finalfortune
May 11th, 2012, 06:27 PM
Hi, i currently have windows 7 64-bit installed. I'm attempting obtain a dual boot system with Linux.
I initially tried to install Linux mint 12 64-bit. It gets to the grub interface, i select the live boot, and somewhere along the process of checking of what im guessing are the drivers for sata, usb etc. it just freezes. If i unplug and plug in something like a USB, it detects and prints those events, so it's not completely frozen.
I then tried to install ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and the exact same thing happened. I attempted again by removing all USB peripherals, besides the keyboard, but still no avail.
My System specs:
Motherboard: Intel DX58SO
CPU: Intel Core i7 960
Graphics Card: Gigabyte Geforce GTX560
RAM: Kingston 1300mhz 2Gb x2
HDD: seagate 500Gb SATA
Is it perhaps that linux does not support my motherboard?
I initially tried to install Linux mint 12 64-bit. It gets to the grub interface, i select the live boot, and somewhere along the process of checking of what im guessing are the drivers for sata, usb etc. it just freezes. If i unplug and plug in something like a USB, it detects and prints those events, so it's not completely frozen.
I then tried to install ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and the exact same thing happened. I attempted again by removing all USB peripherals, besides the keyboard, but still no avail.
My System specs:
Motherboard: Intel DX58SO
CPU: Intel Core i7 960
Graphics Card: Gigabyte Geforce GTX560
RAM: Kingston 1300mhz 2Gb x2
HDD: seagate 500Gb SATA
Is it perhaps that linux does not support my motherboard?