Edward_Richards
October 14th, 2015, 08:02 PM
Struggling to install Ubuntu on my new MSI Laptop. (PE70-2QE with an i7-5700HQ + dual grahpics, intel + nVidia 960m).
If I try and run Ubuntu (or possibly anything - maybe completely unrelated issue) in Virtualbox, Windows itself actually bsods with "Machine check exception" which is apparently a common problem for the new intel CPUs (-5xxx series).
I've made a UEFI bootable USB (with ISO image + Rufus). I set the following in BIOS:
Intel SpeedStep --> off
Intel Virtualisation stuff --> off
Fast boot --> off
Secure boot --> off
Boot mode --> UEFI with CSM
If I boot to the USB, it flashes up with "insecure mode" (or something like that), then I get 4 options: Try..., Install..., OEM..., Check disk...
I've tried both "Try" and "Install" and the results are the same for both.
If I boot without nomodeset, I get this (http://i.imgur.com/wh8oy01.jpg). It then goes to the 5-dots Ubuntu loading screen, before rebooting of its own accord.
With nomodeset, I get this (http://i.imgur.com/ykzB7BI.jpg). It then goes to the 5-dots Ubuntu loading screen, before hanging on 5 red dots.
TLDR - Can't install Ubuntu in UEFI mode on MSI Laptop with dual Intel/nVidia graphics, and Broadwell processor. Hangs before it even gets to the install screens. Nomodeset makes a difference, but doesn't fix it.
Thanks!
If I try and run Ubuntu (or possibly anything - maybe completely unrelated issue) in Virtualbox, Windows itself actually bsods with "Machine check exception" which is apparently a common problem for the new intel CPUs (-5xxx series).
I've made a UEFI bootable USB (with ISO image + Rufus). I set the following in BIOS:
Intel SpeedStep --> off
Intel Virtualisation stuff --> off
Fast boot --> off
Secure boot --> off
Boot mode --> UEFI with CSM
If I boot to the USB, it flashes up with "insecure mode" (or something like that), then I get 4 options: Try..., Install..., OEM..., Check disk...
I've tried both "Try" and "Install" and the results are the same for both.
If I boot without nomodeset, I get this (http://i.imgur.com/wh8oy01.jpg). It then goes to the 5-dots Ubuntu loading screen, before rebooting of its own accord.
With nomodeset, I get this (http://i.imgur.com/ykzB7BI.jpg). It then goes to the 5-dots Ubuntu loading screen, before hanging on 5 red dots.
TLDR - Can't install Ubuntu in UEFI mode on MSI Laptop with dual Intel/nVidia graphics, and Broadwell processor. Hangs before it even gets to the install screens. Nomodeset makes a difference, but doesn't fix it.
Thanks!