Leap: How to Install onto an Asus Prime Z590-A MB

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#21

Hi
So what about Mesa stuff, what does the following output show;


cat /etc/default/grub | grep GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
zypper se -i intel Mesa
#22

Thanks, Malcolm.

(1)
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=‘nomodeset splash=silent resume=/dev/disk/by-uuid/d16e10ae-4367-4c8a-8292-b23cdb2e6d85 quiet mitigations=auto’

(2)
zypper se -i intel Mesa
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…

S | Name | Summary | Type
—±-------------------±---------------------------------------------------------±-------
i+ | Mesa | System for rendering 3-D graphics | package
i+ | Mesa-demo-x | GLX-based demos | package
i+ | Mesa-dri | DRI plug-ins for 3D acceleration | package
i+ | Mesa-gallium | Mesa Gallium GPU drivers | package
i+ | Mesa-libEGL1 | EGL API implementation | package
i+ | Mesa-libGL1 | The GL/GLX runtime of the Mesa 3D graphics library | package
i+ | Mesa-libglapi0 | Free implementation of the GL API | package
i+ | Mesa-libva | Mesa VA-API implementation | package
i+ | intel-media-driver | Intel Media Driver for VAAPI | package
i+ | intel-vaapi-driver | Intel Driver for Video Acceleration (VA) API for Linux | package
i+ | libdrm_intel1 | Userspace interface for Kernel DRM services for Intel → | package
i | libvulkan_intel | Mesa vulkan driver for Intel GPU | package
i+ | ucode-intel | Microcode Updates for Intel x86/x86-64 CPUs | package

#23

Hi
Can you remove the nomodeset from the boot options and see how that goes.

#24

No video after login.

Do not know if this helps, but, in the edit screen, the setparams read, in part:
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod btrfs
if x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ~snip~ (long alphanumeric string)
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ~snip~ (long alphanumeric string with only slight variation at end)
fi
echo (text ‘loading linux etc’)
linuxefi (loader line containing nomodeset etc)

~snip~

Thanks for the help, Malcolm.
Mark

#25

Hi
Then there is something funky somewhere… This was a standard install, didn’t do some customization during install time?

#26

Hi, Malcolm. I selected all the defaults. Nothing special in software or in hardware. The hardware is nothing but the MB (Asus Z590-A), memory (Kingston), processor (Intel 1200 i9-10850k).

:frowning:

I’ll reinstall. Perhaps revert to an earlier MB (x99).

Thanks for all the help. I very much appreciate it.

Mark

#27

Hi
I would grab a live Tumbleweed version and use imagewriter to put on a USB device and try that out… it could be kernel related…

#28

Hello, Malcolm.

I attempted to install the latest download version of Tumbleweed (I believe dated this past January). It, too, failed by presenting a blank screen (and indicating no video) shortly after I selected install. I then edited the boot loader and inserted i915.force etc, but it too failed in the same way. I then edited bootloader to include nomodeset and it installed (all defaults selected, including updates).

Unlike 15.2 Leap, Tumbleweed (as did 15.3 Leap) did not initially locate a network (although the computer is connected directly to the internet) but (unlike 15.3 Leap) did so in the course of the install.

Once everything was installed, I removed ‘nomodeset’ using Yast, and again it failed to boot up past the password log-in screen. I then tried the i915.force etc but that did not work. I had to re-edit to include ‘nomodeset’ before I could get back in.

So, that is it. Either this processor is so bleeding-edge the kernel can’t see it, or there is some defect in the processor or board. Video is in the processor so that is where I suspect the problem is to be found.

At day’s end (Mothers’ Day), along with a bouquet of flowers and a meal I made for her, my girl-friend is the happy(?) recipient of a new computer running Windows 10.

I am going to build a new computer with a bog-standard m/b, processor, and off-processor video card (If I can get one in this day of video card shortages).

Thank you, Malcolm, for all the encouragement, hard work and suggestions. You are an asset to Linux and Suse esp.

I am now off to find compatible parts for a new computer that will run Opensuse (I’ll search for parts suggestions on the site and elsewhere).

Cheers, Malcolm. And stay safe.

Mark

#29

Hi
Not sure of your locale or your budget, but consider the second hand market for not so bleeding edge… My prior setup was a self built on an intel DMQ77 motherboard, new setup is a refurbished HP Z4$0 (a beast with 12 Cores/24 Threads :wink: ) with parts from the old setup, still have to setup an NVME device…

#30

Thanks, Malcolm. I believe the used market (plus some current parts I have) may well be the way to go.

And thank you again, Malcolm, for your patience and incredible help. I learnt a lot.

Take care and stay safe.

Mark