Linux Installation Issues
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I'm working on getting Linux Mint 18 installed to my new Asus ROG laptop and I am having issues. No matter what I do, booting up stops at the Linux Mint logo and nothing more happens. I tried switch to Korora 24 and at least that brings me to an error screen.
Anyone have any idea what might be causing the installation to crash out so early?
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Trying to post the error but my phone is having its reply problems again.
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Important bits include...
sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] No Caching mode page found nouveau 0000:01:00.0 pci: failed to adjust lnkctl speed NMI watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#7 stuck for 23s! [Xorg:1240] ... INFO: rcu_sched self-detected stall on CPU -
Running in compatibility mode things get farther...
/init: line 7: can’t open /dev/sr0: No medium foundNow this is what is catching me. It can't find its own live filesystem.
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Did you disable secure boot in the UEFI?
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Are you installing from USB, PXE or DVD?
Can you run a live USB? -
Did you say you reinstalled windows to the spinner, and were going to install Mint to the SSD? Where is the Mint ISO being run from?
Does a livecd run just fine?
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
Now this is what is catching me. It can't find its own live filesystem.
Wow. Run MemTest, maybe?
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
Running in compatibility mode things get farther...
/init: line 7: can’t open /dev/sr0: No medium foundNow this is what is catching me. It can't find its own live filesystem.
This drives me bat-**** crazy at times. A long time ago, in a drug induced haze, some Debian developer thought it would be a good idea to write a check to make sure that a cdrom is mounted and available in the installation routine. If it doesn't find a cdrom, never shall it move on.
If you're using a usb stick, the "fix" is to have a copy of the iso on the stick and mount the iso to /cdrom.
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@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
Did you say you reinstalled windows to the spinner, and were going to install Mint to the SSD? Where is the Mint ISO being run from?
Does a livecd run just fine?
Who has CDs? It's 2016 for goodness sake!
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@nadnerB said in Linux Installation Issues:
Are you installing from USB, PXE or DVD?
Can you run a live USB?It's supposed to be a Live USB stick. It's gets this far from the USB stick and dies at this point.
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
Did you say you reinstalled windows to the spinner, and were going to install Mint to the SSD? Where is the Mint ISO being run from?
Does a livecd run just fine?
Who has CDs? It's 2016 for goodness sake!
LiveCD, not bootable CD....... fine LiveUSB (better)?
goodness sake....
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@travisdh1 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
Running in compatibility mode things get farther...
/init: line 7: can’t open /dev/sr0: No medium foundNow this is what is catching me. It can't find its own live filesystem.
This drives me bat-**** crazy at times. A long time ago, in a drug induced haze, some Debian developer thought it would be a good idea to write a check to make sure that a cdrom is mounted and available in the installation routine. If it doesn't find a cdrom, never shall it move on.
If you're using a usb stick, the "fix" is to have a copy of the iso on the stick and mount the iso to /cdrom.
ugh
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
Did you say you reinstalled windows to the spinner, and were going to install Mint to the SSD? Where is the Mint ISO being run from?
Does a livecd run just fine?
Who has CDs? It's 2016 for goodness sake!
Which it why it drives me bat-**** crazy
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@nadnerB said in Linux Installation Issues:
Did you disable secure boot in the UEFI?
Testing this now.
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@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
Did you say you reinstalled windows to the spinner, and were going to install Mint to the SSD? Where is the Mint ISO being run from?
Does a livecd run just fine?
Who has CDs? It's 2016 for goodness sake!
LiveCD, not bootable CD....... fine LiveUSB (better)?
goodness sake....
Live is the only install method for Mint.
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No luck changing secure boot to off. Same behavior.
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What about some other distro, just for testing? Could be a bad or missing kernel driver for example
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Is there by any chance a NVidia card in that system? Noticed the nouveau driver. Can you disable the NVidia card (e.g. second onboard card)?
