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Summary | Kernel 5.3.18-57/59 stuck in early boot, acpi=off helps | Kernel 5.3.18-57/59 stuck in early boot on AMD hardware, iommu=soft helps |
After doing a bunch of trial and error with kernel parameters, it turns out that the culprit is indeed iommu. Obviously the intel_iommu option doesn't work because this is AMD, but the regular iommu option makes a difference. It boots to graphical interface with iommu=off (but then the mouse doesn't work), and it boots correctly (including the mouse) with iommu=soft. No other iommu options (e.g. iommu=calgary) make any difference.