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Lenovo E585/Ryzen installation problems

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Lenovo E585/Ryzen installation problems

#1 Post by Laurel »

Hi, I am trying to install Debian on a Lenovo E585 (Ryzen CPU/Vega APU) laptop. I have tried searching around online for how to do the installation (Google: black screen lenovo e585 linux install) and found a few pointers, but nothing worked.

Here's what I did:
1. Download the Debian 9.5 amd64 iso
2. Install the iso on a USB stick using Rufus portable
3. Edited grub.cfg in /boot/grub/grub.cfg, and added the following lines (in bold):
menuentry --hotkey=i 'Install' {
set background_color=black
linux /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- quiet
initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz
modprobe.blacklist=ideapad_laptop
ivrs_ioapic[32]=00:14.0
ivrs_ioapic[33]=00:00.1

}
Booted from the USB - still no avail. Black screen after selecting the "Install" option.

I would be grateful for any advice.

Thank you :D

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Re: Lenovo E585/Ryzen installation problems

#2 Post by p.H »

1) Kernel parameters must be appended to the "linux" line, not on separate lines.

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linux /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- quiet modprobe.blacklist=ideapad_laptop ivrs_ioapic[32]=00:14.0 ivrs_ioapic[33]=00:00.1
2) You can type them directly in GRUB's boot menu : select the "install" boot entry, type "e", edit the boot entry and type F10 to boot.

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Re: Lenovo E585/Ryzen installation problems

#3 Post by Laurel »

Thanks for your help, p.H :D
We got it working in the end. The solution was to edit grub.cfg in the location according to your advice and change the BIOS to use UEFI boot (not Legacy).

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Re: Lenovo E585/Ryzen installation problems

#4 Post by p.H »

Debian ISO hybrid images use GRUB as the EFI boot loader and ISOLinux as the BIOS/legacy boot loader. So of course grub.cfg is used only when booting in EFI mode.

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Re: Lenovo E585/Ryzen installation problems

#5 Post by Laurel »

Not to necropost but trying to install Debian 10 on the Lenovo E585 gives you a black screen or stuck installer. Following the aforementioned instructions that works with Debian 9.5 does not work now.

FYI to all interested, the solution is as follows.
Original boot parameters:

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set background_color=black
linux /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- quiet 
initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz
Working boot parameters:

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set background_color=black
linux /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- noapic
initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz

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