MX Help • Re: Login screen doesn't show characters - just boxes where chars should be

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System:  Kernel: 6.1.0-16-amd64 [6.1.67-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-16-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.1_x64 Libretto October 15  2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12    (bookworm)Machine:  Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC    v: 039C200002241220000020000 serial: <superuser required> Chassis: Quanta type: 10    serial: <superuser required>  Mobo: Quanta model: 3638 v: 33.11 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: F.03    date: 08/22/2009Battery:  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 61.7 Wh (100.0%) condition: 61.7/73.4 Wh (84.1%) volts: 16.6 min: 14.4    model: Hewlett-Packard Primary type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: fullCPU:  Info: model: AMD Turion II Ultra Mobile M600 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: K10 level: v1    built: 2009-13 process: AMD 45nm family: 0x10 (16) model-id: 6 stepping: 2 microcode: 0x1000098  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 256 KiB desc: d-2x64 KiB; i-2x64 KiB    L2: 2 MiB desc: 2x1024 KiB  Speed (MHz): avg: 1100 min/max: 800/2400 boost: disabled scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq    governor: ondemand cores: 1: 1100 2: 1100 bogomips: 9576  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a svm  Vulnerabilities:  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected  Type: l1tf status: Not affected  Type: mds status: Not affected  Type: meltdown status: Not affected  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected  Type: retbleed status: Not affected  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not    affected  Type: srbds status: Not affected  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affectedGraphics:  Device-1: AMD RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: radeon    v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: TeraScale code: R6xx/RV6xx/RV7xx process: TSMC 55-65nm    built: 2005-13 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: HDMI-A-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 01:05.0 chip-ID: 1002:9712    class-ID: 0300  Device-2: Suyin HP webcam [dv6-1190en] type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-3:3    chip-ID: 064e:c107 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X: loaded: radeon    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: r600 gpu: radeon display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1600x900 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 423x238mm (16.65x9.37") s-diag: 485mm (19.11")  Monitor-1: LVDS-1 mapped: LVDS model: Seiko Epson 0x3154 built: 2008 res: 1600x900 hz: 60    dpi: 106 gamma: 1.2 size: 382x215mm (15.04x8.46") diag: 438mm (17.3") ratio: 16:9 modes:    max: 1600x900 min: 640x480  API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: AMD RS880 (DRM 2.50.0 / 6.1.0-16-amd64 LLVM 15.0.6)    compat-v: 3.0 direct-render: YesAudio:  Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel    bus-ID: 00:14.2 chip-ID: 1002:4383 class-ID: 0403  Device-2: AMD RS880 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4200 Series] vendor: Hewlett-Packard    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 01:05.1 chip-ID: 1002:970f class-ID: 0403  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-16-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctlNetwork:  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Hewlett-Packard U98Z062.10    802.11bgn driver: ath9k v: kernel modules: wl pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1    bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:002b class-ID: 0280  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>  Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 2000 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136    class-ID: 0200  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>Drives:  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 64.44 GiB (13.8%)  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST9500420AS size: 465.76 GiB block-size:    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: HPM1    scheme: MBRPartition:  ID-1: / raw-size: 460.25 GiB size: 451.96 GiB (98.20%) used: 64.44 GiB (14.3%) fs: ext4    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1Swap:  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 5.5 GiB used: 2 MiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda2    maj-min: 8:2Sensors:  System Temperatures: cpu: 63.9 C mobo: N/A  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/ARepos:  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2091 libs: 1057 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list    1: deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list    1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list    1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-freeInfo:  Processes: 213 Uptime: 38m wakeups: 2 Memory: 3.57 GiB used: 1.99 GiB (55.6%) Init: SysVinit  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)