Elementary goes to tty1 after installation via USB

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Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the USB installation and first boot on the reported Nvidia hardware, comparing safe and normal graphics modes and installations with and without proprietary drivers; done means identifying the cause and restoring a usable graphical login.

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Description

Discussed in https://github.com/elementary/installer/discussions/783

Originally posted by Tealdragon204 June 6, 2024

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Login never works because I didn't even get to make an account. Went to this screen and then nothing. I can't log in since I never made an account. I tried inputting nothing. Didn't work

Tried inputting something in case it would "sign up" also didn't work

Other than that all I can seem to do is move to and from tty1-tty6

Restarting does nothing

I'm using an Nvidia GPU so I checked the additional proprietary software option.

Seemed to work fine in the demo I did Currently installed on a partitioned drive but also occurred earlier on a non-partitioned drive as well

This is also my second USB, I have tried both BalenaEtcher and Rufus for making the bootable USB (in case either one of those was an issue).

Likewise I also had to boot the USB demo in safe graphics mode (Normal mode did not work, is this potentially related?) Searched online for similar problems but all are from Elementary OS 6 and did not solve my issue

Specs:.
CPU: R9 5900X
GPU: RTX 4090
Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570
RAM: 64 GB DDR4 4000 CL18
Storage Device: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB

Likewise if I boot in the normal mode instead of safe graphics off of the USB i get this far

Elementary was the login i found from other issues but at this point I am clueless

Note: this is off the USB, not the install IMG_20240606_164616_042.jpg

Made an install without the recommended proprietary drivers and the issue also persists there

Note: I have an internet connection via ethernet, so that should work

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