Solved pc restarts after trying to boot to the live iso

[Uyruw3]

I’m trying to boot into Linux from a live ISO, but every time I start it, my PC restarts on its own before I can do anything. I’ve tested it several times and the same thing happens.

Here are my specs:

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500 (6 cores)
• 16 GB of RAM
• WD Blue SN570 500GB NVMe SSD
• NVIDIA GTX 1650
• Gigabyte A520M DS3H motherboard

The main reason I want to switch to Linux is because Windows has become frustrating with its constant updates and interruptions. I’m looking for a stable system that I can use daily and that can also run games compatible with my GTX 1650.

If anyone has suggestions on what might be causing the restart issue, or if there’s a specific distro/setup I should try for gaming, I’d really appreciate the help I’ve already tried Ubuntu, Fedora, Linux Mint, and Pop!_OS, and they all have the same issue — the system restarts during the live boot.

 

[dos2unix]

Could be a combination of things.

Some distro's don't like secure boot. Is it enabled.
Some distro's don't like fast boot. Is it enabled?
I know Fedora will work with both.
Pop_OS doesn't like some hardware.

When you say restarts... can you get to a BIOS boot menu?

Is it possible the USB drive is bad?
Is it possible you haven't been letting the images burn to USB correctly.
(Make sure you use the "remove safely" button, so the cache has time to write to the drive after copying.

What are you using to burn the iso's to USB? Rufus is known to have some problems with some distros.

 

[Uyruw3]

Could be a combination of things.

Some distro's don't like secure boot. Is it enabled.
Some distro's don't like fast boot. Is it enabled?
I know Fedora will work with both.
Pop_OS doesn't like some hardware.

When you say restarts... can you get to a BIOS boot menu?

Is it possible the USB drive is bad?
Is it possible you haven't been letting the images burn to USB correctly.
(Make sure you use the "remove safely" button, so the cache has time to write to the drive after copying.

What are you using to burn the iso's to USB? Rufus is known to have some problems with some distros.

i use rufus also balena etcher and ventoy, no the usb drive is not bad i know because i used it on another pc to install sparky linux, no secure boot is not enabled, about fast boot idk and about the reboot i mean it just restars into win11

 

[CaffeineAddict]

about fast boot idk

Welcome, you should really check for it, the fast boot option is somewhere in BIOS settings.

 

[Brickwizard]

Why Linux fails to load/install direct to HDD, common reasons

1] Corrupt download [check SHA sum]
2] bad burn to installation medium [try again] [if you used Rufus then try Balena Etcher]
3] Wind 8.2 and higher quick start/fast boot or secure boot not disabled [after disabling do a full power re-boot not a restart]
4] defective pen-drive/DVD
5] hardware fault,
5A] If old style HDD run integrity check
5B]if SATA SSD check for hidden partition at the beginning of drive [this will stop Grub from loading] and delete it before re-installing Linux
If New M2.NVMe check, your system is NVMe compatible [not all older kit is]

 

[Brickwizard]

Addendum, you don't tell us what make of machine, so another thing to check in the bios is USB is set to mount for usb boot

 

[Uyruw3]

Addendum, you don't tell us what make of machine, so another thing to check in the bios is USB is set to mount for usb boot

im stupid i was using gpt instead of mbr and that fixed it

 

[Uyruw3]

Addendum, you don't tell us what make of machine, so another thing to check in the bios is USB is set to mount for usb boot

also i plan on installing the ubuntu 19 version to then upgrade to the latest version but i want to know if i upgrade do i need to reinstall the drivers?

 

[KGIII]

also i plan on installing the ubuntu 19 version to then upgrade to the latest version but i want to know if i upgrade do i need to reinstall the drivers?

Ubuntu 19.04 is long since out of support. I'd highly suggest not doing that.

 

[theLegionWithin]

I’m trying to boot into Linux from a live ISO, but every time I start it, my PC restarts on its own before I can do anything. I’ve tested it several times and the same thing happens.

Here are my specs:

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500 (6 cores)
• 16 GB of RAM
• WD Blue SN570 500GB NVMe SSD
• NVIDIA GTX 1650
• Gigabyte A520M DS3H motherboard

before switching to my new rig, I used a gtx1650 - started with MX linux (good starter distro) and then eventually switched to Arch as it is superior imho. I'd experienced no issues with the nvidia hardware, but the old rig was getting a bit long in the tooth so I upgraded.

you really want to disable fastboot and secure boot and reformat the drive before installing a distro, as others have mentioned.

 

[Uyruw3]

Ubuntu 19.04 is long since out of support. I'd highly suggest not doing that.

i dont have enough space in my usb so im gonna first install 19 and then the latest one

 

[KGIII]

i dont have enough space in my usb so im gonna first install 19 and then the latest one

You can overwrite the data on the with the data for a currently supported version. yes?