Unable to USB boot/install Ubuntu or Mint x399/2990WX/Nvidia

Hi

I have my pc up and running fine with win 10 , x399 Aorus xtreme , 2990wx , 128GB G.Skill ,but unable to boot/install linux. It seems to be somewhat related to display/GPU? i`m running single 1080ti. And after selecting USB for boot, menus shows up for both ubuntu and mint, with normal install/compatibility or run. Does not matter what i choose. They all end up the same, starting to load, then after few seconds screen will break with bunch of symbols…

any idea what to do?

Try using the kernel parameter “nomodeset”.
Adding the nomodeset parameter instructs the kernel to not load video drivers and use BIOS modes instead until X is loaded.

For doing this, you must edit the GRUB entry. The GRUB entry is the options you describe as the “menus showing up”.

  1. Highlight (step on) the boot option you want to use, and press the e key. You should be able to see and edit the commands associated with the highlighted option.
  2. Go down to the line starting with “linux” and add “nomodeset” to its end.
    Now press Ctrl + x (or F10) to boot.

EDIT: This will only affect the USB installation stick. As for the install itself, you’ll have to see what happens after installing, maybe the issue persists and you have to make that parameter permanently, but most of the times you won’t have to do that.

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That’s Nouveau screwing up.

Add these to your boot command in addition to nomodeset:

nouveau.blacklist=yes nouveau.modeset=0
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Thanks guys, that worked. Ubuntu up and running.

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Don’t forget to add that to your Grub on the installed Ubuntu too, and add that to /etc/default/grub