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Boot method: USB
Image version: debian-bookworm-DI-rc3-amd64-DVD-1.iso
Date: 05/23/23
Machine: i7-6700k, Nvidia 980 Ti, HDMI lik to monitor, 1080p monitor
Partitions: `df -Tl`:
/dev/mapper/nvme0n1p3_crypt btrfs 248993792 17590048 229590192 8% /
/dev/mapper/nvme0n1p3_crypt btrfs 248993792 17590048 229590192 8% /snapshots
/dev/mapper/nvme0n1p3_crypt btrfs 248993792 17590048 229590192 8% /swap
/dev/mapper/nvme0n1p3_crypt btrfs 248993792 17590048 229590192 8% /var
/dev/nvme0n1p2 ext2 515668 80388 409068 17% /boot
/dev/nvme0n1p1 vfat 522224 11096 511128 3% /boot/efi
/dev/mapper/sda1_crypt btrfs 488368128 380438904 107203864 79% /home
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect media: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
`initrd` was installed with the general option, and no extra modules
were loaded when prompted to do so in the expert installer. After
finishing the installation, the system rebooted correctly, albeit there
being no splash screen for the LUKs prompt, only a console text prompt
to enter the encryption passphrase. After decrypting everything and
loading the graphical environment, i.e. XFCE, the `non-free` component was
added to `/etc/apt/sources.list`, the package `linux-headers-amd64` was
installed, and lastly the command `apt install nvidia-driver
firmware-misc-nonfree` was run to install the proprietary Nvidia drivers
for my GPU. At reboot time, bootloader GRUB appeared without problem,
but after selecting the kernel and the initial loading that follows, the
console only displayed the line "XDG something disabled" instead of
showing the LUKs prompt. Though after waiting a few moments, supposedly
for the keyboard modules to load, the passphrase can be entered without
any visual feedback, with only the "XDG..." line on the screen. Pressing
<Return> following the passphrase boots the system into graphical target
without problems. The questions are: 1. Why was the GUI splash screen unavailable
after the reboot following installation? 2. Why did the prompt disappear after
installing Nvidia drivers? 3. Is there a way to fix this?
Note: I installed the same system on the W550s Thinkpad which has a
Nvidia GPU. The splash screen displayed correctly after pressing
<Escape> following the initial boot, and loaded correctly too after
installing the Nvidia drivers with identical steps detailed above.