It seems that some HP laptops have a graphics issue with UEFI Native (Without CSM)
mode and Debian.
- Debian Installation Screen Glitch - How to fix? : debian
- Unable to install Debian Stretch/Jessie on HP zbook 15 g2 : debian
- Installation Media of Debian (I tested with Debian 9 Stretch)
- External Display (I tested with Display Port. VGA not tested)
- Turn off SecureBoot
- Connect an external display via Display Port.
- Turn on the PC and close the lid.
- If you see the splash screen (HP logo) on the display, open the lid and press F9.
- Continue to the installation process.
- No system error after the HP logo.
- You can add custom boot option with
EFI\debian\grubx64.efi
in the UEFI menu. - InstallingDebianOn/HP/EliteBook 840 G1 - Debian Wiki
- HP EliteBook 840 G1 - ArchWiki
- You can add custom boot option with
- The system installed still suffers from the glitch.
- When you troubleshoot or use an encrypted root, it can be a problem.
- However, you can type the disk password and start using the system.
- Installing
Plymouth
might solve the problem. (UPDATE 2019-02-17)
- Use
UEFI Hybrid (with CSM)
ORLegacy
- Use Ubuntu