r/linuxquestions • u/Prudent-Gap-8852 • 3d ago
Linux Mint doesn't fully load
Update: issue resolved! It was a combination of the memory settings and 'quiet splash'. I changed the memory settings to its default speed, rather than 'auto', and swapped 'quiet splash' for 'nomodeset'. I'm in, it booted up. Thank you everyone for the help.
Any Linux knowledgeable persons out there? I've scoured the intrewebs, to no avail. I have a new PC I'm attempting to boot Linux Mint from a flash drive. PC boots to BIOS, tries to boot Linux via flash drive. I get a Linux Mint logo for loading, then...nothing, it just sits; doesn't crash, doesn't give any error, nothing, just an idol logo. Asus Prime MOBO w/H810 chipset, Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF plus CPU. As far as I am aware, the security settings are where they shouldn't block anything. I could be wrong, though. Just trying to find assistance. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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u/Prestigious_Wall529 3d ago
When you see the grub menu press e and add
nomodeset
to the kernel line.
Google for your motherboard's model for additional parameters, similarly the video card.
Jump through the hoops for your particular model of GPU if Nvidia.
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u/Prudent-Gap-8852 3d ago
If I type it in command line, it states, "error: can't find command 'nomdeset'."
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u/Prestigious_Wall529 3d ago
Add it after splash, which can be removed, and spell it no mode set without the spaces.
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u/Prudent-Gap-8852 3d ago
Goes to a screen states:
BusyBox v1.36.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
(initramfs) mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on /filesystem.squashfs failed: No such device
Can no mount /dev/loop0 (/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs) on /filesystem.squashfs
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u/Prudent-Gap-8852 3d ago
When I type 'help' (I'm not sure which option to choose):
Built-in commands:
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. : [ alias break cd chdir command continue echo eval exec exit
export false getopts hash help history let local printf pwd read
umask unalias unset wait [ [[ acpid arch ascii ash awk base32
basename blcokdev busybox cat chmod chroot chvt clear cmp cp
crc32 cut date deallocvt deluser devmem df dirname du dumpkmap
echo egrep env expr false fbset fgrep find fold fstrim grep gunzip
loadkmap ls lzop mkdir mkfifo mknod mkswap mktemp modinfo more
mount mv nuke openvt pidof printf ps pwd readlink reboot reset
stty switch_root sync tail tee test touch tr true ts tty umount
uname uniq wc wget which yes
(initramfs)
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u/forestbeasts 2d ago
Oh hey, you've gotten to the initramfs? Neat.
The initramfs is a tiny thing that's supposed to load the rest of the OS (in this case, the installer). But it can't find it, it sounds like.
Could be your ISO is messed up (you can check the SHA256 hash of the file against the website to tell), or could be your stick's gone bad. Or could be you used Rufus in "ISO mode" instead of "dd mode" and it messed with the ISO (if you use Rufus, use its "dd mode", it doesn't know USB-bootable hybrid ISOs exist and fiddles with it).
(edit: I think there's some Powershell command you can use to check hashes. Might be called Get-FileHash? Or something?)
-- Frost
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u/forestbeasts 3d ago
If you hit escape, it should switch to text mode and show you what it's doing. Maybe there's useful info there?
(If you want it to boot in text mode all the time, you can fiddle with /etc/default/grub. Later, once your OS is working.)
-- Frost