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[Brad]

Chris used Manjaro Linux in his video review/test, not the Ubuntu/Debian that Linuxium’s distros are based on. So that is why he did not have a problem or need to install Refind boot manager.

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[sigma]

Brad wrote:

Chris used Manjaro Linux in his video review/test, not the Ubuntu/Debian that Linuxium’s distros are based on. So that is why he did not have a problem or need to install Refind boot manager.

 

Its more complex than that unfortunately, as manjaro does not even boot on my 5x. so the different batches have different compatabilities.

[Brad]

Which version did you try?  I know with one notebook Chris’ would not boot using the XFCE version but it did with the latest KDE version.  So they are not all the same apparently.  I find the rEFInd boot manager sometimes works when the Grub boot manager fails, so you might try installing Manjaro onto a USB destination drive.  Maybe try using Manjaro Architect to perform the installation if you cannot get a live-USB to bootup.

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[sigma]

Brad wrote:

Which version did you try? I know with one notebook Chris’ would not boot using the XFCE version but it did with the latest KDE version. So they are not all the same apparently. I find the rEFInd boot manager sometimes works when the Grub boot manager fails, so you might try installing Manjaro onto a USB destination drive. Maybe try using Manjaro Architect to perform the installation if you cannot get a live-USB to bootup.

ive tried the kde one and manjaro architect. without refind it just freezes after bios with a frozen cursor. with refind it actually boots a little but then has this error called “cannot find /dev/disk-by-label/”

i read online this may be linked to usb 3 issues, they mention using the fallback loader but that also freezes in refind. so im pretty screwed since the laptop does not have a usb 2 port. really did want to use manjaro, because i like the rolling release versions they have, and the hot swap kernel tool.

am quite confused as to why ubuntu works and manjaro does not, because they would both have very similar startups (before the window manager starts)

[Brad]

What kernel version did you specify when you ran the Manjaro-Architect installer?  And you installed onto a USB destination drive?

I noticed in the latest Linux Mint 18.2 Release notes under the “tips” section “Solving freezes during the boot sequence” they have some potential workaround for problem of freezing of the installation bootup.  Maybe this will work for you with Manjaro and/or Ubuntu…

Some graphics cards don’t work well with the open-source driver present in Linux Mint.

If Linux Mint freezes during boot time, use the “nomodeset” boot option as illustrated in the video below:

<video here>

Thanks to “nomodeset” you should be able to boot Linux Mint and install it on your computer.

After the installation, reboot the computer and hold SHIFT to force the boot menu to appear.

Add the “nomodeset” option as illustrated below:

<video here>

If your graphics card is from NVIDIA, once in Linux Mint, perform the following steps to install the NVIDIA drivers:

• Run the Driver Manager
• Choose the NVIDIA drivers and wait for them to be installed
• Reboot the computer

With these drivers the system should now be stable and you no longer need to use “nomodeset”.

Note: If you’re using an Optimus card, you’ve nothing more to do. Upon reboot, a system tray icon should show up indicating which GPU is currently active. Click on it to switch GPUs.

Note: If you still cannot boot try one of the following solutions:

• Try with “nouveau.noaccel=1” instead of “nomodeset”.

• Use the “Compatibility mode” to boot and install Linux Mint.

• After the installation, use “Advanced Options” -> “Recovery mode” from the boot menu and choose “resume”.

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[Rich Leyden]

I’ve only had my Cube iWork 5x two days. The BIOS version date is 5/13/2017. Windows 10 seems to run flawlessly or at least with only the minor issues already mentioned elsewhere. Eventually I want to run dual boot windows 10/Ubuntu once I add a M.2 SATA drive.
I spent most of today trying to get Ubuntu to boot from a USB drive. I immediately noticed that the BIOS boot menu doesn’t recognize any drive except a USB3.0 flash drive. The others are seen in Windows as well as the BIOS USB settings.
Ubuntu just hangs with only a cursor on the screen with Ubuntu loaded on the USB3.0 flashed with rufus, as already mentioned in this thread.
I found an iso with a built-in rEFInd boot manager at http://linuxiumcomau.blogspot.com/ ,
linuxium-v4.13-rc6-210817-artful-desktop-amd64,
which does boot OK. However, the keypad buttons don’t work. The touch screen initially works but dies after a few uses.
The same website has a script for building ISO’s but I haven’t tried it. rEFInd is new to me so I’m a little wary.

 

 

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