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@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ After booting into this fresh system, you might want to loop back to the apt-cacher-ng) - run ``apt-get install -f`` to fix any outstanding apt issues - need to add ``deb http://repo.novena.io/repo/ jessie main`` to get kosagi - updates + updates (if kosagi-repo wasn't installed) - if they aren't already installed, run ``apt-get install novena-eeprom kosagi-repo novena-disable-ssp novena-usb-hub`` (etc) - need to create a user (``adduser``, then ``usermod -G`` to add to sudo group) @@ -119,3 +119,46 @@ Creating a WiFi Hostspot Compiling and Installing the Kernel ------------------------------------- + +Using an External HDMI Monitor +------------------------------------- + +These instructions are oriented towards users of a bare mainboard system, not +Desktop or Laptop folks trying to use a secondary display. + +Attaching an HDMI monitor should Just Work as a console login; you'll need a +USB keyboard or other input device to log in. + +TODO: when an external monitor is attached the UART console login stops +working? + +For a simple XFCE-based desktop with common applications, install:: + + sudo apt-get install task-xfce-desktop xorg-novena \ + xserver-xorg-video-armada xserver-xorg-video-armada-etnaviv iceweasel \ + arandr libetnaviv + +.. note:: + As of January 2015, there seems to be an issue_ with the novena-xorg + package that prevents the "armada" driver from working. A workaround is to + edit the file ``/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-novena.conf`` and add the + following lines to the top:: + + Section "Files" + ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/" + ModulePath "/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/xorg/modules/" + EndSection + + If this does not work, you can also try replacing the ``armada`` driver in + that file with ``fbdev`` (and comment out the following option lines) to + use a (slow) raw framebuffer device instead. + +.. _issue: https://github.com/xobs/xorg-novena/issues/2 + +After future reboots, when the external display is attached you should get a +friendly GUI login screen. + +To start up X without rebooting, run from the console login:: + + startxfce4 + |