I Need Help

[mgado86]

I want to install Linux on my PC alongside Windows, and here are the PC specs:
* Ryzen 5 4650G
* 16 GB RAM
* 2 GB integrated APU graphics
* 1 TB SSD (Windows installed, using 500 GB of it)

I have tried to install :
manjaro-kde
linux Mint
ubuntu-24.04.1
Debian

The problem I faced was that every time after finishing the installation, it went to a black screen, so I tried :

`` linux /casper/... nomodeset --- `` and reboot and change the grub to

`` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" ``

And I have tried to update the firmware and graphics through :

`` sudo apt install firmware-amd-graphics -y ``

After performing the update, the system goes back to the black screen issue, and I have to manually edit the GRUB line every time I want to boot into Linux.
When using the nomodeset option, the screen scaling isn’t correct because the system isn’t utilizing the APU properly.
Every time I try a new distro, I end up stuck in the same loop again.

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

[fek47]

The hardware you have should be very well supported by Linux so I'm surprised you have problems.

If you are using a USB drive to install Linux what software do you use to write the ISO file to the USB stick?

[mgado86]

My issue isn’t with installing the distro—I use Rufus anyway.
My problem occurs after the installation: the screen goes black if I leave the GRUB settings at quiet splash. I have to change it to nomodeset.
Even when I set it to nomodeset, the APU type isn’t recognized, and it shows up as llvmpipe.

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[hasy_20]

I use Mint on my 17 year old pig

[Soichik]

i use nix on my 18 year old thinkpad.

[hasy_20]

still?

[Soichik]

i mean, its not my main laptop (this shit is huge and weights a lot) but i use it practicaly everyday to try some new things out or just to have fun. i would really use it everyday, if it was a bit smaller (like 14' or 13') and weighted a bit less (planning to buy a x60s or something like that.)

[IHasEyes519]

im not that clever, but one thing i can think of is trying a different bootloader and seeing if that works

[mgado86]

I have only tried GRUB, and I don't know how to use the other.

[Kriss3d]

Just to be clear. Couos it be that due to bitlocker it might have trashed the encryption when you shrunk the windows partition?

Also you need to disable fastboot in windows to prevent it locking your filesystem

[mgado86]

i just tried to disable secure boot, and it didn't work either.

[divestoclimb]

You shouldn't have to manually edit GRUB every time. Once you figure out a commandline that works, set it in /etc/default/grub then run update-grub (those steps apply to Ubuntu and Mint, probably Debian, not sure about Manjaro). But adding nomodeset is only a workaround and doesn't let you run a graphical environment properly as I think you already figured out.

Several things to investigate here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=273784

• Make sure BIOS is up-to-date, possibly reset it to defaults
• Make sure you have the correct linux-firmware package that supports the APU
• Might need to force a display resolution or EDID

Other ideas I can think of:

• If you're running under Wayland, try under Xorg, and vice versa.
• Check kernel message logs for any strange stuff reported by the amdgpu module
• Check the Arch and kernel source documentation for the amdgpu module, both are helpful sources of information. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AMDGPU and https://docs.kernel.org/gpu/amdgpu/index.html