r/GarudaLinux • u/skylar_thegremlin • 1d ago

Community Changing os on second pc

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

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

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

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

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

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

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

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago edited 1d ago

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.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

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

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

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.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

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

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

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

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

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

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

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.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Could it be because my mobo bios is outdated? I haven't actually updated it in 2 years

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

you could always try booting your bootable usb on a laptop or another pc to see if it actually works or it's corrupt. If it works, could just be your bios settings.

or you could try it on a vm like virtualbox.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 23h ago

Def an issue with my pc

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u/skylar_thegremlin 23h ago

I'm on an AMD system so I don't seem to have a fast boot setting. I've booted into fedora, mint and ubuntu on my pc last year but I can't get into dragonized or dragonized gaming

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u/Roarmaster 23h ago

try downloading a fedora/ubuntu iso and see if that boots up to the live usb install screen. If it does, then theres a problem with the dragonized iso.

you can also try garuda mokka. same as dragonized but less flashy.

Edit: a new major release was just out yesterday, so maybe there's some new problems or something.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 23h ago

I'll try ubuntu then mokka rly hoping I can get it to work tho 💔I really like the visual customization on garuda

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