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Ubuntu - GPU - AMD GPU - Troubleshooting - System will not boot

Problem

Booting the system freeze immediately. It may show:

/dev/nvme0n1p2:  clean...
...recovering journal

but does not continue.


Likely reason for the issue

NOTE: There is a missing kernel module.

  • Try to install the missing kernel modules.

Fix

  1. Force power off.
  2. Wait 10 seconds
  3. Restart.
  4. Continually press and release shift button.
  5. This should display the Grub menu.
  6. Select the latest Recovery kernel to boot.
  7. This should display a list of options.
  8. Select Root.
  9. Press <Enter> to get into a shell.

Add Kisak

sudo add-apt-respository ppa:kisak/kisak-mesa
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Download the latest firmware

mkdir /home/peter/amdgpu
cd /home/peter/amdgpu
git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux//kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git

NOTE: This will download the firmware into a directory named linux-firmware.


Backup the existing firmware directory

mkdir bak
cd bak
sudo cp -R /lib/firmware/amdgpu bak

NOTE: This backup can be used, just in case this is needed.


Place the latest firmware into the firmware directory

sudo cp linux-firmware/amdgpu/* /lib/firmware/amdgpu

Rebuild the initramfs

sudo update-initramfs -c -k $(uname -r)

Reboot

sudo shutdown -r now
ubuntu/gpu/amd_gpu/troubleshooting/system_will_not_boot.1696669517.txt.gz · Last modified: 2023/10/07 09:05 by peter

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