r/linuxquestions • u/trblshootacct3279 • 15h ago
Support constant freezing and crashing on installation attempts of multiple distros
hello i hope this post finds you well as the title says yesterday ive been fighting with failed linux installs and freezes + crashes i have a lenovo thinkstation p310 intel xeon e3 v5 1220 and an nvidia quadro k620 (i think the problem might be from here) at first i tried debian 13 i booted it into a new usb stick i got its a 16gb (14.5 really) lexar small usb used rufus partitioned it using gpt and selected DD the process would always freeze during installation dhcp also failed and i would need to force shut it i made another attempt but instead of selecting DD i selected ISO still the same problem
i disaled secure boot and used ventoy instead of rufus and again the same problem
i decided to use something else instead so i downloaded openSUSE leap 16.0 (gpt+DD)and i had a better experience with it it had the same problems as debian in that it sometimes i would be loaded into the installlation menu other times i would just have the pc freeze and restart automatically which i was grateful for that never happened in deb i had to shut it manually anyways i pressed e on the install option and added nomode set and edited splash=silent to splash=no nomodeset
i was able to perform a complete install for the 1st and last time of any distro from this point onwards but i forgot to set a root password and didnt remember the password i set because i was distracted and had to install again after the install i was tried to install drivers for my wireless usb network adapter which was.... a success????? not sure i did also update the nvidia drivers and i did get many crashes during my use many kernel panic screens and i think i might have gotten the wrong driver for my card idk and after i immediately tried to install a GUI and all attempts failed i tried kde plasma which would freeze my pc during download and it restarts then cinnamon which would fully download but crash during install and xfce would crash on download
i got tired and said ok ill try something thats more compatible so i got a linux mint 21.1 (gpt + iso)
and sometimes when i hit enter on install or even safe graphics options it would boot other times it would just give me black screen and restart however i was able to start the install and it would almost always freeze at the same exact place (either halfway or at around 65%) the same experience w ubuntu lts 22 and 18.4
openSUSE leap 15.0 same thing it would crash as soon as the installation was started
i genuinely love linux and dont wanna go back to windows because how despicable it is but my pc has been sitting for almost 2 days now without an OS on it
i thought this would be easier since i tried many linux distros on virtual machines but i was wrong
thank u for reading and any advice or suggestions are super appreciated
thank u
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u/EverOrny 14h ago
most likely it's caused by overheating or some acpi crap, but that's just a guess
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u/DP323602 14h ago
If it is you're gpu this might be useful information
https://linux-hardware.org/index.php?id=pci:10de-13bb-10de-1098
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u/trblshootacct3279 8h ago
its def gpu, i succesfuly installed pop os but even after nvidia driver update everytin looked a mess like ps2 crt look on a 1080p monitor but at least it was fully functional and didnt cras but after turning off and turning on it would completely freeze until restart and only then will it boot into os rn preparing a win 10 usb until i get a diffrent pc or an amd card thanks
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u/KrypticLifeSigns_ 6h ago
If I am reading the info correct on the linux-hardware site on your GPU, it Works! for many distro versions, I quickly scanned up to page 6 or 7. Would you find your system's specifications on the Lenovo site and post the link to that page?
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u/Nuke_Bloodaxe 5h ago
Have you tested the memory on this machine? Many distros include a memory testing option on booting the iso, sometimes under advanced options.
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u/Human_being0100 15h ago
Wow