cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39410719
Error when trying to install Bazzite specifically
I get the following error message:
amd_pstate: failed to register with return -19
And there's more but then the screen turns into a creepy pasta gif looking thing of white and green shifting blocks, except for a few random letters.
But the issue doesn't happen when I used a Garuda xfce I had laying around I used for an older PC (that was maybe too old for Bazzite?). That went into the installer and live iso environment without issues.
It's a newish build I'm making for someone as a gift with the following hardware:
Asus Prime B550M-K AM4 microATX Kingston FURY Beast DDR4 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 4500 AM4
And a used Nvidia RTX 3060ti.
I have secure boot off I think (the Asus EZ bios is weird)
Update
I managed to install it using the text installer, but now it does this:
Then blank screen. Ctrl-Alt-F2 gives me a terminal at least and I did just get-logs which gives me the following:
Is this a Wayland issue?
Update 2:
Not a Wayland issue. But tried installing Fedora Kiinoite to rebase it to Bazzite, but Fedora has the same issue Bazzite did when trying to install, only it doesn't mention the Elf 19 error, and it frezzes allowing me to take a picture:
I really love Bazzite and run it on my own computer, but I'm starting to think it doesn't really run on older desktop hardware.
From my experience Bazzite is the easiest to use system for gaming on Linux, but I can't install it.
I tested Garuda, but even the Mokka edition I know my friend won't like the aesthetic of, and although it works, for some reason on my monitor it only shows 720p resolution - I don't know why. It even makes the bios go into 720p when it's otherwise fine. But that could be because I have a 2k monitor.
I was going to gift them the PC tomorrow since they leave the country for December, so also running out of time. Willing to try other gaming focused systems too that are very beginner friendly (so no arch recommendations I think - and ideally something immutable)
I installed Pop!_OS on a pendrive-shaped SSD for my girlfriend. Then I gave it a nice desktop wallpaper and installed Steam + Heroic Launcher. She ended up not using it, though.
If I had to do it again, I would replicate the same setup, but with Linux Mint instead of Pop!_OS.
What was the reason? I remember Pop looks pretty nice.
I've had issues when I used to use Mint (from mucking around with dependencies and such granted, and python environments) but I'm short on time so I'll probably try it next. KDE usually looks nicer and controls peripheries better (like screen brightness).
The reason why I'd prefer Mint to Pop!_OS? Because Mint is more "standard". Less surprises between upgrades.
I would say if your friend doesn't know Linux or doesn't need to do anything strange, Mint is a sensible choice, even though it's not immutable as Bazzite.
I like KDE too, but if Bazzite doesn't work and you want something as stable as Bazzite, I would go with Mint.
I can't recommend Mint more. I ran it for years, only switching to Fedora for a newer kernel.