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Re: problem installing bullseye..

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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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problem installing bullseye.. John Watts <john.watts@shaw.ca> - 2021-06-24 22:00 +0200
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    Re: problem installing bullseye.. John Watts <john.watts@shaw.ca> - 2021-06-24 22:50 +0200
      Re: problem installing bullseye.. Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-06-24 23:30 +0200
      Re: problem installing bullseye.. Georgi Naplatanov <gosho@oles.biz> - 2021-06-25 01:10 +0200

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