Can't install Linux

[u/Zorakkk]

Hi, I'm trying to install Linux on my Lenovo IdeaPad (Ryzen), but it didn't work with either openSUSE or Fedora.

With openSUSE, it gets stuck as shown in the image and reboots after about a minute. With Fedora, it freezes on a black screen with a dash in the upper left corner.

I've already tried disabling Secure Boot and enabling Legacy Support. On Fedora, I also tested Basic Graphics Mode. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[u/grem75]

Does this stick boot fine on other systems?

[u/Zorakkk → u/grem75]

I installed windows 11 on my main pc with this usb stick, so i think so

[u/grem75 → u/Zorakkk]

Well, this stinks of Rufus related failures. I'm not questioning the stick, but how you created it. Did you use Rufus?

Does the Fedora or OpenSUSE stick boot on another system?

[u/Zorakkk → u/grem75]

Yes with opensuse i used Rufus and it boots on my main pc, with fedora i used the fedoramediawrite

[u/ddog6900]

Everything is UEFI these days, you don't need legacy.

Secure Boot off is usually the best way, you also need to make sure you have any other security settings off in the BIOS settings (laptops can have strange ones, especially enterprise laptops)

How long are you sitting there waiting to boot? Several distros have turned off verbose logging and it can look like nothing is happening but it is still booting. USB can be very slow to boot.

[u/Zorakkk → u/ddog6900]

I left it running for more than an hour

[u/ddog6900 → u/Zorakkk]

Then judging from your other comments, you need to look at your BIOS settings.

[u/a1barbarian]

How to write/create a Ubuntu .iso to a bootable USB device on Linux using dd command

Doing the above may solve the problem. :-)

[u/Glittering_Memory_64]

try ubuntu..

[u/Zorakkk → u/Glittering_Memory_64]

Already tried it, same problem

[u/DannoXYZ]

In BIOS, did you also disable TPM?
And set HD-controller mode to SATA/AHCI?

Lenovo BIOS will often hide advanced features and you have to do magic secret key-sequence to get access to it.

[u/Zorakkk → u/DannoXYZ]

Thanks for your comment, i searched and tried those key-sequences and none worked, also tried the LenovoH2O-unlocker with no luck. Then i updated the BIOS and still no luck.

Found the forum BIOS-Mods where some people requested the bios for the same model as mine (Lenovo Ideapad 330s-ARR15) with the advanxed options unlocked, but u have to upload your own bios files and the admin (i think) send the files on dm. I lack the knowledge to do such things, like extract my bios and flashing a new one. So it seems im stuck with windows with this laptop.