Cannot boot passed Grub menu with Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon with MSI motherboard
by MyPCsInfectedWithWindows from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5Q6ZV)
I am unable to install or run Linux Mint 20 and many other Linux distros on a PC, unlike the many other PC's I have booted this particular OS onto, this is the first to have such a problem.
I followed all the steps to install it normally, Boot USB created, Secure boot off, UEFI Boot enabled. I was able to boot into the Grub menu and was met with the usual four options however all options (normal install, compatibility install, OEM install) did not work and instead resulted in the PC getting soft locked on the BIOS logo or black screen, except with compatibility simply getting stuck on a terminal error loop, common error messages are No "irq handler for vector" or various CPU not responding messages. This issue also extends to drives that have the OS already installed on them, so it's not an installation exclusive issue.
The issue extends to many other distributions that I have tested such as Manjaro, Kali, etc. All yield same issue, get to grub menu but can't advance passed it.
However, I am able to boot into Windows 10, this works with pre-installed drive and usb boot drives, the issue seems to be Linux exclusive, so this means the PC is functional, just acting funky.
I have attempted several fixes such as booting with the "nomodeset" fix or with rEFind boot manager, none work so far.
I have a theory that it may be a driver incompatibility or BIOS problem, but I do not know how to fix that if that were the issue, if a solution even exists as of now.
My PC's hardware is as follows:
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x
GPU: ASUS Tuf gaming GTX 1650
Motherboard: MSI B450 A-PRO MAX
BIOS version: E7B86AMS.MD0 (released 2021-05-18)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32GB 3200mhz
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I followed all the steps to install it normally, Boot USB created, Secure boot off, UEFI Boot enabled. I was able to boot into the Grub menu and was met with the usual four options however all options (normal install, compatibility install, OEM install) did not work and instead resulted in the PC getting soft locked on the BIOS logo or black screen, except with compatibility simply getting stuck on a terminal error loop, common error messages are No "irq handler for vector" or various CPU not responding messages. This issue also extends to drives that have the OS already installed on them, so it's not an installation exclusive issue.
The issue extends to many other distributions that I have tested such as Manjaro, Kali, etc. All yield same issue, get to grub menu but can't advance passed it.
However, I am able to boot into Windows 10, this works with pre-installed drive and usb boot drives, the issue seems to be Linux exclusive, so this means the PC is functional, just acting funky.
I have attempted several fixes such as booting with the "nomodeset" fix or with rEFind boot manager, none work so far.
I have a theory that it may be a driver incompatibility or BIOS problem, but I do not know how to fix that if that were the issue, if a solution even exists as of now.
My PC's hardware is as follows:
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x
GPU: ASUS Tuf gaming GTX 1650
Motherboard: MSI B450 A-PRO MAX
BIOS version: E7B86AMS.MD0 (released 2021-05-18)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32GB 3200mhz
Any help would be greatly appreciated.