[opensuse] Display too large Plasma leap 15.0
Hi A new installation of leap 15.0 on a Dell Optiplex with Intel on board graphics, problem is that KDE desktop (which I favour) is too large to be useable, other DE's like XFCE and Icewm which I've tried both ok. 15.1 is worse on this box, the intaller screen being too large by default and attempting to log in to plasma just gets a blank screen, hence trying 15.0 for now. Grateful for advise where to start fixing this. M -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
michael norman composed on 2019-07-20 05:28 (UTC+0100):
A new installation of leap 15.0 on a Dell Optiplex with Intel on board graphics, problem is that KDE desktop (which I favour) is too large to be useable, other DE's like XFCE and Icewm which I've tried both ok. 15.1 is worse on this box, the intaller screen being too large by default and attempting to log in to plasma just gets a blank screen, hence trying 15.0 for now.
Grateful for advise where to start fixing this.
What does "too large" mean, text and/or objects large size that may not fit in available space? Are you using a high resolution display, e.g. 2560x1440 or 3840x2160? What is output from 'xrdb --query | grep dpi'? What is output from 'cat /proc/cmdline'? If it includes "nomodeset", try striking the E key at the Grub menu and removing it from the line that begins with "linu" and probably extends to the next line. If "nomodeset" is not included, try adding it. Does making this change improve Plasma? See: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Nomodeset:_Work_Around_Graphic_Upgrade_&_Installation_Obstacles Plasma on my Optiplex 780 with onboard Intel graphics and 2560x1440 screen works normally: # inxi -GxxS System: Host: gx780 Kernel: 5.1.15-1-default x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.1.1 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.16.2 tk: Qt 5.13.0 wm: kwin_x11 dm: startx Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20190704 Graphics: Device-1: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:2e12 Display: tty server: X.Org 1.20.5 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa alternate: intel compositor: kwin_x11 resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Q45/Q43 v: 2.1 Mesa 19.1.1 direct render: Yes -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 20/07/2019 08:00, Felix Miata wrote:
michael norman composed on 2019-07-20 05:28 (UTC+0100):
A new installation of leap 15.0 on a Dell Optiplex with Intel on board graphics, problem is that KDE desktop (which I favour) is too large to be useable, other DE's like XFCE and Icewm which I've tried both ok. 15.1 is worse on this box, the intaller screen being too large by default and attempting to log in to plasma just gets a blank screen, hence trying 15.0 for now.
Grateful for advise where to start fixing this. What does "too large" mean, text and/or objects large size that may not fit in available space? "too large" means I can see no panel or application menu just the background. Are you using a high resolution display, e.g. 2560x1440 or 3840x2160? No its 1440x900
What is output from 'xrdb --query | grep dpi'?
michael1@Bonds:~> xrdb --query | grep dpi usage: xrdb [-options ...] [filename] where options include: -help print this help message -version print the program version -display host:dpy display to use -all do all resources [default] -global do screen-independent resources -screen do screen-specific resources for one screen -screens do screen-specific resources for all screens -n show but don't do changes -cpp filename preprocessor to use [/usr/bin/cpp -x assembler-with-cpp] -nocpp do not use a preprocessor -query query resources -load load resources from file [default] -override add in resources from file -merge merge resources from file & sort -edit filename edit resources into file -backup string backup suffix for -edit [.bak] -symbols show preprocessor symbols -remove remove resources -retain avoid server reset (avoid using this) -quiet don't warn about duplicates -Dname[=value], -Uname, -Idirectory passed to preprocessor A - or no input filename represents stdin. michael1@Bonds:~>
What is output from 'cat /proc/cmdline'? If it includes "nomodeset", try striking the E key at the Grub menu and removing it from the line that begins with "linu" and probably extends to the next line. If "nomodeset" is not included, try adding it. Does making this change improve Plasma? See: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Nomodeset:_Work_Around_Graphic_Upgrade_&_Installation_Obstacles
I added nomodeset to boot parameters it produced a very low resolution screen with a panel etc but huge fonts, when I rebooted still with nomodeset the panel etc had gone.
Plasma on my Optiplex 780 with onboard Intel graphics and 2560x1440 screen works normally: # inxi -GxxS System: Host: gx780 Kernel: 5.1.15-1-default x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.1.1 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.16.2 tk: Qt 5.13.0 wm: kwin_x11 dm: startx Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20190704 Graphics: Device-1: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:2e12 Display: tty server: X.Org 1.20.5 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa alternate: intel compositor: kwin_x11 resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Q45/Q43 v: 2.1 Mesa 19.1.1 direct render: Yes
I think I need some more programmes for that to work. M -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
michael norman composed on 2019-07-20 11:42 (UTC+0100):
Felix Miata wrote:
michael norman composed on 2019-07-20 05:28 (UTC+0100):
What is output from 'xrdb --query | grep dpi'?
michael1@Bonds:~> xrdb --query | grep dpi usage: xrdb [-options ...] [filename]
where options include: ... -query query resources
Sorry, I made typo, should have been: xrdb -query | grep dpi
# inxi -GxxS ... Please install inxi 2.3x with zypper or yast, or better yet, the current 3.x version of this information reporting script from the author's site: https://smxi.org/docs/inxi-installation.htm and report the output from inxi -GxxS.
Please do also: susepaste -n michn -e 10000 /var/log/Xorg.0.log if /var/log/Xorg.0.log exists and is current, or else susepaste -n michn -e 10000 .local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log if it exists and is newer, then report here the URL provided by susepaste. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 20/07/2019 12:30, Felix Miata wrote:
michael norman composed on 2019-07-20 11:42 (UTC+0100):
Felix Miata wrote:
michael norman composed on 2019-07-20 05:28 (UTC+0100): What is output from 'xrdb --query | grep dpi'? michael1@Bonds:~> xrdb --query | grep dpi usage: xrdb [-options ...] [filename] where options include: ... -query query resources Sorry, I made typo, should have been:
xrdb -query | grep dpi
# inxi -GxxS ... Please install inxi 2.3x with zypper or yast, or better yet, the current 3.x version of this information reporting script from the author's site: https://smxi.org/docs/inxi-installation.htm and report the output from inxi -GxxS.
Please do also:
susepaste -n michn -e 10000 /var/log/Xorg.0.log
if /var/log/Xorg.0.log exists and is current, or else
susepaste -n michn -e 10000 .local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log
if it exists and is newer, then report here the URL provided by susepaste.
Felix I am most grateful for your attempts to help but I have decided for now to abandon that installation as I don't have the time to devote to fixing it now and its not my main workstation, I will return to it later, probably with 15.1, but not for a while. Thanks anyway Michael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
michael norman composed on 2019-07-20 11:42 (UTC+0100):
Felix Miata wrote:
michael norman composed on 2019-07-20 05:28 (UTC+0100):
What is output from 'xrdb --query | grep dpi'?
michael1@Bonds:~> xrdb --query | grep dpi usage: xrdb [-options ...] [filename]
where options include: ... -query query resources
Sorry, I made typo, should have been: xrdb -query | grep dpi
# inxi -GxxS ... Please install inxi 2.3x with zypper or yast, or better yet, the current 3.x version of this information reporting script from the author's site: https://smxi.org/docs/inxi-installation.htm and report the output from inxi -GxxS, after installing Mesa-demo-x using zypper or yast if it is not already installed.
Please do also: susepaste -n michn -e 10000 /var/log/Xorg.0.log if /var/log/Xorg.0.log exists and is current, or else susepaste -n michn -e 10000 .local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log if it exists and is newer, then report here the URL provided by susepaste. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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