Boot fails with a blank screen due to acpi_backlight errors

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I have the exact same problem. I tried both KDE and XCFE. Boot fails with a blank screen and cannot even open a terminal with ctrl-alt-f3.

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s AMD
Linux manjaro 5.8.11-1-MANJARO
Architecture: x86_64
Model name: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U with Radeon Graphics

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Howdy!

Could you please provide me the output of ls /sys/class/backlight please?

Thank you!:grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Try to edit the kernel parameter with:

acpi_backlight=video

OR

acpi_backlight=vendor

OR

acpi_backlight=native

Press e when the menu shows up and add them on the linux line:

linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=978e3e81-8048-4ae1-8a06-aa727458e8ff quiet splash

and

Press Ctrl+x to boot with these parameters.

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Here is the output of ls /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_b10.

PXL_20201005_032155520
PXL_20201005_0321555202016×1512 734 KB

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Howdy!

Could you please provide me just the output of ls /sys/class/backlight please?

Thank you!

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@laguna Please post in this thread, not the other you hijacked. :wink: I’ve moved your posts twice now.

https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Forum_Rules#Thread_Hijacking

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thanks, hopefully this time I’m replying in the correct thread:

$ ls /sys/class/backlight/
amdgpu_b10

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Howdy!

Could you please open a terminal then type in sudo nano /etc/default/grub please?

Once in the editor, use the arrows key on your keyboard to navigate toward the line where it says GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=
Then add acpi_backlight=amdgpu_b10 to the end, but befor the last " (quotation mark)!

Hit CTRL + S to save, then CTRL + X to exit the editor.

Finally, punch in sudo update-grub

Reboot!

Have a wonderful day!

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@laguna I have the same problem with my T14s. I have the R5-4650U.
Did you finally manage to solve the problem?

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