Hey everyone! I've been enjoying Linux for about a month now, but I recently ran an update and after rebooting, my screen went completely black. I even tried reinstalling, but that didn't help either. The only way I can access my desktop environment is by using 'nomodeset' in GRUB. I'm using an AMD 9070XT, so I suspect that might be part of the problem since it's quite new. Should I just wait for a new version to fix this? I tried to downgrade using yay but ran into more errors that I couldn't understand. Has anyone else faced this issue, and how can I fix it? Here's my setup: EndeavorOS, i7-13900K, AMD 9070XT.
2 Answers
This might be related to recent changes in the Linux firmware. Check out the Arch Linux news for some pointers on manual intervention needed after upgrading. It might provide insights on fixing your issue!
I had the same problem with my 9070XT and ended up using 'nomodeset' too. For me, it seems to be a driver issue. I'm not sure if waiting for a new driver is the best move; it could take a while. However, it’s worth looking into your firmware because that's often where the problem lies.
I managed to fix my issue using the 'nomodeset' option and running these commands:
Pacman -Rdd linux-firmware
Pacman -Syu linux-firmware
After rebooting, everything was back to normal. You should definitely give it a shot!