Unable to install any version of Linux
by Fastidious from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5BT0X)
I hope someone can point me in the right direction, My problem is that whatever version of Linux I try to install it fails almost immediately. I have tried Mint 20 Cinnamon, Mint 20 Mate, MXLinux 19.3 A couple old versions I have laying around as well, Mint 17.1, Kbuntu 14.1, Etc.
The problem started with a CPU upgrade including an updated Bios necessitated by the CPU upgrade. So I suspect the Bios are causing some issue but I'm unsure how to proceed.
Before the CPU install I was dual booting Mint 17.1 and Windows 7pro with zero issues. As part of the upgrade I planned to install Mint 20 and upgrade to Windows 10. After I installed the CPU Grub started like normal and I could access Windows (with screen resolution reset to like 600x800) But I could not access Mint 17.1. I was able to successfully upgrade to Windows 10 and it works fine, Though Grub is still there at boot and is needed to get into Windows.
When selecting Linux it would Immediately go to black screen with a blinking cursor in upper left corner. Which is what I get when I try to start any version of Linux stated above from a burned DVD or a USB drive.
When I boot from a Linux DVD I get the menu of options like "Start Mint Linux", "Start in Compatibility Mode", "Memory Test" etc. If I select Memory Test that will work and function normally. If I select "Compatibility Mode" I do get 2 screens of output that progress from the first screen to the second by pressing any key but then it stalls. Though I don't see any overt error messages. I will attempt to attach the screen images to this thread.
The last line of output reads:[ 0.735988] PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 10
My system specs are;
Asus M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3 Motherboard Bios version 3029(Latest available 2012)
AMD FX-8150 CPU 8 core3.6GHZ X64
16GB DDR3 1600
WD 1TB SATA Platter drive(Windows 10)
Seagate 750GB SATA Platter drive(Linux Mint 17.1)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The problem started with a CPU upgrade including an updated Bios necessitated by the CPU upgrade. So I suspect the Bios are causing some issue but I'm unsure how to proceed.
Before the CPU install I was dual booting Mint 17.1 and Windows 7pro with zero issues. As part of the upgrade I planned to install Mint 20 and upgrade to Windows 10. After I installed the CPU Grub started like normal and I could access Windows (with screen resolution reset to like 600x800) But I could not access Mint 17.1. I was able to successfully upgrade to Windows 10 and it works fine, Though Grub is still there at boot and is needed to get into Windows.
When selecting Linux it would Immediately go to black screen with a blinking cursor in upper left corner. Which is what I get when I try to start any version of Linux stated above from a burned DVD or a USB drive.
When I boot from a Linux DVD I get the menu of options like "Start Mint Linux", "Start in Compatibility Mode", "Memory Test" etc. If I select Memory Test that will work and function normally. If I select "Compatibility Mode" I do get 2 screens of output that progress from the first screen to the second by pressing any key but then it stalls. Though I don't see any overt error messages. I will attempt to attach the screen images to this thread.
The last line of output reads:[ 0.735988] PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 10
My system specs are;
Asus M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3 Motherboard Bios version 3029(Latest available 2012)
AMD FX-8150 CPU 8 core3.6GHZ X64
16GB DDR3 1600
WD 1TB SATA Platter drive(Windows 10)
Seagate 750GB SATA Platter drive(Linux Mint 17.1)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.