Using the Dragonized gaming iso, after booting from the USB it offers me the option to boot with open source or NVIDIA drivers (I take the nvidia drivers option but open source drivers result in the same thing). Then it proceeds normally, except after precisely 45 seconds since the self-check starts the entire laptop restarts itself.
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Try the normal version or the LTS version and install games with garuda-gamer.
Use the older version.
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It also might not hurt to try an offline install, on the off chance that changes things.
I’ve tried the sway version, and the same problem (install automatically restarts after 45 seconds) still occurs. Of note is that I tried to install void linux before and ran into the same problem, though at the time I thought it was a corrupted iso file.
Please post your garuda-inxi from a live environment.
I can’t install garuda linux (because of the aforementioned issue), the furthest I got is the booting menu which only have access to the bash command line, so where can I find the garuda-inxi file? Sorry I’ve tried googling around but can’t seem to find it
As I understand it, @SoccyUwU cannot boot the live iso because the machine reboots every time (even with void linux).
@SoccyUwU: Check whether SecureBoot and FastBoot are disabled in the BIOS and AHCI is enabled.
What is the manufacturer and model of your computer?
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My laptop is the Lenovo legion r9000p arx8. Secure boot is disabled, fast boot isn’t an option in the UEFI but appears to be disabled, AHCI is enabled.
The setup is that I have two separate SSDs, one has windows installed and one is empty (one single unallocated partition). Of note is that I was previously able to install and use Fedora linux on the other SSD. It has since been removed by removing all partitions on the SSD.
I was under the impression that the system info I gave on signup would be copied to my profile? Here they are regardless:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
Motherboard: LNVNB 161216
Memory: 16 GB DDR5 5600
GPU: Nvidia RTX 4060 Laptop
- Check if the “sha256 checksum” is correct:
How to do this is explained on the Internet.
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Try a different USB stick.
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Try a different USB port.
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Use a different software to flash the USB stick, for example if you used
rufusthen tryventoyorbalena-etcher. -
Try the LTS version that
@SGShas already linked.
If none of that helps then it would be helpful to know where/when exactly the laptop restarts (e.g. “a start job is running for blah blah…”) and whether it happens at the same point every time.
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The laptop doesn’t restart at any given point, it restarts after 45 seconds (± 1 second due to measuring by hand) of selecting the boot option. At that time it could be doing various different things. None of the above changed anything.
Can it boot into any other live environment, or just Garuda has this issue? Does Linux Mint or some other flavor of Linux stay booted?
So far I’ve tried garuda, void and mint, none of them stay booted.
Although using mint, the screen went black earlier than 45 seconds and the restart came later. I’d venture that maybe this is a signal of mint actually booting but having graphical glitches (since this also happens when launching the garuda boot option without proprietary drivers), but I’m not too sure.
Does the reboot still occur if you do nothing once the desktop loads?
None of the above distros make it to the desktop before the reboot.
For a reboots after x seconds issue I would usually think perhaps a thermal issue is causing the system to reboot. I am guessing windows runs fine on it?
That would’ve been my first guess too, but windows runs just fine, and this is a rather powerful system (see above for specs).
Firstly, be sure your bios is up to date as this issue sounds like something at the hardware/firmware level is preventing booting properly.
I assume you also have Windows installed, this is known to cause issues with Linux.
If possible disable your WiFi and Ethernet in your bios, as some people with recent Lenovo laptops encounter Linux boot issues because their network chips are causing problems. Disable your network adapters in Windows, then power down completely. Remove your laptop battery if possible. Remove your power supply cord for a few minutes. Once power has drained perform a cold boot into the live environment. Then attempt an offline install, as I suggested earlier.
Try disabling ASPM in your bios.
Try booting using the acpi=off kernel parameter.
Try booting using the legacy mode setting in your bios (not UEFI).
There are known issues similar to yours with the Lenovo Legion R9000P ARX8 model.
See:
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I have tried the above, and disabled my ethernet network driver then disconnected power for about 20 minutes before booting. It makes it much further this time, all the way to starting user agent 3 greet, but after which it lapses into a black screen with a single blinking cursor on the top left, and doesn’t respond to any input except the power button at which the shutdown sequence displays properly. I have tried waiting about 5 minutes on the blinking cursor, but for some reason I feel like that’s not intended?
Make sure the “fast startup” feature is disabled in Windows.
Possibly remove also the battery. Do not only disconnect the cable.
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You only reported on one aspect of numerous questions/suggestions put to you. Generally the less feedback you provide, the less likelihood your issue will ever be resolved. You need to provide proper feedback on all questions/suggestions put to you by forum assistants attempting to help you.
@nepti provided a detailed list of suggestions to you:
Your response to his suggestions was rather curt and lacking in details:
More in depth answers are required, such as:
Did you double check if the ISO’s sha256 checksum was correct?
Which alternate software did you try to flash the USB stick?
Did you test alternate LTS versions such as the one linked, or the Xfce Garuda edition?
Is your bios up to date?
Did you disable both your WiFi and Ethernet in Windows?
Did you attempt an offline install?
Did you try using USB phone tethering or a USB Ethernet adapter to perform an online install?
I made other suggestions as well:
Did you attempt any/all of the above suggestions?
If so, please provide full details on each attempt.
The suggestion I made to you were not blind shots in the dark. They were all solutions to similar issues to yours sifted from numerous threads I researched online to help you with your issue. When you do not provide detailed answers to all questions/suggestions put to you, it is rather disrespectful to forum assistants. This lack of responsiveness to forum assistants comes off as if your time is more valuable than theirs when you can’t even be bothered to provide proper feedback.
Everyone on our forum is unpaid, and they perform support in their limited free time. If you wish further assistance please respect our forum assistants time and provide proper feedback, so they don’t have to continually waste their time and effort asking the same things over and over again.
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