Linux mint boots into black screen after fresh install

[austere falcon]

What do I do? I read in a reddit post that I have to make grub Permanent. Can I do that in compatibility mode, as mint won't open in normal mode?

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see #1331824974440431768 message

follow thru the part where it says press e at grub menu. use nomodeset. then install nvidia driver from driver manager in desktop ,if applicable

Secure Boot must be OFF

[austere falcon]

It's off

But I have 5600gt apu

No dgpu

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ok

[austere falcon]

Can't find nomodeset

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try the nomodeset. it's all exampled in the link

[austere falcon]

I have a display driver problem. I think you should know that

Windows booted then stopped and monitor said no signal.

I tried mint. An equivalent problem appears here, just instead of no signal, I get a black screen

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but u get mint logo as it boots?

[austere falcon]

Yes

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.

[austere falcon]

Then storage blinking stops. And black screen

Setparams

I am at some text editor after i did ctrl shift f1 and then e

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nah get to here #1331824974440431768 message

n add the term after splash

[austere falcon]

My quiet splash doesnt have quotes

This?

Ig now i press f10?

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yes exactly

[austere falcon]

It worked

Hey I had another related matter

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aight. now see driver manager

[austere falcon]

Ok wait

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and/or research linux drivers for ur specific display adapter thing.

[austere falcon]

Won't lspci | grep VGA do?

[austere falcon]

It's apu

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see inxi -Gxxx for details

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No card

[austere falcon]

It says no drivers needed

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show output

[austere falcon]

Where do I enter that

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terminal

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well i gotta step off, but do some research on that device 1 model re: linux

this environment is running in software rastering mode, as shown

[austere falcon]

If I restart will mint load normally

[austere falcon]

So igpu is not fully functional right?

[fading elbow]

no but u can add the parameter to grub file as per link example, til u sort it out

[austere falcon]

My monitor is 180hz. Can't change it either

It's capped at 60

[austere falcon]

Would you please have a cursory look at this

https://discord.com/channels/150662382874525696/1358417459689951383

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see if all internal gpu functions are enabled in BIOS

[austere falcon]

Windows 11 or 10 booting stops midway and monitor reads No Signal

APU: 5600gt
Mobo: MSI B550M PRO VDH WIFI
Monitor: Acer vg240y 1080p 180hz

I use HDMI cable that came with the monitor.

Everything was working fine. Then, one day, I changed the location of my monitor, from my table to a recess in the wall of the same room. It's virtually still in the same location. Then when I replugged my monitor to my pc, I saw Mobo startup sign and then it stopped and monitor said no signal. I could access the bios though.

I accessed troubleshooting menu by restarting my pc a few times. In safe mode, I uninstalled my display drivers using DDU and pc turned on fine. But I couldn't increase the refresh rate from 60 to 180. I tried installing display drivers using AMD adrenaline and as soon as the software approached the stage of installing display drivers, display blacked out and said no signal.

I have been trying to troubleshoot it and even RMA'ed my apu (5600gt). Tried with the new replacement 5600gt but the problem still the same.

I downgraded from windows 11 to 10. But problem persists. I got linux mint now. I'm compatibility mode, Lspci | grep VGA showed the correct amd drivers. When I installed mint from compatibility mode, mint boots into a black screen.

What is this problem? How do I solve it?

[austere falcon]

This is the reason I tried mint

[austere falcon]

How to ascertain that

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just look around in it

[austere falcon]

Here?

Integrated graphics configuration

Initiate graphics adapter is peg
Integrated graphics is game mode

What now

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i forgot what peg stands for

perhaps instead of game mode, try another mode

[austere falcon]

Forced or disabled are available

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well try forced

[austere falcon]

Peg or iGD is available in initiate graphics adapter

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u can research those

[austere falcon]

I get to set uma frame buffer now

I have 16gb ram

Set it to 4gb

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just note ur changes in case to need to revert

[austere falcon]

I did this to improve performance of gta v. Didn't work

This is what is shows before black screen in normal boot

[austere falcon]

Did you go over this.

[austere falcon]

Nothing's working man

Neither windows nor linux. I even RMA ed my apu.

[austere falcon]

Hey man. I tried amdgpu install

Still linux won't boot without nomodeset

Suggets sth please sir

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🤷‍♂️

Try Ubuntu 25.04

any distro that requires 'compatibility mode' just to boot live ISO, is an immediate red flag of incompatibility

@austere falcon

[austere falcon]

Could this be because of display driver issue?

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9 times out of 10

[austere falcon]

It was all working fine. Had a display driver problem. Could t boot windows. Can't install mint

Neither fedora. They all freeze and no signal

[austere falcon]

Any wya to solve it?

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here's what you do.

[austere falcon]

The display driver

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boot in safemode, with nomodeset to desktop

prep. your usb with a flasher/loader tool called Ventoy.

[austere falcon]

I have ventoy. That's how I tried to install mint and fedora amd even windows

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yeah so... experiment some.

[austere falcon]

Can't load the iso file in normal.mkde. have to boot the. With grub 2

Or wimboot in case of windows

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try the latest ubuntu 25 that just launched. it has latest kernel. maybe that handles the newer AMD

[austere falcon]

Different cable, different monitor. Can they solve it?

I have HDMI cable rn. If I use dp or vga or whatever

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perhaps different cable could be a try

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another thing

if it's on MBR, try clearing it, as shown in underline,

then restart the app, and make it as GPT

end proper result:

cuz the linux ISOs absolutely should boot in Normal Mode

and when you boot, from quick boot bios menu, make sure you're choosing UEFI mode

OR try the opposite of what's checked above...

as long as you boot normal mode in second screen in ventoy, and normal mode from Mint live grub menu

[austere falcon]

I tried installing Ubuntu 25 4

[austere falcon]

Same problem. Ofc used ventoy and in grub2 mode

[austere falcon]

Also the system recognizes my monitor as none 1

That also bears our the display driver issue

I tried installing amd display drivers. Still can't boot without nomodeset

[austere falcon]

Yes it is mbr. Converting to gpt as advised

[austere falcon]

Yeah man. Did as you said. Gpt. Then repasted iso file. Still can't load windows iso outside of wimboot. Could load Ubuntu 25 4 in normal mode. But it just blackscreened on me again

Only nomodeset works man

I'll take my pc to a repair shop. There I will try different cables, monitors. Maybe that's what's causing the issue

Can I just unplug my case and load it onto the footrest area of a vespa and take it to the store?

No static current conundrums?

[austere falcon]

Yeah a hdmi to dp adaptor worked