So, I have two problems, one actual, and the other one in-concept.
First, is the fact that my new system refuses to start any linux OS up properly. I’m planning to use Manjaro, but I also tried with ubuntu as well. On both of them, any attempt to boot into the installer simply sends to a black screen. The odd thing is, this also happens to another system.
Both ISOs are started using Ventoy, but I did try just directly flashing it to the usb using balenca and rufus to no avail.
For both, when booting manjaro, both will display some [ok] stuff in the console, before going straight to a black screen.
On ubuntu, only safe mode graphics works, but clearly that’s not a long term solution. (I also don’t have my storage here yet, so I can’t install to a disk yet).
I have tried setting nomodeset
, amdgpu.dc=1
(or 0), CSM on and off, secure boot off (always). I’m just stuck. SVM, SR-IOV and Above 4G is also on, in case that matters.
The first system is on a 5950x, and has a 6600xt, and will have a 1070 as well.
The second is just a 4560g APU.
The 4560G is running as a TrueNas system, so I don’t exactly need to give it a head, but when I do, it also exhibits similar behaviour, where it just simply stops displaying. Thankfully, other stuff seem to be working.
So far, the only common thread is that both uses and AMD gpu.
For context, my other system which has the 1070 and a 3950x installed manjaro with no problems, as did my t580 thinkpad with an iGPU.
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Second, is the Proxmox (or Unraid, I dunno) issue. Rather, I’m debating if I should run Manjaro and Windows under Proxmox, or just go straight Manjaro and then KVM Windows there. That will go on the 5950x system.
I know that apparently Proxmox is still using KVM, so there’s that, but it also runs with a web gui (or maybe not, not sure).
The reason for the two different GPUs is to allow the linux system the AMD one, since apparently AMD is better supported on linux, though NVIDIA recently has released some drivers as well, and the Nvidia one on the Windows VM for native games rather than running through a compatibility layer.
I’d want to stick with linux as much as possible, but frankly I’m just too much noob to linux to really want to spend all the time on getting a game working.
Any help on the two issues would be greatly appreciated.