Anaconda Installer not Showing the GUI
So I'm trying to install Bazzite off the first time, I am installing via a M.2.NVMe Drive Connected via a USB 3.0 Adapter Caddy, the M.2 NVMe SSD has Ventoy installed on it and other Linux Distribution Installers + Windows 10/11 Installers Boot fine with no major graphical issues.
Initially the screens turn a "Off White" colour, not quite Grey, but not pure White either, it the screens flash, they show the same white colour again, they flash, they are now completely black as if they have no signal, they flash again, now they are off white, but one Screen is showing the Anaconda Installer where it let's you choose the Language at what I assume must be the start of the installation process as is the case with other Linux Distro using Anaconda for the installer.
Now suddenly the screen flashes again to black then I get display this time and can move the cursor across the display output, but, nothing else is visible, only the cursor.
I press CTRL + ALT + F1-F12 and cycle through the TTY Sessions, under TTY1 is terminal that says it is Anaconda in the bottom left hand corner with a green bar across the screen with other text saying things like "2: Shell" & "3: Log", etc.
I go to TTY6 via CTRL + ALT + F6, and in their is where it loads the active desktop session with the visible cursor but black screens, NOTHING else.
Under CTRL + ALT + F2 it loads TTY2 and says that it is running Fedora Linux 41 (Kinoite) + the Linux Kernel Version + Architecture Type (tty2)
Further down it starts the Terminal Entry with [anaconda root@fedora /]#
I try a few commands like "ls" or "startplasma" but it is no good, it doesn't run the command.
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If you couldn't tell, I've dealt with Manjaro Linux being broken before, so I know some basics in regards to navigating the TTY, but I've stuck as to how to fix this, and I haven't even managed to install the OS yet.
Additionally under TTY4 (CTRL+ALT+F4) it keeps on saying things about a WiFi Scanning Process and also Bluetooth being unsupported, which is strange because I am not even that far into the installation process yet to need those components..... Why are they triggering like that? Maybe it is a unrelated bug in the OS? Something to keep in mind that may be worth looking at, especially as it could be slowing down the Boot Up of the OS.
I have included some poor smartphone photos for reference.
Thanks to anyone that can help!
To note, I have TWO AMD Graphics Cards Installed, they are a REQUIREMENT of my current setup, if Bazzite isn't going to be compatible with such a Hardaare Configuration then I will save everyone a lot of time if that's the issue and simply use a different Distribution instead, such is the way things go sometimes.
GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W5700 8GB
GPU 2: AMD Radeon VII 16GB
Both Graphics Cards work fine under Arch Linux (EndeavourOS Derivative).
So this was the solution;
1• Remove all the display outputs on the secondary GPU.
2• Remove all but 1 display output on the primary GPU
3• Start the computer and go through the entire installation process using 1 Display.
4• After installation has finished shutdown, plug in all of your displays again, then boot back up.
5• Success.