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Author: | Seahorse [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:04 pm ] |
Post subject: | Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
I have a Dell Inspiron 3650 I owned since November 2015 and I put Ubuntu on a 16GB USB drive. I have secure boot disabled. I can't finish installing it. The process freezes up midway and I have a low disk space warning during install. The Ctrl+F1 terminal continuously spits out something like "PCIe Bus Error" and even though I'm no expert, research has me suspect that it might be because I'm using a NVidia card. Microsoft Windows 10 Home Intel Core i5-6400 8GB Memory NVidia GeForce GT 730 |
Author: | dchapiesky [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:06 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
can you boot up ubuntu off the usb drive? Meaning not install it - just run it... they should have an option for that... |
Author: | Seahorse [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
I said that I never completed the install process. The bus error message was the reason it wouldn't complete. |
Author: | dchapiesky [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
Have you attempted to run Ubuntu without installing it? There is an option to do that... |
Author: | Seahorse [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
Yes, but in the background, the terminal will still be continuously spewing that error. It has happened before, when my live Ubuntu USB totally froze up. |
Author: | Brendan [ Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
Hi, Mark12 wrote: I have a Dell Inspiron 3650 I owned since November 2015 and I put Ubuntu on a 16GB USB drive. I have secure boot disabled. I can't finish installing it. The process freezes up midway and I have a low disk space warning during install. The Ctrl+F1 terminal continuously spits out something like "PCIe Bus Error" and even though I'm no expert, research has me suspect that it might be because I'm using a NVidia card. From this Ubuntu web page (highlighting is mine): Canonical wrote:
Mostly; I suspect that you're going to want a "special Ubuntu image" (for Dell Inspiron 3650 only) and can't use a normal version of Ubuntu. Cheers, Brendan |
Author: | dchapiesky [ Sat Jan 21, 2017 12:55 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
You might try: Quote: In order to supress the error and boot at all you must add pci=noaer to your kernel boot parameters. You can do it in the install launcher's GRUB menu or during boot, then regen your grub.cfg with it included for future boots. from: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1521173 good luck |
Author: | onlyonemac [ Wed Jan 25, 2017 2:53 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
My experience is that Dell and Linux generally don't mix well. |
Author: | iansjack [ Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:08 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
And yet Dell are one of the few manufacturers who will sell you a computer with Linux installed on it. One such model is the Inspiron 3650.... |
Author: | onlyonemac [ Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:15 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
iansjack wrote: And yet Dell are one of the few manufacturers who will sell you a computer with Linux installed on it. One such model is the Inspiron 3650.... But there's a reason why it requires a "special image", right? Most other computers I've dealt with will run a standard Ubuntu image with no problem.
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Author: | iansjack [ Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
Quote: It takes advantage of the hardware features for this system and may include additional software. The fact that Dell produce a special version of Ubuntu to work best on this computer demonstrate their commitment to supporting Linux on their computers.
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Author: | matt11235 [ Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:35 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
onlyonemac wrote: iansjack wrote: And yet Dell are one of the few manufacturers who will sell you a computer with Linux installed on it. One such model is the Inspiron 3650.... But there's a reason why it requires a "special image", right? Most other computers I've dealt with will run a standard Ubuntu image with no problem. |
Author: | iansjack [ Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:07 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
There's a thread here about installing Mint on an Inspiron 3650: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=226357 . After the usual problems that people have (badly burned DVD) the user managed to get it working fine. I suspect as you say that the Dell version of Ubuntu is a question of enabling special features; this is a common problem with almost all modern laptops and Linux, nothing unique about Dell. As I said, Dell are one of the few manufacturers who actively support Linux and they should be applauded for this rather than slagged off. |
Author: | Seahorse [ Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:37 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
Well, I fixed my first problem, but now I get a GRUB error during the install process and it closes down. |
Author: | iansjack [ Thu Jan 26, 2017 1:49 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't dual-boot Ubuntu with Dell Inspiron 3650 |
You'd probably be better advised to raise this question on the Ubuntu forums. |
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