Linux Installation Issues
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@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 WTF It doens't even "kind of" boot here!!
I used UnetBootin to create my liveUSB, from there did a direct download of Mint 18 64 bit (on windows 10)
Rebooted, hit ESC to get to the boot selection screen, chose my USB and was up in a minute or so.
Standard approach, should work with your system Scott. Maybe compare your UEFI/BIOS settings with @DustinB3403
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It actually took me a bit longer, I had to figure out what the boot selection key was on this beast.
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You left SecureBoot on and everything? No changes?
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
You left SecureBoot on and everything? No changes?
No changes at all, I rebooted, tapped esc to get to the boot selection, and booted from my USB.
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Ridiculous
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
Ridiculous
Bring your laptop out for a beer on Friday (i'll take a look at it)
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OK booting back into Windows, I have some things I have to finish there.
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@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
OK booting back into Windows, I have some things I have to finish there.
You going to move to Linux on that beast for day to day use?
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
OK booting back into Windows, I have some things I have to finish there.
You going to move to Linux on that beast for day to day use?
IDK just yet, I might dual boot it. But i'll have to setup a partition.
If all of my games work on it, then sure. Why not.
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@scottalanmiller have you done any sort of partitioning on this system yet?
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@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller have you done any sort of partitioning on this system yet?
It comes partitioned. What are you actually asking? The drives are clearly not a factor, the kernel is not loaded.
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Posting some reference links because I'm leaving the office...
http://askubuntu.com/questions/336506/linux-on-asus-rog-laptop
http://help4tech.net/linux-installation-in-asus-rog-gl552vw-dh71
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?81702-Linux-installation-in-ASUS-ROG-GL552VW-DH71
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2304054
http://askubuntu.com/questions/757573/installing-linux-on-rog-gl552vw-beginner
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@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller have you done any sort of partitioning on this system yet?
It comes partitioned. What are you actually asking? The drives are clearly not a factor, the kernel is not loaded.
I was asking to see if you had any option for warranty replacement....
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@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller said in Linux Installation Issues:
@DustinB3403 said in Linux Installation Issues:
@scottalanmiller have you done any sort of partitioning on this system yet?
It comes partitioned. What are you actually asking? The drives are clearly not a factor, the kernel is not loaded.
I was asking to see if you had any option for warranty replacement....
I'm not following the logic. What does partitioning have to do with warranty replacement? The hardware is working fine.
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Often vendors get cranky when there are changes made, such as partition changes. Because they can't just inspect it and resell it.
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So last night I managed to get OpenSuse installed but it was very rough and basically nothing worked. It only worked live, but not on an install.
Got Ubuntu 16.04.1 running live late last night and it ran great. Really great. Did an install and that seemed to go well, but it could not boot afterwards. So tackling that now.
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Posting from my Ubuntu 16.04.1 laptop!
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So far, it is SWEET.
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What ended up being the issue?
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@tiagom said in Linux Installation Issues:
What ended up being the issue?
OS. Switched to Ubuntu 16.04.1 did the trick. Mint had no hope at all. OpenSuse got most of the way there, but lacked driver support.
