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hairystripper

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Registered: 2019-03-10

Posts: 4

BlackScreen Installation

Hello everyone,

I'm aware it was ask previously, a good many, yet my PC freezes in installation. I'm convinced it is an NVidia driver issue yet I failed find a solution. I used same USB to install Arch to my laptop so I'm eliminating a bad USB. The screen freezes on

:: running early hook [udev]
Starting version 241.7-2-arch
:: running early hook [archiso_pxe_nbd]
:: running hook [udev]
:: Triggering events
[4....] sd 4:0:0:0: [sde] No Caching mode page found
[4...] sd 4:0:0:0: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
[35...] ahci 0000:08:00.0: AHCI controller unavailable!

and if I add

 loglevel=7

the last line turns to

[37....] ata8: failed to resume link (SControl FFFFFFFF)

I tried kernel params

 nomodeset, modprobe.blacklist=nouveau, nouveau.modeset =0, acpi=off

I turned of secure boot and fast boot from BIOS setting as well as tried integrated graphics instead of graphics card.
System specs:
i7 4790k
asus sabertooth z97 mark 1
evga nvidia 1070
16gb ram
3SSD's and 1 HDD
Currently I'm using HDD and 2 of SSD's for Windows(8.1) files and trying to use other SSD for Arch Linux.

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 18,334

Re: BlackScreen Installation

Welcome to the arch linux forums hairystripper.  The kernel parameters you added prevent the nouveau module from being loaded so why do you believe it would be an Nvidia driver issue?

Last edited by loqs (2019-03-10 22:57:34)

hairystripper

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Registered: 2019-03-10

Posts: 4

Re: BlackScreen Installation

I'm open to any other suggestion but all the previous post I read led me to that conclusion.

Lone_Wolf

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Re: BlackScreen Installation

The install iso doesn't provide the nvidia proprietary driver afaik , if you block nouveau the kernel will have to fallback to something that doesn't provide KMS (like 80x50 vga text mode ?).

:: running early hook [archiso_pxe_nbd]

Are you trying to perform a pxe boot ?
if not, i guess this is normal.

[35...] ahci 0000:08:00.0: AHCI controller unavailable!
.........
[37....] ata8: failed to resume link (SControl FFFFFFFF)

To me those messages suggest you may be missing  a necessary kernel module.
Please describe your hardware (motherboard / processor, expansion cards)

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Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky

hairystripper

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Registered: 2019-03-10

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Re: BlackScreen Installation

All my hardware specs are listed above, also I tried other distributions, Manjaro and Ubuntu, both failed as well with same error messages or a black screen freeze.

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 18,334

Re: BlackScreen Installation

If you remove the 1070 is the issue still present?

hairystripper

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Registered: 2019-03-10

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Re: BlackScreen Installation

I did not tried that, but I have a question if I unplug it and made the install wouldn't I be able to log in to my system with 1070 plugeed? This system is originally my gaming setup so I don't really liked the idea that I have to unplug my graphics card each time I need to work and have to plug it back in when I play games.

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 18,334

Re: BlackScreen Installation

If the installation media reaches a shell prompt without the 1070 present then your assertion the issue is 1070 related would be validated and the investigation could be targeted at the GPU.
I am not suggesting removing / replacing the 1070 is a solution just a test.