Just a heads-up for all devs: TDE 14.2.0 running on a "HP Mini" ATOM 32bit machine.
- Kernel 7.0.9 i686 - TDE 14.2.0-DEVELOPMENT - Devuan Ceres
Download: - https://darkness.klepp.cn/iso/darkness-2026-05-24-i386.img.xz - https://darkness.klepp.cn/iso/darkness-2026-05-24-i386.img.xz.sha256
Please note: for the old DXXX ATOM CPUS you must use the "modesetting" driver, otherwise the GPU will crash:
cat > $MNT/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf << XXX Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Graphics" # Driver "intel" Driver "modesetting" Option "NoAccel" "True" Option "DRI" "False" EndSection XXX
So dust off those old machines on your shelfs and basements, you can run a decent OS on them :)
Nik
On Sun, 24 May 2026 15:32:04 +0200 "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users" users@trinitydesktop.org wrote:
Please note: for the old DXXX ATOM CPUS you must use the "modesetting" driver, otherwise the GPU will crash:
cat > $MNT/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf << XXX Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Graphics" # Driver "intel" Driver "modesetting" Option "NoAccel" "True" Option "DRI" "False" EndSection XXX
Did you try the i915 driver? https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel suggests that's the appropriate one for Atom D4xx/D5xx CPUs. (You may need mesa-amber to make proper use of that driver, though.)
E. Liddell
Anno domini 2026 Tue, 26 May 07:33:29 -0400 E. Liddell via tde-users scripsit:
On Sun, 24 May 2026 15:32:04 +0200 "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users" users@trinitydesktop.org wrote:
Please note: for the old DXXX ATOM CPUS you must use the "modesetting" driver, otherwise the GPU will crash:
cat > $MNT/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf << XXX Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Graphics" # Driver "intel" Driver "modesetting" Option "NoAccel" "True" Option "DRI" "False" EndSection XXX
Did you try the i915 driver? https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel suggests that's the appropriate one for Atom D4xx/D5xx CPUs. (You may need mesa-amber to make proper use of that driver, though.)
I did, but it crashes at least on my hp mini. In the end it depends on your specific hardware: some work with i915, some don't (hp mini). For some you need to disable hardware acceleration (X61), sometimes not (T60/T61). From what I have seen anything 2009 and newer works as intended with driver autoconfig, but then again mesa has dropped some stuff for old ATI GPUs that renders graphics useless (vmware/virtualbox) or does not affect it at all (qemu). IMO the hardware of that periode was created in quite a rush so you never know what you need befor you try :)
Nik
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