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



I'll be very happy to help you test this week.
Next week I wish to proceed with final installation though.

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

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=925556#25
mentions what ISO I used, and all logs are attached to that bug report.

Note I do all my installs offline with just the ISO.

I recall having worked around the /dev/sdX issue, one can get as far as

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(Staring at the stuck screen with one of the last messages being amdgpudrmfb ...)

I recall with nomodeset in effect, logs will contain
[drm:amdgpu_init [amdgpu]] *ERROR* VGACON disables amdgpu kernel modesetting.
but at least one can still use the computer.

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