4.3.0 - Intel Arc graphics : Black screen at post-install reboot

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I had this problem some time ago, which has a workaround, I think, and which is fixed in the latest code but not in the current installation ISO.

I do not understand why there are so few mentions of it here.

My GPU was Arc Pro B50, Marek saw it on Lunar Lake series.

I am curious to know:

Did anyone else have the same problem? and what GPU?
Do most other Arc gpus using Xe have enough on-board firmware to work?
Should I be looking at the timeline for 4.3.next, to see when the official installer will carry the fix - and how could I do that??

Multiple questions - all remarks welcome!

Details, workaround, etc.

I am about to reinstall, so it came to mind. Not a big issue for me, and maybe it is very rare… but maybe many folk just give up?

Issue with commit: No graphics output after first reboot at installation · Issue #10523 · QubesOS/qubes-issues · GitHub

Work-around: Post-installation Issue With Dell Pro 14 - #9 by phceac

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Did you install with kernel-latest?

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Yes, almost certainly (not 100% sure for the most recent install, and I did not keep careful records.)

There is a weird unsolved screen corruption problem which I make occasional attempts to resolve, and ‘latest’ has been my choice, hoping/assuming it’s a kernel driver problem:
Qubes issue 10661

It should be excellent hardware for Qubes, but I would not currently recommend Intel Arc Pro B50, especially after Intel pulled a big bait&switch, and downgraded the number of VFs to 2, for unknown reason.