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   Carlos E.R. to Darklight   
   Re: update bios story   
   03 Jun 18 16:39:51   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2018-06-03 16:15, Darklight wrote:   
   > Ok motherboard is an asus prime b350-plus using amd ryzen 5 1600   
   >   
   > windows 8.1 pro and opensuse leap 42.3 both 64 bit installed   
   > before bios update.   
   >   
   > all was running good.   
   > I done the bios up date to version 4011 date 19/4/2018   
   >   
   > i go to boot into opensuse, i get the boot screen select opensuse   
   > i see a few lines of text then screen goes black and nothing.   
   > So i press reset and boot into windows i get in fine.   
   > i go back to opensuse boot screen and select recovery a few lines   
   > text then black screen. so i said a reinstall was going to have to be done.   
   >   
   > 1) I boot from dvd in go to install and same thing black screen.   
   > 2) so i try an upgrade and same thing a black screen.   
   >   
   > i tried uefi with steps 1 and 2 same thing only difference the text   
   > stays on screen and pc just hangs there.   
   >   
   > Ok i said lets do the install from windows, boot into windows start   
   > opensuse dvd, it does its thing and then says restart pc.   
   > so i restart pc select opensuse and i can boot into opensuse.   
   > log out go back into windows and uninstall opensuse install loader   
   > thinking, i would not be able to get into opensuse. So i restart pc get   
   > to boot screen select opensuse and i can get into opensuse, i done a few   
   > restarts. ie back and forth from windows to opensuse, and no problem.   
   >   
   > Can some one tell me what went on, plus this is a fyi if you do an   
   > update and get or have the same problems as me.   
      
      
   I suggest you ask at opensuse mail list or web forum. More readers, some   
   very knowledgeable.   
      
   Did you try disabling secure boot? I had to do that on a machine, after   
   an update. The display went black and did not boot. I could not even see   
   grub display.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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