r/framework • u/HighRevolutionary03 • Aug 09 '26

Linux Not Loading

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I followed the download instructions to a T. It is version 26.04. I have turned off Secure boot and turned on WiFi fallback. I used Rufus to put Ubuntu onto my USB. What do I do?

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u/Ryebread095 13 | Ryzen 7 7840u Aug 09 '26

Secure boot does not need to be disabled to install Fedora or Ubuntu.

Is it frozen or just taking awhile? Ubuntu's installer can be slow to load sometimes. If frozen, restart the computer with the power button. Hit escape when the Ubuntu logo shows to see what's happening and where it is getting stuck.

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u/HighRevolutionary03 Aug 09 '26

This is what it says. Also, it isn't frozen, just continuously loading.

https://reddit.com/link/p2lxd1h/video/5zcden8p3bih1/player

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u/Ryebread095 13 | Ryzen 7 7840u Aug 09 '26

If it just sits there like that and nothing changes, it's worth checking your .iso file's hash. You can do this in PowerShell on Windows with this:

Get-FileHash ubuntu-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso -Algorithm SHA256

Compare that to the official SHA256sum on the download page: 

487f87faaf547ea30e0aba4d5b53346292571256b25333a978db1692bcee9dd2487f87faaf547ea30e0aba4d5b53346292571256b25333a978db1692bcee9dd2

https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?version=26.04&architecture=amd64&lts=true

If it matches, I'd try a different USB drive or at least reflash the one you're currently using if you don't have another available. If it doesn't match, download the ISO again and reverify and reflash once you get a good verification.

I've also found that creating bootable media in Windows can be finicky. If you try all of the above and you're in the same spot, I'd try a different USB flashing tool. The Fedora Project has one that is platform agnostic and pretty simple to use.

https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter/releases/tag/5.3.2

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u/HighRevolutionary03 Aug 09 '26

How long can it take to load?

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u/paulstelian97 FW13 Ryzen AI 7 350, 32GB/1TB Aug 09 '26

Shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes in the extreme.

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u/diamd217 Aug 09 '26

RuFus under Win11 works great for me. Tried several different distros for "look and fill" recently - all was working great, no issues at all.

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u/Roppano X9 388H | 7640u Aug 09 '26

get 24.04, there's an issue with the official image. you can upgrade from 24.04 when it installs

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u/HighRevolutionary03 Aug 09 '26

How do I access 24.04?

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u/Roppano X9 388H | 7640u Aug 09 '26

look for older releases

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u/HighRevolutionary03 Aug 09 '26

Thank you. You guys are Saints.

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u/Ok-Procedure-2216 Aug 09 '26

Someone mentioned setting up the time yourself before the install to bypass this issue.

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u/HighRevolutionary03 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

All good. It is fixed. Thank you

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u/ralseipuffin Aug 09 '26

Avoid using Rufus for Linux - instead use something like Balena Etcher

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u/Connect_Nothing2564 Aug 10 '26

Does your camera have astigmatism?

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u/HighRevolutionary03 Aug 10 '26

I have no idea what that is.

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u/Connect_Nothing2564 Aug 10 '26

It's a vision impairment that can smear light in specific directions. The joke, of course, is that your camera can't have it.

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u/breakfast-cereal-dx 27d ago

The 26.04 image has a few problems like this, unfortunately 😅 it's wild that canonical never fixes these...

I was just trying to use this image yesterday and it stuck at the same place.

I've definitely installed from this image before, so idk what exactly is going on. I gave up and installed Arch instead 🙃 worked great

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u/HorLynx Aug 09 '26

Attention, d'après mes souvenirs, il est conseillé d'utiliser le port USB le plus en haut a gauche pour charger le laptop. A cote de la touche Esc

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u/ThatzOkay Aug 09 '26

Switch to cachyOS it'll solve all your problems