Works on live USB, but not on HDD ( 945GM)

[mikerr]

I have 18.3 working fine on a live USB stick on an old Samsung q35 laptop

Working:

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$ inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x800@59.99.hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GM
           GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 17.0.7

once installed to hard drive I get a mouse cursor but black screen (and corruption at top of screen).
Adding nomodeset to the boot gets me into a desktop, but obviously without accerated gfx.

Here's output of non-accelerated hdd install:

Not working:

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$ inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: vesa,intel (unloaded: fbdev)
           Resolution: 1280x800@0.00hz
           GLX Renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 5.0, 128 bits)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8

So I just need to replicate the drivers used in the first somehow ?

[deepakdeshp]

Try making the kernel version same from USB boot and HDD.

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 uname -r

gives the kernel version.
In update manager--view, you can install kernels.

[catweazel]

Try making the kernel version same from USB boot and HDD.[

Surely they're the same? Wouldn't the OP be better off to install a 4.15 kernel?

[mikerr]

Ah, they were different kernels. USB was 4.10.0-38 ... non working HDD was 4.13.0-41

Grub gave me the option of reverting:


Selecting 4.10 fixed it.

Now I'll test others
[edit] 4.15.0.13 works fine too, so I'll leave it on that.