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-pj composed on 2024-05-19 14:12 (UTC-0500):
I contemplated the possibility of installing a T7600 (nonG) CPU into the machine.
Compatible CPU list as per the machines user and service guide: https://www.informaticanapoli.it/download/MANUALI/Hp/HP-Compaq-nc6400-Notebo...
The following processors, varying by computer model: ❏ Intel Core Duo T7600 (2.33-GHz) processor # 64 bits ... ❏ Intel Core Duo T2400 (1.83-GHz) processor # 32 bits
Can you give any insight on this (T2400 currently installed)? That way I could run a 64 bit version of Tumbleweed. Perhaps eliminating the problem for now. It could potentially allow for many more current 64 bit packages to be usable on this machine then.
$20 on eBay for T7600? Cheap enough if you want to keep that laptop relevant a while longer. I've done lots of CPU upgrades, but never a laptop. I have no idea if there are possible gotchas here, but what's $20 any more? I suppose if you're poor enough, it might be worth first reading https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/mobi... and your laptop documentation. Old: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/27235/intel-core-duo-pr... Proposed: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/27257/intel-core2-duo-p...
I have added user test and experience the same white box. Using XDM to login to X11 session. Seem to have lost taskbar altogether in the second testing. Switched to TTY3 logged in as test, passed startx result > blank screen with mouse cursor. Switched to TTY1 logged in as test, passed startx result > White box remains with usable desktop otherwise.
IceWM and Enlightenment have no white box. It does seem to be Plasma KDE6 specific on this machine.
Good news to report🫥. I changed /etc/xdg/kwinrc to include and contain the following:
[Desktops] Number=2
[Compositing] Enabled=false AnimationSpeed=2
------------------- I powercycled the machine. The white box is *not* there. -------------------------------
Sounds like the thread's stated purpose has been solved.
Passing 'xdpyinfo | grep Composite' displays Composite. Is this the way to check which compositor is used when enabled in kwinrc?
I don't remember if I ever knew how to check if enabled. Whenever I had it disabled via /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ or in systemsettings' display configuration compositing enable at startup, I just assumed it to be the state. I don't think grepping Composite from xdpyinfo is helpful: # xdpyinfo | grep -A11 -B11 posit depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32 depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32 depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32 depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32 depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32 depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32 depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32 keycode range: minimum 8, maximum 255 focus: window 0x1b00008, revert to PointerRoot number of extensions: 28 BIG-REQUESTS Composite DAMAGE DOUBLE-BUFFER DPMS DRI2 DRI3 GLX Generic Event Extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER MIT-SHM Present RANDR # Looks to me like it's simply listed as available, whether or not systemsettings has it enabled on startup. I think if it was globally disabled any more, Plasma would simply refuse to start.
I do not know why sudo -E kate /etc/environment no longer loads 'kate' Would this have something to do with compositing being disabled? man sudo > -E --preserve-env Indicates to the security policy that the user wishes to preserve their existing environmental variables.....
No idea. I don't use Kate.
I have noticed that when logging out of the session, the window descriptors are blank. I have attached a screenshot of this > https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/7d376bc11a7b
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