Integrated Intel i915/Radeon RX 460/560D / Pro Not Using GPU

Support Graphics & Display
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I’m a long time Microsoft computer user. Starting with MSDOS 1.0. My computer will not upgrade to Win11. TPM chip is too old. Yet I find it has plenty of power for what I need, e.g. internet, spreadsheets, database and occasional gaming.

Updates for Win10 will be ending in little over a year. Thought I would try Linux rather than replacing a good computer. Have tried several distros, e.g. Ubuntu, Pop, Puppy, Fedora. This is the first one that came up reasonably gracefully. Everything else needed nomodeset on to not black screen on startup. But they used graphic emulation not the system video cards.

Have Intel and Radeon video cards. These is an integrated graphics system. The Inte i915 handling everything except GPU work. See wikipedia article on AMD_Hybrid_Graphics

I do not think the AMD card is active. See below lshw -c video output

Tried various versions of the command line in the Live version starting with the g, grub parameters from the live USB.
 "quiet splash udev.log_priority=3 driver=nonfree nouveau.modeset=0 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1"

All ended up with black screen.  Removed the quiet and found they got to Triggering uevents and blacked out.

What else can I do to get the Radeon card live or is this expected?

TIA & thanks for reading.

Startup Command Line that works
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.9-x86_64 root=UUID=97289abc-dfa6-460b-9f51-dd53057d3486 rw splash udev.log_priority=3 driver=nonfree nomodeset

System Specs:
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.9.10-1-MANJARO (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Memory: 31.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: llvmpipe
Manufacturer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Product Name: 700C6A
System Version: P05AFT

results of lshw -c video
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
  *-display UNCLAIMED
       description: Display controller
       product: Baffin [Radeon RX 460/560D / Pro 450/455/460/555/555X/560/560X]
       vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: c5
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:e0000000-e01fffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:ef300000-ef33ffff memory:ef340000-ef35ffff
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: HD Graphics 530
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       logical name: /dev/fb0
       version: 06
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list fb
       configuration: depth=32 latency=0 resolution=2560,1440
       resources: memory:ee000000-eeffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff ioport:f000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.

Results of inxi -G                                                                                                                                  
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 driver: N/A
  Device-2: AMD Baffin [Radeon RX 460/560D / Pro
    450/455/460/555/555X/560/560X] driver: N/A
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting gpu: N/A resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: kms_swrast,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 24.1.3-manjaro1.1 renderer: llvmpipe
    (LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits)
  API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.
2

Hullo,

According to your inxi output none of your devices are using any drivers

Please report the output of mhwd:

mhwd -li -l

A more full inxi may also be helpful:

inxi -Farz
3

Thanks for the reply. Outputs

mhwd -li -l                                                                                                                               ✔ 
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!
> 0000:03:00.0 (0200:10ec:8168) Network controller Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         network-r8168            2023.09.12                true            PCI


> 0000:01:00.0 (0380:1002:67ef) Display controller ATI Technologies Inc:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI


> 0000:00:02.0 (0300:8086:1912) Display controller Intel Corporation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI
     video-modesetting            2020.01.13                true            PCI
            video-vesa            2017.03.12                true            PCI

inxi -Farz                                                                                                                                ✔ 
System:
  Kernel: 6.9.10-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.9-x86_64
    root=UUID=97289abc-dfa6-460b-9f51-dd53057d3486 rw quiet splash
    udev.log_priority=3 nomodeset
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.4.0
    wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: SAMSUNG product: 700C6A v: P05AFT
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: SAMSUNG model: DP700C6A-X01US
    v: SGL8844A07-C01-G001-S0001+10.0.14393 serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: ATIV A5A5-A5A5-A5A5-A5A5-A5A5-PAFT uuid: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: P05AFT.061.170510.MK date: 05/10/2017
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech K350 serial: <filter>
    charge: 70% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
  Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse M510
    serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
    status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-6700K bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake-S
    gen: core 6 level: v3 note: check built: 2015 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
    model-id: 0x5E (94) stepping: 3 microcode: 0xF0
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
    L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4200 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800
    8: 800 bogomips: 64026
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Vulnerable: No microcode
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
    vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: IBRS; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: conditional;
    RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: TSX disabled
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 vendor: Samsung Co driver: N/A
    alternate: i915 arch: Gen-9 process: Intel 14n built: 2015-16
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1912 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: AMD Baffin [Radeon RX 460/560D / Pro
    450/455/460/555/555X/560/560X] vendor: Samsung Co driver: N/A
    alternate: amdgpu arch: GCN-4 code: Arctic Islands process: GF 14nm
    built: 2016-20 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 1002:67ef class-ID: 0380
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa
    gpu: N/A display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 677x381mm (26.65x15.00")
    s-diag: 777mm (30.58")
  Monitor-1: Unknown-1 mapped: None-1 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 size: N/A
    modes: 2560x1440
  API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast
    surfaceless: drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 24.1.3-manjaro1.1 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits)
    device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff memory: 30.53 GiB unified: yes
  API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Samsung Co
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs bus-ID: 00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:a170 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Realtek USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-3:3
    chip-ID: 0bda:4802 class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.9.10-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Samsung Co driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wireless 8260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:24f3 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-6:5 chip-ID: 8087:0a2b
    class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
    rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 982.78 GiB used: 76.56 GiB (7.8%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Intel model: SSDPEKKW010T7
    size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: PSF109C temp: 26.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: PNY model: USB 3.2.1 FD
    size: 28.91 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 475.98 GiB size: 467.44 GiB (98.21%) used: 10.2 GiB (2.2%)
    fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 1.05 GiB size: 1.05 GiB (99.80%)
    used: 27 MiB (2.5%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 44.1 C pch: 50.5 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1169 libs: 331 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
    1: https://nocix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    2: https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    3: http://free.nchc.org.tw/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    4: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    5: https://mnvoip.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    6: http://ossmirror.mycloud.services/os/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    7: https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    8: https://mirror.albony.xyz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    9: https://manjaro.ipacct.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    10: https://mirror.kamtv.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    11: https://ftp.psnc.pl/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    12: https://mirror1.sox.rs/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    13: https://mirror.init7.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    14: https://mirror.archlinux.tw/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    15: https://opencolo.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    16: https://mirror.kku.ac.th/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    17: https://mirror.dc.uz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    18: https://manjarolinux-mirror.cloud.mu/stable/$repo/$arch
    19: https://mirror.nju.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    20: https://mirror.funami.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    21: https://edgeuno-bog2.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    22: https://uvermont.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    23: http://ftp.belnet.be/mirrors/manjaro/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    24: https://mirror.phoepsilonix.love/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    25: https://manjaro.mirrors.lavatech.top/stable/$repo/$arch
    26: http://ftp.tsukuba.wide.ad.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    27: https://manjaro.repo.cure.edu.uy/stable/$repo/$arch
    28: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    29: https://mirror.ibakerserver.pt/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    30: https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    31: https://irltoolkit.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    32: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    33: https://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    34: https://mirror.vinehost.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    35: https://mirrors.sonic.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    36: https://mirrors.pku.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    37: https://mirror.it4i.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    38: https://ftp.caliu.cat/pub/distribucions/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    39: https://ftp.linux.org.tr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    40: http://kartolo.sby.datautama.net.id/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    41: https://manjaro.mirror.liquidtelecom.com/stable/$repo/$arch
    42: https://quantum-mirror.hu/mirrors/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    43: http://manjaro.grena.ge/stable/$repo/$arch
    44: https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    45: http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    46: http://mirror.xeonbd.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    47: https://mirror.freedif.org/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    48: https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    49: https://mirror.telepoint.bg/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    50: https://mirror.easyname.at/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    51: https://mirror.nyist.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    52: https://mirrors.xtom.ee/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    53: https://mirror.xenyth.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    54: https://ct.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    55: https://mirrors.ft.uam.es/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    56: https://codingflyboy.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    57: https://mirror.seahost.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    58: https://volico.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    59: https://bd.mirror.vanehost.com/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    60: https://manjaro.c3sl.ufpr.br/stable/$repo/$arch
    61: https://southfront.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    62: https://gsl-syd.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    63: http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    64: https://mirror.zetup.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    65: https://mirrors.xtom.jp/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    66: https://manjaro.ynh.ovh/stable/$repo/$arch
    67: https://muug.ca/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    68: https://manjaro.kurdy.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    69: https://ridgewireless.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    70: http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    71: https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    72: http://mirror.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    73: https://mirror.bardia.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    74: http://mirror.is.co.za/mirrors/manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    75: https://mirror.yandex.ru/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    76: https://ba.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    77: https://fastmirror.pp.ua/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    78: https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    79: https://mirrors.manjaro.org/repo/stable/$repo/$arch
    80: https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    81: http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    82: https://mirror.dkm.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    83: http://mirror.terrahost.no/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    84: http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    85: https://linorg.usp.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    86: https://mirror.23m.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    87: https://mirror.ufam.edu.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    88: https://mirrors.atlas.net.co/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    89: https://mirrors.nic.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    90: http://manjaro.mirrors.theom.nz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    91: https://repos.silknet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    92: https://mirrors.cicku.me/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    93: http://ftp.free.org/mirrors/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    94: https://mirrors.ucr.ac.cr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    95: https://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    96: https://repo.iut.ac.ir/repo/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    97: https://forksystems.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    98: https://mirrors.gigenet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    99: http://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    100: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    101: http://manjaro.mirror.ac.za/stable/$repo/$arch
    102: https://mirrors.jlu.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    103: https://mirror.koddos.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    104: https://ftpmirror1.infania.net/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    105: https://mirror.truenetwork.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    106: https://mirrors.xtom.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    107: https://ask4.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    108: https://mirrors2.manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    109: https://mirror.2degrees.nz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    110: https://mirror.futureweb.be/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    111: https://mirror.bouwhuis.network/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    112: https://mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in/manjaro-mirror/stable/$repo/$arch
    113: https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    114: https://mirrors.netix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    115: https://ohioix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    116: https://manjaro.mirror.garr.it/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    117: https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    118: http://ftp.rz.tu-bs.de/pub/mirror/manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    119: https://mirror.alwyzon.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    120: https://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    121: https://mirror.ufro.cl/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    122: https://manjaro.mirror.wearetriple.com/stable/$repo/$arch
    123: http://manjaro.mirrors.uk2.net/stable/$repo/$arch
    124: https://nnenix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    125: https://mirror.alpix.eu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    126: https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    127: https://mirrors.up.pt/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    128: https://coresite.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.26 GiB used: 2.69 GiB (8.6%)
  Processes: 233 Power: uptime: 1h 28m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 12.48 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Compilers: N/A Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 default: Bash v: 5.2.26
    running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.35
4

This will prevent you from loading any drivers.
Please remove it.

(likely) Steps

There are multiple ways to apply a boot option like that.
But I might guess it is in /etc/default/grub
Open the file, delete the option, save and close.
Then run

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Editing the path if yours is somewhere nonstandard.

Reboot.
Check and share inxi again.

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5

Hi cscs,

Removed nomodeset. Shutdown, restarted. End up with what I consistently see, a blank/black screen. Never see a splash screen.

Removed quiet. System spews to screen until it hits Trigger uevents. Then turns black. Couple of seconds later monitor reports No Signal. Then sleeps shortly thereafter.

Did try a blind login. No difference. Tried unplugging and plugging in monitor. No change.

Thanks for being so speedy.

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In that case there is something else afoot.

While the amdgpu driver is somewhat newer … both gfx devices are not (i7 from 2015, radeon from ~2017)

I notice your BIOS is from 2017. Which may be old.
But I had a not so easy time looking up the model for whatever reason.
Just noting it.

I recall an old thread where amdgpu wasnt being loaded.
Though theres also the intel which I would expect to work.

Anyhoo heres that:

I guess theres also plymouth/splash though if you got some output then it may not be that.
Heres a related guide anyways:

In lieu of anything else we can also go through the steps of making sure you are up to date etc;

sudo pacman-mirrors --continent
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo mhwd -f -i pci video-linux
sudo mhwd -f -i pci video-modesetting
sudo mkinitcpio -P
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

That should sort mirrors, update, install drivers, rebuild intramfs, refresh grub.
And would normally result in a working system.

If you have made any other configurations, such as in /etc/{modprobe,X11} or similar, then please make sure to mention those.

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Thanks for the ideas. I’ve tried finding a new version of the BIOS. No luck. Will try again. No changes to other configurations. Will work through the rest and get back tomorrow.

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Please see this topic which may help you getting the GPU to work - ignore the info for Nvidia.

Specifically note that you may need to enable early kms as described.

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Thanks. Have some things to take care of before I get on this. Will be back later today.

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I started in the Graphics/Display forum because I thought I was having an issue with the display driver. History of work done here: Graphics Forum Question And Data.

inxi -G
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 driver: N/A
  Device-2: AMD Baffin [Radeon RX 460/560D / Pro
    450/455/460/555/555X/560/560X] driver: N/A
  Display: unspecified server: X.Org v: 21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1
    driver: X: loaded: modesetting gpu: N/A resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: kms_swrast,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 24.1.3-manjaro1.1 renderer: llvmpipe
    (LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits)
  API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.

System configuration details and such are also there. If needed, can be reposted here of uploaded. If upload is needed, please provide link.

I have updated all Manjaro components to the latest and greatest. Bios is old. But have not found an update anywhere. Nor had a response in the forums for information.

Nothing tried was successful in resolving a no display on boot. Brief synopsis: System boots. Screen displays a “no signal” message after a few seconds. Then goes into sleep mode. This happens when I use GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash udev.log_priority=3" If I add nomodeset monitor has output.

I am new to Linux. But somewhat experienced in computer troubleshooting. I kept digging around the internet. Spent some period of time using journalctl to speed read logs. Noticed a pattern. Log in “random” places repeated

Aug 02 18:18:30.137413 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON init failed on port B
Aug 02 18:18:30.136669 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to probe lspcon
Aug 02 18:18:30.135698 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change to PCON failed
Aug 02 18:18:30.134726 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change failed
Aug 02 18:18:30.133623 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change timed out
Aug 02 18:18:29.793614 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode hasn't settled

I ended up using: sudo journalctl -o short-precise -k -b -2 -r to get me the last 50 lines of a boot where I had a no signal scenario. The error was one of the last things before I force power down the computer. If I understand correctly, this error indicated an inability to find/initialize the HDMI port.

Aug 02 18:18:54.319622 Swifty-Manjaro systemd-journald[327]: Received SIGTERM from PID 1 (systemd-shutdow).
Aug 02 18:18:54.319497 Swifty-Manjaro systemd-shutdown[1]: Sending SIGTERM to remaining processes...
Aug 02 18:18:54.303720 Swifty-Manjaro systemd-shutdown[1]: Syncing filesystems and block devices.
Aug 02 18:18:53.060310 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: [drm] VCE initialized successfully.
Aug 02 18:18:52.950305 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: [drm] UVD and UVD ENC initialized successfully.
Aug 02 18:18:52.633705 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: amdgpu 0000:01:00.0: [drm:amdgpu_ring_test_helper [amdgpu]] *ERROR* ring comp_1.0.1 test failed (-110)
Aug 02 18:18:52.413622 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: [drm] PCIE GART of 256M enabled (table at 0x000000F400000000).
Aug 02 18:18:33.050271 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: block nvme0n1: No UUID available providing old NGUID
Aug 02 18:18:30.920417 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Link Training Unsuccessful
Aug 02 18:18:30.913843 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON init failed on port B
Aug 02 18:18:30.913091 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to probe lspcon
Aug 02 18:18:30.912205 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change to PCON failed
Aug 02 18:18:30.911304 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change failed
Aug 02 18:18:30.910294 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change timed out
Aug 02 18:18:30.570285 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode hasn't settled
Aug 02 18:18:30.143692 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Link Training Unsuccessful
Aug 02 18:18:30.137413 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON init failed on port B
Aug 02 18:18:30.136669 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* Failed to probe lspcon
Aug 02 18:18:30.135698 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change to PCON failed
Aug 02 18:18:30.134726 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change failed
Aug 02 18:18:30.133623 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode change timed out
Aug 02 18:18:29.793614 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* LSPCON mode hasn't settled
Aug 02 18:18:27.733672 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: NET: Registered PF_ALG protocol family
Aug 02 18:18:27.717022 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: MGMT ver 1.22
Aug 02 18:18:27.660569 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: HCI LE Coded PHY feature bit is set, but its usage is not supported.
Aug 02 18:18:27.660522 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Error reading debug features
Aug 02 18:18:27.660409 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Reading supported features failed (-16)
Aug 02 18:18:27.657069 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Firmware revision 0.0 build 14 week 44 2021
Aug 02 18:18:27.656988 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Applying Intel DDC parameters completed
Aug 02 18:18:27.653714 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Found Intel DDC parameters: intel/ibt-11-5.ddc
Aug 02 18:18:27.650459 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Malformed MSFT vendor event: 0x02
Aug 02 18:18:27.650340 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Device booted in 11699 usecs
Aug 02 18:18:27.640584 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Waiting for device to boot
Aug 02 18:18:27.640522 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Firmware loaded in 1934531 usecs
Aug 02 18:18:27.640395 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Waiting for firmware download to complete
Aug 02 18:18:26.950308 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Registered PHC clock: iwlwifi-PTP, with index: 0
Aug 02 18:18:26.690265 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: r8169 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Link is Down
Aug 02 18:18:26.506956 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Generic FE-GE Realtek PHY r8169-0-300:00: attached PHY driver (mii_bus:phy_addr=r8169-0-300:00, irq=MAC)
Aug 02 18:18:26.503624 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: NET: Registered PF_QIPCRTR protocol family
Aug 02 18:18:26.363677 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
Aug 02 18:18:26.363650 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
Aug 02 18:18:26.363604 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
Aug 02 18:18:26.356935 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0 wlp4s0: renamed from wlan0
Aug 02 18:18:26.347200 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
Aug 02 18:18:26.273597 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: base HW address: a0:c5:89:2a:59:a9, OTP minor version: 0x0
Aug 02 18:18:26.250394 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain dram
Aug 02 18:18:26.250363 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain uncore
Aug 02 18:18:26.250332 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain core
Aug 02 18:18:26.250269 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: intel_rapl_common: Found RAPL domain package
Aug 02 18:18:26.240277 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: intel_pmc_core intel_pmc_core.0:  initialized
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Moved to kernel based on these errors on the last lines of output from journalctl -o short-precise -k -b -2 -r

Aug 02 18:18:52.633705 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: amdgpu 0000:01:00.0: [drm:amdgpu_ring_test_helper [amdgpu]] ERROR ring comp_1.0.1 test failed (-110)
…
Aug 02 18:18:30.920417 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] ERROR Link Training Unsuccessful
Aug 02 18:18:30.913843 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] ERROR LSPCON init failed on port B
Aug 02 18:18:30.913091 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] ERROR Failed to probe lspcon
Aug 02 18:18:30.912205 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] ERROR LSPCON mode change to PCON failed
Aug 02 18:18:30.911304 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] ERROR LSPCON mode change failed
Aug 02 18:18:30.910294 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] ERROR LSPCON mode change timed out
Aug 02 18:18:30.570285 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] ERROR LSPCON mode hasn’t settled
Aug 02 18:18:30.143692 Swifty-Manjaro kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] ERROR Link Training Unsuccessful

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Step one remove plymouth - make notes in case you later want to revert

→ [HowTo] Disable or Remove Plymouth (boot splash)

Step two

Check the configuration of kernel mode settting.

As disabling modesetting gives you image on screen it could be related to the default of enabling kms in mkinitcpio.conf.

→ Black Screen with Plymouth - Cause and Solution - #2 by linux-aarhus

So I’d say remove quiet, splash from kernel cmdline in grub - and kms from mkinitcpio.conf HOOKS and - if you added it - i915 - from mkinitcpio MODULES.

i7-6700K - this is a desktop CPU right ? not a dual GPU laptop ?

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Hi Linux-aarhus,

sorry for being tardy in responding. I thought I had this thread flagged to e-mail me. Will work on the suggestions today.

manjarno-newb

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Yes it is a desktop CPU.

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Hi linux-aarhus,

Went through all of the steps requested, sequentially undoing previous changes between. Then did both together. Did not see any difference. Still no output to screen. Screen times out from no input source and goes into sleep mode Last 20-30 lines in the reverse journalctl looked exactly like the ones above.

manjaro-newb