eskimofry , 23 days ago (edited 14 days ago) Check what changes in lspci command between not having the GPU connected vs. Having it connected. I am suspecting that your PCI-E bandwidth is getting exhausted once the kernel activates your GPU. Edit: Although I could be wrong about this. So makes sense to try passing "nomodeset" to your kernel parameters and see if that changes anything.
Check what changes in lspci command between not having the GPU connected vs. Having it connected.
lspci
I am suspecting that your PCI-E bandwidth is getting exhausted once the kernel activates your GPU.
Edit: Although I could be wrong about this. So makes sense to try passing "nomodeset" to your kernel parameters and see if that changes anything.