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#1 2022-11-25 02:09:05

hootis
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Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

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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#2 2022-11-25 02:10:26

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop


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#3 2022-11-25 02:13:38

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

i dont see how this helps. i cant even boot into the "terminal" that you start in

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#4 2022-11-25 02:17:46

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

Don't hit the option to boot Arch. Edit the kernel command line first.


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#5 2022-11-25 02:32:50

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

im sorry, im very confused where is the kernel command line?

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#6 2022-11-25 02:33:47

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

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#7 2022-11-25 02:37:55

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

hootis wrote:

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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#8 2022-11-25 02:44:36

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

its still not working. i added nouveau.modeset=0 to the kernel command line, and still no luck

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#9 2022-11-25 02:53:48

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

Are you sure nouveau is what you need and all that you need? What graphics do you have?


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#10 2022-11-25 03:04:43

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

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#11 2022-11-25 03:19:04

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

You're sure you don't have integrated graphics, too?


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#12 2022-11-25 03:26:40

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

yes, im sure. i ran "inxi -Gx" to check.

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#13 2022-11-25 07:33:35

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

What if you boot with this Kernel Parameter?

vga=792

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#14 2022-12-18 19:54:14

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Re: Cant boot arch linux installer ISO on alienware laptop

Have you disabled secure boot in BIOS?

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