Running desktop

[Raviu56]

Thank you very much for your work here.
Only last version 6.1.25 could boot on my s905x4 box.
As a text mode or headless server it works very well.
I've tried to run desktop-minimal-install.sh script on both ubuntu and debian version. and for both versions the desktop could not be started only blinking curser on black screen.
Stopping gdm service and running startx command, I get the following Xorg.0.log

[  4370.961] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[  4370.979] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[  4370.979] (EE) No devices detected.
[  4370.979] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 0
[  4370.979] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 1
[  4370.979] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[  4370.979] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[  4370.979] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[  4370.979] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  4370.979]    compiled for 1.21.1.7, module version = 1.21.1
[  4370.979]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  4370.979]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 25.2
[  4370.980] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[  4370.980] (II) Unloading modesetting
[  4370.980] (II) Failed to load module "modesetting" (already loaded, 0)
[  4370.980] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[  4370.980] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[  4370.980] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[  4370.980] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[  4370.980] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[  4370.981] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[  4370.981] (EE) No devices detected.
[  4370.981] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[  4370.981] (EE) no screens found(EE)

I've also attached journal log when starting gdm service
gdm.journal.log.txt

Please tell me how can I proceed to get desktop working and if any other info or logs are needed.
Thanks a lot

[devmfc]

For S905X4 (SC2) and S905W2 (S4) there is no working mainline HDMI driver at this moment. So boxes based on these SOCs will only work as a headless server. There is a text console however via simpleframebuffer (uses mem area and HDMI set up by bootloader). But for desktop usage: a no-go for now.

Sorry.

[ductm208]

I wish I went to this topic before. I have Tanix W2 S905W2, desktop setup brought me a blinking cursor. Thanks for the information. Btw I am using it as smart home controllers, headless is just fine.

[evandrojr]

HDMI on S905X4 is now working. Except for Xorg, that I didn´t manage to make work.

[Dracoit]

Hi, is HDMI working on S905X4? in my case only the console is visible.

[hirotokun4ik]

After installing desktop-minimal-install.sh it started but the cursor is not visible what could this be connected with (device X96 s905w)

[easytol0ve]

you can install desktop on tanix W2 and similar devices

apt install xserver-xorg
apt install xserver-xorg-video-all
apt install lightdm
apt install xinit

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

remove all in xorg.conf and put this

Section "Device"
#Identifier "DRM Graphics Acclerated"
#Driver "modesetting"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "fbdev"
Option "AccelMethod" "glamor" ### "glamor" to enable 3D
Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0"
#Option "DRI" "2"
#Option "Dri2Vsync" "true"
#Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
EndSection

Section "OutputClass"
Identifier "Amlogic"
MatchDriver "meson"
#Driver "modesetting"
Option "PrimaryGPU" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Meson"
#Monitor "HDMI"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
#Modes "1920x1080" "1440x900" "1280x720" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "720x400"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Save

istall your favorite Desktop Environment
i think lxde more faster than others
apt install lxde

and run startx