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Ruoska
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Hi all! I am new here, and as is often the case, brought here due to some manner of problem.
Here's my story in a nutshell: I have been trying to set-up my desktop computer to dual-boot Win7 with Linux. At first, I tried Ubuntu, as I figured it would be the easiest, being the mainstream distro. Also, I had no problems installing it on my laptop. On my desktop, however, I am not able to proceed to the desktop environment. I have tried Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint with Cinnamon and KDE flavors, 32-bit and 64-bit versions, live CDs, USB flash drive boots. All kinds I have tried. I recall reaching the desktop environment once or twice, but 90% of the time I end up in either a black screen, or a Unity/Mint colored splash screen. Starting in recovery mode is equally fruitless, as it seems to run on an infinite loop on some system check. (see picture)
Pictures while trying to boot Linux Mint from LiveCD, 1. Normal Boot 2. Recovery Mode
My configuration:
M-Board: Asus P7H55 Intel H55 LGA1156 ATX
CPU: Intel Core i3-540 3.06Ghz LGA1156
GPU: Asus Radeon HD 6870 1GB DDR5 AND/OR Asus Nvidia GTX 650
Ram: Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3, 8GB all in all
Power: Cooler Master GX-lite 500 W ATX
HDD: Samsung 1TB HDD and Maxtor 200 GB HDD
I am at a loss as to what I should do to make it work. I am fairly certain the problem is with hardware, but cannot guess what could be causing it. I have tried installing on both the Maxtor HDD (which is otherwise formatted and empty), as well as on the Samsung drive using WUBI. But neither allows me to reach desktop environment. I figured the GPU to be the problem, and tried with the NVIDIA card, but no difference there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Here's my story in a nutshell: I have been trying to set-up my desktop computer to dual-boot Win7 with Linux. At first, I tried Ubuntu, as I figured it would be the easiest, being the mainstream distro. Also, I had no problems installing it on my laptop. On my desktop, however, I am not able to proceed to the desktop environment. I have tried Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint with Cinnamon and KDE flavors, 32-bit and 64-bit versions, live CDs, USB flash drive boots. All kinds I have tried. I recall reaching the desktop environment once or twice, but 90% of the time I end up in either a black screen, or a Unity/Mint colored splash screen. Starting in recovery mode is equally fruitless, as it seems to run on an infinite loop on some system check. (see picture)
Pictures while trying to boot Linux Mint from LiveCD, 1. Normal Boot 2. Recovery Mode
My configuration:
M-Board: Asus P7H55 Intel H55 LGA1156 ATX
CPU: Intel Core i3-540 3.06Ghz LGA1156
GPU: Asus Radeon HD 6870 1GB DDR5 AND/OR Asus Nvidia GTX 650
Ram: Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3, 8GB all in all
Power: Cooler Master GX-lite 500 W ATX
HDD: Samsung 1TB HDD and Maxtor 200 GB HDD
I am at a loss as to what I should do to make it work. I am fairly certain the problem is with hardware, but cannot guess what could be causing it. I have tried installing on both the Maxtor HDD (which is otherwise formatted and empty), as well as on the Samsung drive using WUBI. But neither allows me to reach desktop environment. I figured the GPU to be the problem, and tried with the NVIDIA card, but no difference there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.