Walter Zambotti Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) 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? Edited June 13, 2023 by Walter Zambotti additional info added 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Have you tried to enable GUI via armbian-config? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Zambotti Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) Thanks I went into armbian-config but can't see any setting that would be relevant as GUI is already set to enabled! I tried disabling and re-enabling but no difference. Blank screen! Edited June 13, 2023 by Walter Zambotti 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 The system is probably messed up too much already. Try this way: Grab xfce img (https://redirect.armbian.com/odroidn2/Jammy_current_xfce) and install MATE as alternative DE. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Zambotti Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) I managed to get it going! I suspected it was working so unplugged the HDMI cable from my QHD monitor and plugged it into a FHD and wala instant picture. Then I plugged it back into my QHD monitor and it was still displaying. I then used the display control to set the resolution to 2560x1440 and it still worked. So the problem seems to be using QHD from boot. That doesn't work. Seems like a firmware setting that should be changed. I suspect it doesn't see a FHD single so assumes a 4K monitor instead. Edited June 14, 2023 by Walter Zambotti 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantes Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I had some trouble with Mate on a NanoPI r6c, so I wrote this script to get a proper Mate desktop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Zambotti Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 @Dantes Thanks I took a look at your script. I don't think it will address my QHD resolution at boot issue! Good work, 👍 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Zambotti Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 I noticed this on the download page for the Odroid N2/N2+: On modern kernels adding “video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60D” to boot /boot/armbianEnv.txt (extraargs=) should force HDMI to 1080p instead of the 4K native resolution. I'll check if that will also works with 2560x1440 monitors! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Zambotti Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 The problem turns out to be the kernel version. The minimal image comes with 6.1.30 which provides a new video device (called None-1) and the desktop image comes with 6.1.11 which does not have this mystery video device. All working with the reverted kernel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sander de Leeuw Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 @Walter Zambotti If this is still an issue for you, you might want to look into this: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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