GiaThnYgeia composed on 2017-04-04 13:51 (UTC): ...
This must be a 15y old machine, at least. I think it is a very early Celeron > processor with about 256k video memory.
What do 'lspci | grep VGA' and/or 'inxi -c0 -v1' show?
Still, if Debian8 runs why does Debian9 fail? Simple upgrade from 8 to > 9, nothing else changed.
Kernel changed from 3.16 to 4.9, big difference if you have the wrong gfxchip: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/03/msg01326.html -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/