Walter Zambotti

I'm using the Odroid N2/N2+ 23.5 Jammy minimal image. I then updated and upgraded successfully. I then attempted to install MATE via tasksel (which I installed) but that immediate fails with an apt package missing error. SO then I tried to install MATE manually by: $ sudo apt install mate-desktop-environment mate-desktop-environement-extras $ reboot There didn't seem to be any display manger installed so I stalled lighdm $ sudo apt install lightdm lighdm-gtk-greeter $ reboot Then I noticed that Xserver was not installed (really, that's no a MATE dependency!!!) $ sudo aqt install xserver-xorg $ reboot But the xserver was not starting and so I noticed xinit was not installed (really. why wouldn't this be a dependency of MATE or the xserver) $ sudo apt install xinit $ reboot Now it boots and starts everything and then switches to console tty07 but is just a black screen. I can see from console tty01 that all the correct (I assume) processes have started but nothing but a black screen. Xorg is running lightdm session is running lightdm-greeter-session is running lightdm-gtk-greeter is running But still no login screen (or mouse) is visible (just a blank screen) I can see the ~/.Xauthority file is blank so don't know what has happened. What else have I missed?

I suspect something is missing from the Armbian meson hardware/firmware, because if I boot two copies of Ubuntu then the KVM appears to operate correctly and if I boot two copies of Armbian I see neither system.

Hi have two N2s (an N2+ and N2). Both are connected to a Viewsonic 2560x1440 2 HDMI ports monitor where they both work well. One system (N2+) is running Ubuntu 22.04 the other is running Armbian jammy 22.04.01 Kernel 6.0.13 #22.11.2. I have purchased a ATEN CS22H 2 port HDMI/USB KIVM switch. When I connect both systems to the monitor via the KVM I only get a picture from the Ubuntu system. The Armbian system is always black. Can I force the kernel/firmware to be 2560x1440x60hz. I was looking at this post : Regarding forcing the kernel to be a fixed resolution but wasn't sure it was relevant. I am able to connect to the Artmbian system via ssh if I need to. Any suggestions welcome!