Re: [vox-tech] Ubuntu 16.04 install issue
It looks like the problem with Skylake processors and NVIDIA is a known bug. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/llvm-toolchain-3.8/+bug/1564156 At least there is a workaround. On 04/21/2016 10:36 AM, Bruce Wolk wrote: I haven't burned a disc in years. I decided to try another distribution so I put Xubuntu 15.10 on a flash drive and it booted into the desktop without any issues, so it seems there must be something different about Ubuntu 16.04. On 04/21/2016 07:54 AM, Alex Mandel wrote: On 04/21/2016 07:39 AM, Bruce Wolk wrote: I recently built a new Skylake based computer and installed Windows 10 intending to dual-boot with linux. This morning I downloaded the just released Ubuntu 16.04 distribution and installed it to USB flash drive. When I boot to the USB drive I get the grub screen, but when I select the try ubuntu option the Ubuntu desktop background appears and then several error windows begin quickly flashing in an unreadable fashion, making it impossible to proceed. I created the USB boot drive using two different methods and the result was the same. The md5sum is correct. Any suggestions? I'm wondering if it required a signed kernel for secure boot. I did have a friend recently who couldn't get his new laptop to boot a usb installer, but instead needed to use an external DVD drive. I forget what the bug was but he said it was hardware related, and known on his particular Lenovo system. Do you have a DVD drive to try with? Thanks, Alex ___ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech ___ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech ___ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Ubuntu 16.04 install issue
I haven't burned a disc in years. I decided to try another distribution so I put Xubuntu 15.10 on a flash drive and it booted into the desktop without any issues, so it seems there must be something different about Ubuntu 16.04. On 04/21/2016 07:54 AM, Alex Mandel wrote: On 04/21/2016 07:39 AM, Bruce Wolk wrote: I recently built a new Skylake based computer and installed Windows 10 intending to dual-boot with linux. This morning I downloaded the just released Ubuntu 16.04 distribution and installed it to USB flash drive. When I boot to the USB drive I get the grub screen, but when I select the try ubuntu option the Ubuntu desktop background appears and then several error windows begin quickly flashing in an unreadable fashion, making it impossible to proceed. I created the USB boot drive using two different methods and the result was the same. The md5sum is correct. Any suggestions? I'm wondering if it required a signed kernel for secure boot. I did have a friend recently who couldn't get his new laptop to boot a usb installer, but instead needed to use an external DVD drive. I forget what the bug was but he said it was hardware related, and known on his particular Lenovo system. Do you have a DVD drive to try with? Thanks, Alex ___ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech ___ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Ubuntu 16.04 install issue
On 04/21/2016 07:39 AM, Bruce Wolk wrote: > I recently built a new Skylake based computer and installed Windows 10 > intending to dual-boot with linux. This morning I downloaded the just > released Ubuntu 16.04 distribution and installed it to USB flash drive. > When I boot to the USB drive I get the grub screen, but when I select > the try ubuntu option the Ubuntu desktop background appears and then > several error windows begin quickly flashing in an unreadable fashion, > making it impossible to proceed. I created the USB boot drive using two > different methods and the result was the same. The md5sum is correct. > Any suggestions? I'm wondering if it required a signed kernel for secure boot. I did have a friend recently who couldn't get his new laptop to boot a usb installer, but instead needed to use an external DVD drive. I forget what the bug was but he said it was hardware related, and known on his particular Lenovo system. Do you have a DVD drive to try with? Thanks, Alex ___ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
