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Can't seem to boot a linux installer (beehaw.org)
submitted 4 weeks ago by I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I have an older desktop (circa 2010) that I'm trying to repurpose into a small game server and NAS. It doesn't have UEFI. I've tried booting from USB and from DVD. I can get into the BIOS boot menu and select the device to boot from, but after I select it just goes to a blank screen.

I'm using the onboard AMD GPU. This is a fresh hard drive. I've tried the boot media on my laptop and it boots fine. I've put the old Windows 7 SSD back into the desktop and it boots fine. I've tried different images: Fedora Silverblue, Antix x64, Antix 386. Everything is giving the same results.

Can you recommend any other troubleshooting tips?

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[–] Stowaway@midwest.social 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Try USB 2 ports using a USB 2 drive, and try different ports. Ive seen issues where I had a perfectly good drive and it wouldnt boot at all. Using a different port it installed fine. Similar issues using USB 3 drive or ports in machines only a few years old.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

It's a USB 2 drive and USB 2 ports. I have some USB 3 ports on a PCIe expansion card but they're not recognized during boot. I tried the other USB 2 port and it was the same result. I'm thinking the MoBo might be borked after sitting for too many years.