen          0
        Driver          "fbdev"
        BoardName       "XGI Volari Z11"
        BusID           "PCI:00:01:0"
        Option          "HWCursor"      "On"
        Option          "SWCursor"      "Off"
        Option          "NoAccel"       "0"
        Option          "DDCMode"       "On"
        Option          "DRI"           "On"
#       Option          "EnableSiSCtrl" "On"
        Option          "AccelMethod"   "EXA"
       Option          "UseFBDev"      "true"
        Option          "RenderAccel"   "true"
        Option          "BusType"       "PCIE"
#       Option          "MergedFB"      "true"
#       Option          "EnablePageFlip" "true"
        Option          "fbdev"         "/dev/fb0"
        Option          "ShadowFB"      "true"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Primary Screen"
    Device         "Driver0"
    Monitor        "Primary Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes      "1920x1080" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes      "1920x1080" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1920x1080" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
#       InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        Screen          0 "Primary Screen" 0 0
EndSection
Section "DRI"
        Mode    0666
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option "DontVTSwitch" "false"
        Option "DontZap" "false"
        Option "DontZoom" "true"
EndSection

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/23/2020 05:54PM by bodhi.

Thanks Bodhi - ps I’m running Debian 10 with Bodhi’s 4 series kernel from instructions here. I’d post a screenshot but I don’t see the option to attach

@bodhi & @R92001r
Instructions updated to include the xorg.conf file

@R9200r - should you feel like adding instructions here around how to update to Debian 10 with Kernel 4 branch, i will happily include your findings and instructions on the front page HOWTO

Hi,

Realizing this is an old thread but I recently got a HP T5325 thin client and managed, following the instructions found here, to install Debian 11 on it but alas without X
It looks like the modules xgifb and fbcon are not found, maybe with the newer kernel they are called differently?

Only way I can access the machine is over the inbuilt serial port or network.
The monitor stays in standby.

Any ideas on this?

Regards,
Gert

root@t5325:~# uname -a                                                          
Linux t5325 5.10.0-26-marvell #1 Debian 5.10.197-1 (2023-09-29) armv5tel GNU/Linux

root@t5325:~# cat /etc/issue                                                    
Debian GNU/Linux 11 \n \l  
  
root@t5325:~# ls /lib/modules/5.10.0-26-marvell/kernel/drivers/video/fbdev/
arkfb.ko  mb862xx   s3fb.ko     tdfxfb.ko  vt8623fb.ko
core      pm3fb.ko  smscufx.ko  udlfb.ko

Hi Gert,

> Realizing this is an old thread but I recently got
> a HP T5325 thin client and managed, following the
> instructions found here, to install Debian 11 on
> it but alas without X
> It looks like the modules xgifb and
> fbcon are not found, maybe with the newer
> kernel they are called differently?
>
> Only way I can access the machine is over the
> inbuilt serial port or network.
> The monitor stays in standby.
>
> Any ideas on this?
>

Unfortunately the new kernels does not directly support frame buffer anymore. So xgifb, which is an old ZGI fb driver, is no longer available.

There is a new simple DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) that supports frame buffer. But I have not got around to test it. So is is not in my released kernel either.

-bodhi
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