New build prime b350-plus W Ryzen 2200g no go

[bhoth]

Hi all, brand new build with the components listed in the subject and Linux Mint Mate 19 will not install. Getting a bunch of different errors.
I did some searching and it looks like maybe I need a newer kernal but how do you start a clean install with a newer kernal?

[rev667]

Hi,
I'm having similar issues. B350 mainboard + Ryzen 2400G

I dual boot so might be different. The steps I took were to install in compatibility mode, this got me to a software rendered desktop.
Then I added "ukuu" which lets you use new kernels.

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ukuu 

I grabbed the latest stable kernel 4.18.8

Next I added the latest MESA for the graphics.

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
sudo apt-get update

It's stable when it boots, but sometimes hangs during boot and shutdown.

I'm fairly happy to run with this, I'm sure Ryzen support will catch up.
Personally I suspect my mainboard for the boot hangs, I'll keep checking for a BIOS update. Oh and the temperature sensors don't work on mine.

Hope this helps, or points you at another idea.

Rev

[bhoth]

Hi, after calling Asus I can finally get the install disk to run. Now I get up to this screen. The screen is split with a second rendering of the first (Split):

How do I resolve this? This is a Linux Mint Mate 19 64bit install DVD disk.

Thank you for any help!

[MatNieuw]

Hi,
I had the same "split screen problem" with an Asrock B450 motherboard with Ryzen 3 2200G CPU. At install time, I could get around it by choosing "Start in compatibility mode" .
After install, the same problem is there, but a workaround is to choose from the grub menu "Advanced options -> Recovery mode" . You get some scrolling text, then a "Recovery menu" . There choose "resume", and on the next screen "Ok". Some more scrolling text and then the display is OK. It is then using the vesa screen driver ("inxi -F" will show it). It must have something to do with the screen mode switching, both "journalctl" and "dmesg" show an error:
[drm:amdgpu_init [amdgpu]] *ERROR* VGACON disables amdgpu kernel modesetting.

Mat

[MatNieuw]

Hi,

this morning (2018-10-26) I installed the latest update for Mint 19. This included kernel 4.15.0-38 and some X.org module, in which the changelog mentioned AMD mode setting.
Now, all works fine, the split screen has disappeared and the system boots to the login in 7 seconds. According to inxi -F the graphics driver is now "ati,amdgpu", previously it was vesa.

So, I'm a happy camper.

Mat