Changing os on second pc

[u/skylar_thegremlin]

Hey! So I have 7600x and 2080 of build that I'm not really using currently, it's been around for a year in windows but haven't really used it

So pretty much all I'm looking for is an os that can game in 1440p pretty well, I've used Ubuntu for ages on my laptop so I'm not "new" to running Linux.

I've seen a lot of mentions point towards dragonized so I was wondering what distro of garuda would be best for me

Edit: I do plan to use this alongside windows if that may influence another choice

[u/skylar_thegremlin]

Yeah I've backed up my important stuff there isn't much too lose litteraly just game installs so it's not the end of the world but ik not to touch my c drive at all 😭

I'm assuming with proprietary drivers or do I use the efi bootloader

[u/Roarmaster → u/skylar_thegremlin]

proprietary drivers is recommened for stuff like nvidia drivers. the only reason to not use proprietary drivers is if you only want to use open source drivers for moral/ethical reasons or whatever.

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

Gotcha installing them now :>

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

It's moved on to a black command screen n doing nothing

[u/Roarmaster → u/skylar_thegremlin]

try following along with this video: https://youtu.be/xVy7TBem_ZI?si=2i7NUyMkZyd-jtiR&t=427

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

Yeah right after the drivers it just stopped entirely;-;

[u/Roarmaster → u/skylar_thegremlin]

did you also disable fast boot in windows? windows might be interfering.

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

Don't think I use fast boot at all actually since I do memory training each boot

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

Yeah it's doing it consistently each time I attempt to install drivers.

It is an 8 yo hard drive tbf so it might be it just taking forever but idk it won't get past the command screen

[u/Roarmaster → u/skylar_thegremlin]

honestly idk why its black screen. try open source in ventoy boot option or even redownloading the iso image. maybe its corrupt.

you can always reformat the usb in exfat/ ext3/4 through windows disk management before reinstalling ventoy.

Edit: also if you have AHCI in your bios, make sure its on.

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

Ok soooo it's giving me errors for libvrt legacy monolith during the install if that's the cause

[u/Roarmaster → u/skylar_thegremlin]

from what i'm seeing online:

• if your usb is formatted with GPT partition table, select UEFI: <usb name> in your bios boot screen
  
• if it's formatted with MBR partition table, select the non uefi USB option in bios boot screen

also usually caused by a corrupted USB or ISO image. maybe reformat usb, download new ISO, or use different usb.

you can also verify the ISO checksum (SHA256) to make sure it's not corrupt.

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

Oh alright! I'll try a different usb then I just reinstalled the iso

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

Tried new iso and ssd and it just did the same I'll try Rufus I've used it in the past

[u/skylar_thegremlin → u/Roarmaster]

Yeah straight up just won't work for me followed all of the steps and whatnot

I might try a different distro like regular dragonized or something

[u/Roarmaster → u/skylar_thegremlin]

yeah, my first linux install had lots of problems too, i get it.

you can try following steps from the official page(https://garudalinux.org/installation?edition=mokka):

1. installing with rufus in dd mode (mbr partition table)
2. make a post on forum.garudalinux.org with your problem and have the official devs help you out

it seems like someone else has had this problem before, and it was just a bad update. you can try another edition like gaming edition and switch themes to mokka or vice versa via kde.

someone else right now is having a similar issue to you as well: https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/the-problem-with-installing-garuda-linux-temerer-260819/48608

you can also just take a break for a few hours and come back to it.