This is likely the Testing Edition of KDE Neon (on top of Ubuntu LTS) so I guess something goes wrong in graphics layers.Hello,
Not sure if this topic is in the right place. Sorry for this. I try to flash the Armbian OS with KDE Neon to either SSD, SD card or USB using Imager with different versions. None of these will boot up. I see texts going through then blank after that. Pi 4 and 5 have same issue. Same problem with balena etcher. Has anyone encountered this kind of problem? I see people using the built-in apps in imager options which work for them. So, is there something wrong with my Pi's?
I would not assume something is wrong with your Pis. But note that KDE is not really supported by Armbian nor RPL, so if you want KDE and latest (KDE6), you better use a native integrated OS doing KDE. RPiOS Trixie with self installed KDE is less risk for failure. Or on Pi4, Opensuse Tumbleweed is an option, it is solid KDE even it is rolling release.
If you want to get into details, simply make sure you can ssh into the Pi as you will need to provide kernel versions etc. Also the journal can tell what goes wrong. I am quite sure the Pi runs well, it is just the graphics that don't show.
Statistics: Posted by redvli — Sun Jul 27, 2025 7:27 pm