• Why am I getting almost hard crashes after logging into my lightdm into desktop (KDE, xfce, Gnome, etc.)?

    From ant@ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) to alt.os.linux.debian on Tue Apr 28 18:43:50 2026
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    Logging into my desktop (KDE, xfce, Gnome, etc.) crashes right away after lightdm. https://zimage.com/~ant/temp/dmesgAndlsPCI.txt shows nouveau with errors. I can't even switch to local text mode locally to do force reboot (have to use the computer's physical reset button). Remote SSH2 reboot gets stuck even though I get remotely disconnected.

    I'm currently using my onboard Intel GPU instead of my NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT video card. Why is Debian still trying to use my NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT video card even though it's not connected to my HD monitor (VGA connection)? Is there a way to tell my Debian not to use the card without physically removing it (can't due to my disabilities)? https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my detailed secondary PC's setup spefications. I didn't have this problems before upgrading to Trixie v13 from Bookworm v12. :(

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
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  • From address@address@is.invalid (LucLan) to alt.os.linux.debian on Wed Apr 29 04:55:31 2026
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    Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
    Logging into my desktop (KDE, xfce, Gnome, etc.) crashes right away after lightdm. https://zimage.com/~ant/temp/dmesgAndlsPCI.txt shows nouveau with errors. I can't even switch to local text mode locally to do force reboot (have to use the computer's physical reset button). Remote SSH2 reboot gets stuck even though I get remotely disconnected.

    I'm currently using my onboard Intel GPU instead of my NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT video card. Why is Debian still trying to use my NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT video card even though it's not connected to my HD monitor (VGA connection)? Is there a way to tell my Debian not to use the card without physically removing it (can't due to my disabilities)? https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my detailed secondary PC's setup spefications. I didn't have this problems before upgrading to Trixie v13 from Bookworm v12. :(

    Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

    Hi Ant.
    Please check the nvidia drivers, something is fishy there (the newest
    drivers does support few old cards).
    Hope you resolve the problem soon.
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  • From Anssi Saari@anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi to alt.os.linux.debian on Wed Apr 29 10:17:45 2026
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    ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:

    I'm currently using my onboard Intel GPU instead of my NVIDIA GeForce
    8800 GT video card. Why is Debian still trying to use my NVIDIA
    GeForce 8800 GT video card even though it's not connected to my HD
    monitor (VGA connection)?

    I think the video card driver needs to load before cable status can be determined.

    Is there a way to tell my Debian not to use the card without
    physically removing it (can't due to my disabilities)?

    Adding module_blacklist=nouveau to the kernel command line should
    disable the Nouveau driver.

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  • From ant@ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) to alt.os.linux.debian on Wed Apr 29 23:17:40 2026
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    Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote:
    ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:

    I'm currently using my onboard Intel GPU instead of my NVIDIA GeForce
    8800 GT video card. Why is Debian still trying to use my NVIDIA
    GeForce 8800 GT video card even though it's not connected to my HD
    monitor (VGA connection)?

    I think the video card driver needs to load before cable status can be determined.

    Is there a way to tell my Debian not to use the card without
    physically removing it (can't due to my disabilities)?

    Adding module_blacklist=nouveau to the kernel command line should
    disable the Nouveau driver.

    I just tried that from my https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=842407#p842407 thread. It didn't work unless I am doing it wrong. :(
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  • From address@address@is.invalid (LucLan) to alt.os.linux.debian on Thu Apr 30 06:21:45 2026
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    Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
    Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote:
    ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:

    I'm currently using my onboard Intel GPU instead of my NVIDIA GeForce
    8800 GT video card. Why is Debian still trying to use my NVIDIA
    GeForce 8800 GT video card even though it's not connected to my HD
    monitor (VGA connection)?

    I think the video card driver needs to load before cable status can be
    determined.

    Is there a way to tell my Debian not to use the card without
    physically removing it (can't due to my disabilities)?

    Adding module_blacklist=nouveau to the kernel command line should
    disable the Nouveau driver.

    I just tried that from my https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=842407#p842407 thread. It didn't work unless I am doing it wrong. :(

    My optinion is to reinstall older drivers for NVidia (this worked for
    me).
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