linux cannot be installed asus bm1503

[Franku]

Hello, I really need help with my asus bm1503 laptop. It has an AMD Ryzen 5 7535U processor, an AMD radeon 600 video, and was supplied without an OS. My problem is that I can't install linux. Bios version 304, the latest at the moment. When I boot Linux from a USB flash drive, the grub bootloader menu appears, during installation (it doesn't matter if the drivers are proprietary or open), first a black screen appears for a couple of seconds, then a reboot, after which the grub bootloader menu appears again.
This behavior is observed for ubuntu and manjaro. I tried to install ubuntu, arch, manjaro. When I try to boot manjaro with the debug option, the behavior is the same (black screen, then reboot). When I try to boot Ubuntu with the debug option, the lines "efi stub: loaded initrd from linux_efi_initrd_media_guid device path measured initrd data into pcr 9" appear before rebooting. Windows 11 installs without problems. I've tried different flash drives. I disabled secure boot and fast boot in the bios. When booting linux, I removed quiet splash, added: nomodeset, acpi=off, and many other options. Please tell me what can i do? English is not my native language, sorry for the mistakes.

 

[Brickwizard]

It may have been supplied without any OS, but it was built for windows, open UEFI/BIOS check windows quick-start is disabled [usually in power settings] also Secure boot [usually found in security] now put the USB with the ISO [you write the ISO with Rufus or Etcher, not copy] open the one time [short boot menu] usually F8 or ESC depending on the ASUS UEFI, select the USB and enter if you have chosen a distribution that has test mode, it will install for you to try out..

Oh and welcome to the forums

 

[Brickwizard]

oh, one other thing you said ""was supplied without an OS."" was it supplied with a hard drive

 

[KGIII]

Hmm... I think I've seen this one before - maybe...

When you get to the linux_efi_initrd_media_guid device, what do you do?

If the answer is start over, try sitting there patiently for a few minutes with that error on the screen. It's possibly doing stuff in the background and will resume booting after a couple of minutes. (This should not be a permanent thing after the OS is completely installed.)

Also, after installation, you may need to go into the BIOS (UEFI) to tell it to start with the OS you installed.

 

[Condobloke]

I disabled secure boot and fast boot in the bios

Noted.

 

[Franku]

oh, one other thing you said ""was supplied without an OS."" was it supplied with a hard drive

yes, it was; I missed the previous post so thanks for greeting!
I have already tried different download methods, including using ESC with a choice of boot device. Both 'Quick start' and 'Secure boot' disabled in UEFI. I created USB first through rufus, then balena etcher, then ventoy.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

When I boot Linux from a USB flash drive, the grub bootloader menu appears, during installation (it doesn't matter if the drivers are proprietary or open), first a black screen appears for a couple of seconds, then a reboot, after which the grub bootloader menu appears again.

I suggest you to reset CMOS battery.
Disconnect PC from power, open the case, and take out CMOS battery.
Then press and hold power button for 60 seconds.
Then put the battery back in.

Power on PC, enter BIOS and disable secure boot and fast boot again because it will be reset.

Then try booting from USB installer again.

If this doesn't work, go into BIOS and see if there is "secure erase" or something similar to format your drive to zero and try again.

 

[Franku]

Hmm... I think I've seen this one before - maybe...

When you get to the linux_efi_initrd_media_guid device, what do you do?

If the answer is start over, try sitting there patiently for a few minutes with that error on the screen. It's possibly doing stuff in the background and will resume booting after a couple of minutes. (This should not be a permanent thing after the OS is completely installed.)

Also, after installation, you may need to go into the BIOS (UEFI) to tell it to start with the OS you installed.

I didn't do anything after receiving 'linux_efi_initrd_media_guid device', my laptop restarts automatically after that and I see the grub menu again. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the kernel cannot start from RAM. For example, an early kernel panic or something like that. I assumed that the problem was with incorrect ACPI tables, but Windows is working fine.

 

[Brickwizard]

and take out CMOS battery.

On majority of laptops after 2015, there is no need to remove the CMOS, just press and hold the on switch down for 60 seconds to purge the capacitors and memory

 

[Franku]

I suggest you to reset CMOS battery.
Disconnect PC from power, open the case, and take out CMOS battery.
Then press and hold power button for 60 seconds.
Then put the battery back in.

Power on PC, enter BIOS and disable secure boot and fast boot again because it will be reset.

Then try booting from USB installer again.

If this doesn't work, go into BIOS and see if there is "secure erase" or something similar to format your drive to zero and try again.

I couldn't find a separate battery on the motherboard. I've already disconnected the laptop battery, it didn't affect anything.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

I couldn't find a separate battery on the motherboard. I've already disconnected the laptop battery, it didn't affect anything.

Please see post #9 above your post.

 

[Condobloke]

This may or may not be pertinent.....keep it in mind::

Solved Post in thread 'Black screen trying to get to bios'

Feb 6, 2025

This is a reference to a list of Machine Owner Keys (MOKs), which are cryptographic keys that are associated with Shim. Secure Boot requires that boot loaders be signed with a key to verify the binary's authenticity. A few public keys are stored in the computer's firmware or NVRAM; but the only keys guaranteed to be stored in this way belong to Microsoft, which has rules about what it will sign. To make a long story short, most Linux distributions use a program called Shim (shimx64.efi, normally), which is signed by Microsoft and that adds a new key for the Linux distribution that released...

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[KGIII]

I didn't do anything after receiving 'linux_efi_initrd_media_guid device', my laptop restarts automatically after that and I see the grub menu again. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the kernel cannot start from RAM. For example, an early kernel panic or something like that. I assumed that the problem was with incorrect ACPI tables, but Windows is working fine.

Hmm... How curious...

The odds of a 'bad burn' more than once in a row are pretty low.

The odds of it being a bad USB are also quite low - especially as Etcher would have verified the write operations.

I looked up your device and didn't notice anything unusual. I did a CTRL + F and didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but have you checked to see if your laptop has a 'legacy' option?

 

[wizardfromoz]

G'day @Franku and welcome to linux.org

Windows 11 installs without problems.

Q1. Is Windows still on there, and is it working OK?

...and I see the grub menu again.

Q2. Can you take a (phone) picture of that Grub Menu and post it up to here, please?

Thanks

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

 

[Franku]

G'day @Franku and welcome to linux.org



Q1. Is Windows still on there, and is it working OK?



Q2. Can you take a (phone) picture of that Grub Menu and post it up to here, please?

Thanks

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

Thanks!

1. Yes, Win11 still there and works fine
2. I attach the photo to the message

 

[Franku]

Hmm... How curious...

The odds of a 'bad burn' more than once in a row are pretty low.

The odds of it being a bad USB are also quite low - especially as Etcher would have verified the write operations.

I looked up your device and didn't notice anything unusual. I did a CTRL + F and didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but have you checked to see if your laptop has a 'legacy' option?

Hello!

unfortunately, my laptop does not have this option.

 

[Franku]

Please see post #9 above your post.

Ok, I did this, but it had no effect. I mean, now win is being loaded, but linux is not being installed, as before. The laptop took a long time to load after I held the button down for 60 seconds, but then it worked fine. I remembered that I unplugged the battery when I put extra RAM, and all was the same then.

 

[wizardfromoz]

OK thanks for that from #15, but that shows the menu from a "Live" scenario, that is, you have a USB stick with Ubuntu inserted and are booting from it.

I am asking what comes up when you start up the computer?

Regrets I have to leave for my evening in Australia, but I will be back tomorrow.

Wizard

 

[Franku]

OK thanks for that from #15, but that shows the menu from a "Live" scenario, that is, you have a USB stick with Ubuntu inserted and are booting from it.

I am asking what comes up when you start up the computer?

Regrets I have to leave for my evening in Australia, but I will be back tomorrow.

Wizard

I must have made a mistake. I meant the menu from the picture when I said grub. I don't have another menu at startup, my laptop loads windows if I don't press any buttons. Sorry for that, I read a lot about Linux in a short period of time, and I didn't understand everything in correct way. But but my desktop has dual-boot (win11+mint) and I see a similar menu when booting, so I thought both were called grub.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

@Franku
1. How much RAM does your laptop have?
2. How did you create bootable Linux USB?
3. Are you able to boot Mint from drive, you said it's dual boot.