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aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=fn4L30I7; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=riseup.net (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Spam-Score: 5.86 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=fn4L30I7; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=riseup.net (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 33D9E636E X-Spam-Score: 5.86 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: OtH7XYxfnEHT On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 22:44:58 +0200 "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote: > On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 01:36:36PM +0200, raingloom wrote: > > On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:55:43 +0200 > > "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote: =20 > > > I=E2=80=99ve previously had such issues with AMD Radeon GPUs, so we a= dded > > > it to the blacklist in gnu/system/install.scm: =20 > > AFAIK it's a Radeon machine, so that may be the problem. =20 >=20 > Could you check if editing the boot options in GRUB to > modprobe.blacklist=3Damdgpu makes nomodeset unnecessary? Then > modprobe.blacklist=3Dradeon,amdgpu could be added to > gnu/system/install.scm. >=20 > Other than that, I believe the installer would eventually have shown > up with nomodeset and I believe uvesafb makes the graphics work on any > x86_64 or x86 machine, so no save-graphics GRUB entry is needed. But > maybe I=E2=80=99m wrong and uvesafb isn=E2=80=99t a panacea. >=20 >=20 > > I have no idea how long the GUI is expected to take to show up, > > maybe it would have appeared if I just waited even more, but there > > was no indication of anything happening. =20 >=20 > It takes some time on my old laptop, but it is an old laptop. >=20 > All that aside, I believe uvesafb-service-type or > kernel-module-loader-service-type can be added to any config.scm to > show i3 or any desktop environment using software rendering. It just > consumes much CPU. The installer could add it to the config.scm > automatically, however it may not be what the user wants and it seems > there is no way to auto-detect the appropriate resolution (v86d has a > resolution checker, but it maybe cannot be run early in the boot). >=20 > Regards, > Florian Hmm, it did end up working, even without the amdgpu trick. Finally had an excuse to try the TUI installer. I guess we can close this for now, but I still think that a safe graphics mode could be a good idea.