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i tried installing arch linux on an alienware laptop, but when i got through these steps (flash to usb, plug in usb, boot from usb, hit the option to start arch linux) i see black screen. does anyone know a fix? (sorry for bad english)
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i dont see how this helps. i cant even boot into the "terminal" that you start in
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Don't hit the option to boot Arch. Edit the kernel command line first.
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im sorry, im very confused where is the kernel command line?
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Press e
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im sorry, im very confused where is the kernel command line?
Read the actual pages https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel … stemd-boot
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its still not working. i added nouveau.modeset=0 to the kernel command line, and still no luck
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Are you sure nouveau is what you need and all that you need? What graphics do you have?
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GeForce RTX 2070
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You're sure you don't have integrated graphics, too?
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yes, im sure. i ran "inxi -Gx" to check.
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What if you boot with this Kernel Parameter?
vga=792
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Have you disabled secure boot in BIOS?
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