I want to install onto a 2011 Macbook Pro with a bad AMD GPU. The Intel GPU works. I’ve been able to run several Linux live USBs on it but never get past installation onto the SSD and reboot. When I reboot from the SSD, I get a black screen and no way to get into the GRUB menu. I see NIX has a nomodeset as part of the USB menu which is hopeful. Is there a way to setup the install from Live to SSD so that when I boot from the SSD, the Intel is used and the AMD is blacklisted?
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Now I kind of want to try it out on my 2011 MBP, also with bad GPU. If I can find the charger, that is…
Edit: did you try boot.blacklistedKernelModules? Try adding “amdgpu” to this list. oh, my bad, you’re running from the installer image. Maybe try vfio-pci.ids=1235:5678 or pci-stub.ids=1234:5678 on the kernel command line prevent the broken GPU from initializing. You’ll have to replace the 1234:5678 with your GPU vendor and product ID if you can find them, which could be a bit of a chicken and egg problem.
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