Re: problem installing bullseye..
On 6/24/21 10:43 PM, John Watts wrote:
> I have been using Debian since approximately 2005.
>
> I have this equipment now:
> Processor: AMD Ryzen 3600
> Video card: Asus GeForce GT 1030
> Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H
> Bios: American Megatrends EFI 2.70 B450MDSH.61c aka "f61c"
> DMI: Gigabyte Technologies Ltd B450M DS3H/B450M DS3H-CF
>
> The bios screens for this bios have an entry on the "peripherals" page
> which has this: AMI Graphic Output Protocol Policy. Selecting that
> has these lines:
>
> GP 108 Board (86.08.36.00.21)
> Nvidia GPU UEFI driver
> Output select DFP1 (that's a "one")
>
> The lines are informational and none offer any choices.
>
> This machine will run the debian-10.8-amd64-netinst.iso through to
> completion. The resulting Buster installation *will boot* and run
> without any issue whatever.
>
> The machine will run the "firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso" through
> to completion. The resulting Bullseye installation will *not boot*
> (hanging shortly after starting). Using the extra boot options choice
> on grub menu (single user mode) the detailed verbose boot sequence
> indicates that the machine freezes on the statement:
>
> fb: switching to nouveaufb from EFI VGA
>
> Fortunately, the "firmware-testing" iso produces a functional grub menu
> so I am able to reach the bios screens to recover.
>
> I tried the minimal install and the desktop install using Gnome. Both
> had the same result. In addition to the "firmware-testing" iso I have
> tried several versions of the plain vanilla version of the testing
> netinst.iso, making attempts every few weeks since December 2020
> (thinking that the issue would be fixed at some point). All attempts
> to install bullseye end up with the freeze issue, but all attempts could
> successfully run the installer through to completion.
>
> Does anyone familiar with bullseye construction know how to dodge this
> issue? If it is not possible, what is the reason? At present it looks
> like just about everyone running AMD Ryzen with supporting separate
> video card will be stuck at the Buster level.
>
>
Hi John,
the problem could be with Nvidia driver (nouveau) if that is the case
then you can try to install proprietary Nvidia video driver.
Kind regards
Georgi
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