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marv91

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Registered: 2025-12-25

Posts: 2

Acer Aspire One D260 / Netbook Graphic Card Issue

Hello,

I have to use the "nomodeset"/Terminal fix because the boot up on my Acer Aspire One D260 creates a black screen or graphic issue.

If this fixes the black screen, make it permanent by editing /etc/default/grub in your terminal, adding nomodeset to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT, and running sudo update-grub

Could a permanent fix be created for the further versions of the OS ?
Thanks.

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

Posts: 6,362

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Re: Acer Aspire One D260 / Netbook Graphic Card Issue

Unfortunately, adding "nomodeset" may affect booting on another hardware, so the fix isn't trivial. We just follow Debian upstream in this case, so it would be possible report for Debian devs. In anyway, thanks for that suggestion.

seb3773

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From: France

Registered: 2023-11-01

Posts: 271

Re: Acer Aspire One D260 / Netbook Graphic Card Issue

nomodeset = disables all KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) graphics drivers... So it can help as a temporary fix, but it’s never the final solution (and, as the Q4OS team rightly points out, it’s far from ideal).

On an Acer Aspire One D260, the GPU is likely (to be confirmed) an Intel GMA 3150, which uses the i915 driver.
The better option would therefore be:
i915.modeset=0

You should test this at boot (for exemple with e to edit arguments)
replace quiet splash with:  i915.modeset=0   and if the black screen disappears: bingo

make it permanent if it's ok: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i915.modeset=0"

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