Esteban L composed on 2019-07-10 09:23 (UTC+0200): > I installed Debian, but it boots to a blinking _ , otherwise dark screen.
> Best I can figure, I need the microcode firmware update for the system, > since I saw a mention of that on the text (it was the first line, so > hard to miss). > What steps do I need to do to get my video to work? I will try safe mode > next, I guess, see if that does anything. Usually you can append nomodeset to the end of the linux line in the Grub menu (via the E key to edit at runtime). It may or may not produce much difference compared to safe mode. Nomodeset is typically only for making repair operations possible. While using it, if X works at all, it will be slow and use a suboptimal video mode. 'sudo apt install firmware-amdgpu' may be all you need to do during a rescue boot in order to get competent video from your Radeon on next restart. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
