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Problems with new HTPC on Debian 12
JimH:
zybex suggested what to do in the BIOS.
You may be seeing the X11 problem Awesome Donkey described. Your desktop may matter.
cochinada:
"Can you enter the PC BIOS or type commands at the linux boot prompt? If that works then you'll need to enter linux in safe mode and look at logs to find out what's wrong. Or just reinstall from scratch, if you have backups."
I can enter the BIOS.
I cannot type any commands at the linux boot prompt (it takes 1s or so for the boot to end).
I tried starting in Safe/Rescue mode by pressing <shift> or <ESC> key before booting but it didn't work.
zybex:
If the keyboard works in BIOS then it's likely a Debian issue - possibly related to the video driver hanging when Theater View starts. You need to get to the grub/lilo boot prompt (google for info) to start linux at a lower runlevel and disable MC from starting, or theater view from opening. You'll still need to find the underlying cause of the hang or install a different distro/driver set.
Also, try CTRL+ALT+F1 or CTRL+ALT+F2 after boot.
cochinada:
--- Quote from: zybex on March 18, 2025, 09:28:29 am ---If the keyboard works in BIOS then it's likely a Debian issue - possibly related to the video driver hanging when Theater View starts. You need to get to the grub/lilo boot prompt (google for info) to start linux at a lower runlevel and disable MC from starting, or theater view from opening. You'll still need to find the underlying cause of the hang or install a different distro/driver set.
Also, try CTRL+ALT+F1 or CTRL+ALT+F2 after boot.
--- End quote ---
I'm trying... I'm trying but this thing boots so fast that I can't even see what's showing on the screen and I cannot stop the process. :(
I agree this might be a video driver thing because like I said this only started after I switched to Theater View.
CTRL+ALT+F1 or CTRL+ALT+F2 after boot didn't do anything.
I have a USB Live pen. Perhaps I can use it to login but then what should I do to prevent MC from starting in Theater View?
cochinada:
I have some good news. Following the instructions of zybex, I pressed CTRL+ALT+F1 as soon as the GNOME screen started and the system acknowledged by displaying my user (I have autologin setup).
Then I was able to enter with my pwd and although MC still started in Theater View, this time the PC didn't freeze!
So, I took the opportunity and configured MC to start in Standard View.
I have this error:
amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: failed to load amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_mes_2.bin (-2)
So, this is what I did:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Add this line if it’s not already there:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main non-free-firmware
sudo apt update
sudo apt -t bookworm-backports install firmware-amd-graphics
sudo reboot
and now it looks good:
joaquim@HTPC:~$ sudo dmesg | grep -i firmware
[sudo] password for joaquim:
[ 3.412006] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_mes_2.bin
[ 3.412040] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_mes1.bin
[ 3.412984] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/psp_13_0_4_toc.bin
[ 3.413017] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/psp_13_0_4_ta.bin
[ 3.413166] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/dcn_3_1_4_dmcub.bin
[ 3.413168] [drm] Loading DMUB firmware via PSP: version=0x08003D00
[ 3.413199] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_imu.bin
[ 3.413243] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_pfp.bin
[ 3.413280] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_me.bin
[ 3.413308] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_rlc.bin
[ 3.413347] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_mec.bin
[ 3.413900] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/sdma_6_0_1.bin
[ 3.413974] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware amdgpu/vcn_4_0_2.bin
[ 3.413976] [drm] Found VCN firmware Version ENC: 1.21 DEC: 8 VEP: 0 Revision: 2
[ 3.413982] amdgpu 0000:0f:00.0: amdgpu: Will use PSP to load VCN firmware
[ 7.053065] r8169 0000:07:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware rtl_nic/rtl8125b-2.fw
joaquim@HTPC:~$
joaquim@HTPC:~$
joaquim@HTPC:~$
joaquim@HTPC:~$
joaquim@HTPC:~$ ls /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_mes_2.bin
/lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_1_mes_2.bin
Theater View now is working!!! All I need to do is some fine tuning as I see the thumbnails a bit larger than before and of course wait until I'm able to register MC.
I'm so happy I could cry :D
Thank you all for you help and patience!!!
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