Bazzite Install - Black Screen Minisforum AI370

Hello, today I tried to install Bazzite (bazzite-deck-stable.iso) on my new Minisforum AI 370 (AMD AI 9 HX 370) that I want to use in my Home Theater.

For some reason I don't really seem to get far, after booting from my USB stick I get the option to install Bazzite but after that I see some Linux bootup message and then a black screen that doesn't seem to go away no matter how long I wait.

Any idea what is happening there and what I can try to fix it?

Solution

Without Minisforum releasing a BIOS update fixing some kind of bug (see link above) Bazzite and other Linux distros will not run on Minisforum EliteMini AI370. Will keep this thread updated should something change.

For now I'm forced to install Windows 11 again.

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ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 3:30 PM

I also tried to change the command by adding noapic but still black screen :celrCry:

Please don’t tell me I have to use Windows

asen23•1/18/25, 3:54 PM

can you try booting kinoite/silverblue or other linux iso?

Aasen23 can you try booting kinoite/silverblue or other linux iso?

ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 3:59 PM

Yes, give me 15-30 minutes. Need to flash another USB drive

ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 4:17 PM

Hmmm, I tried EndeavourOS because I had the image still around and that also results in a black screen.

ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 4:46 PM

Okay, I got into the Bazzite Installer now by using Troubleshoot and Basic Graphics Mode

ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 4:47 PM

Not sure if I will have a working version after I install it via that

ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 5:07 PM

The installation worked, I got the "Secure Boot Instructions" (skipped them with "Continue boot") and then it did some initialization and after "Booting Bazzite ..." I end up in a black screen :celrCry:

ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 6:01 PM

After doing more research it seems that in other distros like Mint, a newer kernel has to be installed otherwise it also ends in black screens

ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 7:06 PM

The Beelink SER9 MiniPC that has the same CPU had some kind of BIOS issue that resulted in this black screen.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/3744

Will check if for mine a newer BIOS is available.

GitLab

Beelink SER9 (HX 370 / Radeon 890M) fails to bring up display (#374...

Brief summary of the problem: On a new Beelink SER9 Ryzen AI HX 370 PC I am unable to get display...

ShamshielOP•1/18/25, 8:36 PM

Newest BIOS doesn’t help either.

Solution

Shamshiel•1/19/25, 11:02 AM

Bazzite Install - Black Screen Minisforum AI370

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