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Bug#926149: AMD: Add nomodeset kernel parameter to avoid black screen



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On Mon, 2019-04-01 at 15:59 +0800, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
> 
> With the latest AMD CPUs the kernel will attempt to use the AMDGPU
> kernel driver. Alas this will result in a black screen on the minimal
> system installed by the installer.

The installer should not do this.

If the necessary firmware is installed, the amdgpu driver should work,
of course.  If the firmware is not installed, the driver is supposed to
bail out early (this is a Debian-specific patch).

Was the firmware (firmware-amd-graphics package) installed on your test
system?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
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                                                          - John Lennon


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