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    Linux won't install on Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

    Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your help! I used GParted to create a partition for EFI and an ext4 partition on the hard drive, then went to install elementary os onto it. The installer kept giving error 5: input/output error, so I burned the iso image to a DVD, then went to install it. It was...
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    Linux won't install on Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

    Hi Alexzee. Thanks for the link. It's an older custom built desktop. As I mentioned, it has an AMD FX 8320, a Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P motherboard, RX 580 GPU, 12GB DDR3 RAM. I'm installing it on a 5400 RPM Toshiba Hard drive salvaged from a laptop as I don't have any spare SSD's at the moment...
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    Linux won't install on Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

    Hi, Vrai. I haven't tried partitioning the disk using GParted yet, but I'll try it today and see if that helps. I think it's included in elementary so I'll try that. sp331yi, I can boot to the live CD fine, it just won't install for some reason. I have a regular Dell wireless mouse and keyboard...
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    Linux won't install on Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

    Hi all, I'm relatively new to linux and I've been trying to install it on my PC after using it on my laptop for a while. I tried installing Ubuntu 20.04 first, but the installation would fail as soon as it started. Then I tried elementary OS 5.1.5, which wouldn't load unless the USB installer...
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