Linux Installation Issues
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@thwr said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@thwr said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller so you got further than before?
Nope, it just dropped me at the stupid login prompt again
You get to a non-X login prompt? I thought your system is freezing while loading kernel modules
No, it gets to a useless prompt. A prompt means that it has failed. It is supposed to drop to a live desktop that allows for doing installs.
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@thwr said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@thwr said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller so you got further than before?
Nope, it just dropped me at the stupid login prompt again
You get to a non-X login prompt? I thought your system is freezing while loading kernel modules
No, it gets to a useless prompt. A prompt means that it has failed. It is supposed to drop to a live desktop that allows for doing installs.
Ah ok, assumed something else when I had a look at the picture you posted above. Sorry, can't help here - you are probably much more proficient with desktops on Linux.
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@scottalanmiller how about trying this. Found it in ask Ubuntu:
I carried out a fresh install of 16.04 on my ASUS GL552VW.
The only additional GRUB parameters I entered (for installation and normal boot) were:
nouveau.modeset=0To stop Nouveau from taking over.
Once I'd installed the nVidia 361.42 drivers, through the Additional Drivers tab in Software Updater, I had to disable Secure Boot. (Secure boot stops unsigned kernel modules loading)
With those settings, everything works. Touchpad, Skylake support, nVidia graphics @ 1920x1080, Wifi, Bluetooth, keyboard backlight.
Installation of 16.04 is much less hassle than previous versions.
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@thwr said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@thwr said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@thwr said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller so you got further than before?
Nope, it just dropped me at the stupid login prompt again
You get to a non-X login prompt? I thought your system is freezing while loading kernel modules
No, it gets to a useless prompt. A prompt means that it has failed. It is supposed to drop to a live desktop that allows for doing installs.
Ah ok, assumed something else when I had a look at the picture you posted above. Sorry, can't help here - you are probably much more proficient with desktops on Linux.
I've moved on from that issue
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@Romo said in Linux Installation Issues:
I carried out a fresh install of 16.04 on my ASUS GL552VW.
We have the same laptop? that's awesome! LOL
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@Romo said in Linux Installation Issues:
Installation of 16.04 is much less hassle than previous versions.
In theory, this is 16.04 under the hood.
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@Romo said in Linux Installation Issues:
With those settings, everything works. Touchpad, Skylake support, nVidia graphics @ 1920x1080, Wifi, Bluetooth, keyboard backlight.
That's more than works under Windows 10!
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@Romo said in Linux Installation Issues:
I carried out a fresh install of 16.04 on my ASUS GL552VW.
We have the same laptop? that's awesome! LOL
No, it is a quote from ask Ubuntu, I just can't format it while using my mobile
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@Romo said in Linux Installation Issues:
The only additional GRUB parameters I entered (for installation and normal boot) were:
nouveau.modeset=0Testing now. Did you install from DVD or USB Stick?
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Still attempting that latest book. Nearly fifteen minutes of booting. Insane number of NMI Watchdog errors. Not sure if it is moving forward or not.
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
Still attempting that latest book. Nearly fifteen minutes of booting. Insane number of NMI Watchdog errors. Not sure if it is moving forward or not.
I know this likely isn't what you want to do, but why not just create a bootable / writable live USB (using a microusb) and chose to boot from that when needed?
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@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
Still attempting that latest book. Nearly fifteen minutes of booting. Insane number of NMI Watchdog errors. Not sure if it is moving forward or not.
I know this likely isn't what you want to do, but why not just create a bootable / writable live USB (using a microusb) and chose to boot from that when needed?
That's where we are stuck. We can't get one of those to work. That's what this thread is trying to solve.
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
Still attempting that latest book. Nearly fifteen minutes of booting. Insane number of NMI Watchdog errors. Not sure if it is moving forward or not.
I know this likely isn't what you want to do, but why not just create a bootable / writable live USB (using a microusb) and chose to boot from that when needed?
That's where we are stuck. We can't get one of those to work. That's what this thread is trying to solve.
Oh! I thought you were stuck trying to install to the SSD or Spinner, not having issues booting from USB.
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@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
Oh! I thought you were stuck trying to install to the SSD or Spinner, not having issues booting from USB.
You have to boot from USB or DVD to do an install. But they won't boot.
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
Oh! I thought you were stuck trying to install to the SSD or Spinner, not having issues booting from USB.
You have to boot from USB or DVD to do an install. But they won't boot.
OK, now I understand a bit more clearly, I thought it was booting, but failing to install to the hardware. But it won't even boot.
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Did you check the MD5 hash to make sure it matches?
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as this is a laptop the uefi/bios options might be limited, but are you able to change the sata mode to/from ide/ahci? what about disabling or enabling legacy usb support? Not even sure those are options anymore in uefi.
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@coliver said in Linux Installation Issues:
Did you check the MD5 hash to make sure it matches?
No, but I'm using a lot of different images and they are all the same.
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@momurda said in Linux Installation Issues:
as this is a laptop the uefi/bios options might be limited, but are you able to change the sata mode to/from ide/ahci? what about disabling or enabling legacy usb support? Not even sure those are options anymore in uefi.
Not, doesn't let me change that.
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Have you tried this grub kernel parameter?
modprobe.blacklist=nouveau i915.preliminary_hw_support=1
