Black screen on -deck image, Plasma desktop works as expected.

Got a gaming laptop and I want to use Fedora for schoolwork but Bazzite for couch gaming. Tried installing Fedora first and manually partitioning for Bazzite after, but getting a black screen. Should I install the other way around or is there something else I need to do? Thanks.

juneauOP•11/23/24, 4:34 AM

Figure I may as well add more info; it's an all-AMD system (5800H, 6600M) and while I'm able to bypass the black screen by going to a TTY and setting the Steam session to Plasma, I can't get into game mode.

juneauOP•11/23/24, 5:15 AM

Reinstalled Bazzite to use my whole drive and still cannot get into game mode. Unsure what the problem is as my hardware (should be) supported.

Gerk•11/23/24, 5:17 AM

Did you use the -deck image?

juneauOP•11/23/24, 5:18 AM

yes, sorry. just the default -deck image

Gerk•11/23/24, 5:19 AM

If you used the -deck image, it boots directly into game mode

Gerk•11/23/24, 5:20 AM

If you don't have game mode, then you installed the non -deck image and will either need to either rebase or reinstall to the -deck image

GGerk If you don't have game mode, then you installed the non -deck image and will eit...

juneauOP•11/23/24, 5:21 AM

I have game mode, like the "Return to Game Mode" shortcut is on my desktop just as on a Steam Deck. when I launch it I get a black screen and booted back to KDE after a minute or so

juneauOP•11/23/24, 5:21 AM

the only way to escape the black screen on boot is to use "steamos-session-select plasma" in a TTY

Gerk•11/23/24, 5:22 AM

Ah, sorry my bad on that. Miss read

juneauOP•11/23/24, 5:22 AM

no worries. just a bit confounded is all, didn't do anything unusual to install it

juneauOP•11/23/24, 5:22 AM

although now this thread isn't quite appropriately named lol

Gerk•11/23/24, 5:27 AM

Run
ujust post-gamescope-logsujust post-gamescope-logs

Gerk•11/23/24, 5:27 AM

And paste the output

Black screen on -deck image, Plasma desktop works as expected.

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