[lubuntu]Can not boot live session from DVD or USB

[wolfsong73]

Hi all,

So, I've spent an hour trying to figure this out (Google, etc) and am at a complete dead end.

I'm trying to check out Lubuntu on my system here prior to installing, as I'm trying to choose which distro I want to go with.

Now, Linux Mint and Linux Lite (which I believe is also based on Ubuntu?) boot just fine from DVD. Last I checked, so does Ubuntu itself.

However, Lubuntu just refuses to boot at all, either from the DVD or from the USB (created with unetbootin). In both cases, I ultimately end up with my monitor going into standby 'cause there's no activity. The DVD rom drive will stop reading and I guess the USB isn't being accessed, either (hard to tell).

My mobo is a GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 R5, and it has a dual bios supporting both UEFI and Legacy. I've tested it with both UEFI enabled, and disabled. Doesn't make a difference, same thing happens, again, regardless of whether from DVD or USB.

I looked and there's no SecureBoot setting I can see anywhere in the BIOS settings.

I can confirm that Mint and Lite load just fine even with UEFI.

Incidentally, I'm having the same trouble getting any flavor of Arch to work (Antergos or Manjaro) - I know this isn't a forum about them, but I just wanted to add that detail, in case it might provide a clue to someone familiar with those distros as well as to what might be going on.

Anyway, any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks much!

[Bucky Ball]

Thread moved to Installation & Upgrades.

Which graphics card?


sudo lshw -C video

[wolfsong73]

Thread moved to Installation & Upgrades.Which graphics card?
sudo lshw -C videoHi there.I'm on a GeForce GTX970

[sudodus]

Then you should try linux distros with the newest possible linux kernels. Ubuntu 16.10 is more likely to work than Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. But you might also need the boot option nomodeset. See this link and links from it for details how to apply boot options,

Boot options (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2230389&p=13370808#post13370808)

[wolfsong73]

Then you should try linux distros with the newest possible linux kernels. Ubuntu 16.10 is more likely to work than Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. But you might also need the boot option nomodeset. See this link and links from it for details how to apply boot options,Boot options (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2230389&p=13370808#post13370808)Thanks for that! Though from what I'm seeing there, it looks like those settings are intended for if you're doing an actual install? I'm just wanting to run from the live disc to check it out before deciding which one I want to use.

[wolfsong73]

Then you should try linux distros with the newest possible linux kernels. Ubuntu 16.10 is more likely to work than Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. But you might also need the boot option nomodeset. See this link and links from it for details how to apply boot options,


Boot options (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2230389&p=13370808#post13370808)


Thanks for that!


Though from what I'm seeing there, it looks like those settings are intended for if you're doing an actual install? I'm just wanting to run from the live disc to check it out before deciding which one I want to use.

[oldfred]

Gigabyte boards often need IOMMU setting in UEFI changed and a boot parameter.
GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard not working with 64 bit kernel - IOMMU GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="iommu=soft"
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2111223&page=5
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2292025
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2242023
[SOLVED] GA-970A-DS3P revision 1 no usb 3.0
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2188370

And nVidia normally needs the nomodeset boot parameter (or you probably need at least two to install & first boot, nomodeset & iommu=soft).
At grub menu you can use e for edit, scroll to linux line and replace quiet splash with nomodeset.
How to set NOMODESET and other kernel boot options in grub2 - both BIOS liveCD & grub first boot ( also UEFI with grub)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132
(http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132)https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters

NVIDIA 970 with 14.04 - Bucky Ball
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2336142&p=13540433#post13540433

Install with Asrock Z97 & nVidia 970
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2257406
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2259210

(http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132)

[Bucky Ball]

I have that very same card and works fine in 16.04. Nothing to do with needing 16.10. That is NOT a new card. Been out for a year or more. ;)

Use the 'nomodeset' option and when you are installed, open 'Software and Updates' and make sure the Canonical Partners repo is enabled. Do an update then check in 'Additional Drivers' and you will find the correct driver there (the 'proprietary, tested' one, 361.42).

And that's about all you should need to do. Do NOT tick 'Install third-party drivers' or 'Update during install' when installing the OS.

PS: Doubt you'll be able to do this on a Live session. If you do manage, any changes you make will be lost on reboot.

[sudodus]

@Bucky Ball,

Did you try Yakkety live with your nvidia GeForce GTX970 card? I'm curious, because I might get the same kind of nvidia card. Does nouveau work out of the box, or do you need nomodeset also with Yakkety? (My experience is that after some time, nouveau will catch up and work, but maybe not with all chips/cards.)

[Bucky Ball]

Sorry, haven't tried with Yakkety but will give that a go later if I get time and report back. I installed in a hurry and a flurry and had to get this machine working quickly in February so much water under bridge during this busy year. Didn't take notes of that process unfortunately. From memory, the live 16.04 worked fine if that tells you something. ;)

[T2uiYKb7]

At the menu where it says "Try Ubuuntu Without Installing" press "e" then remove the word quiet and write nomodeset in it's place.

That will make it show what it's doing instead of a blank screen and also hold off on the video drivers until the desktop loads. It fixes this problem on a bunch of Linux distributions on my tablet.