I am attempting to install Arch Linux on my desktop after upgrading my Mobo & GPU. I believe this may be causing errors that prevent install.

My hardware is:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 9 7900x
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070Ti
MOBO - ASUSTek ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO
RAM - 32 GB 6000 HZ Corsair
Power Supply - Corsair 750RM

My main SSD is a Samsung 970 EVO NVME, I am attempting to install Arch on a Samsung 870 EVO SSD which is connected to the MOBO through a SATA cable.

When I start the install from a bootable USB :
RUFUS tool - ISO image formatted FATA32, DD, I have tried MBR & GPT

I receive the following errors on boot:

0.257625] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [/SB.PC10.GPP7 .U P00.DP40.UP00.DP68], AE_Not_Found (20221020/dswload2-162)
0.257634] ACPI Error AE_NOT_FOUND, During name lookup/catalog (20-ct-220)
0.278199] i2c i2c-0: Failed to register i2c client ITE8853:00 at 0 running early hook [udev]
Starting systemd-udev version 253.2-1arch
running early hook [archiso_pxe_nbd]
running hook [udev]
Triggering uevents...
3.226412] hub 10-0:1.0:config failed, hub doesn't have any ports!
3.395395] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: unknown chipset (194000a1)

I've a lot of reading and cannot find specifics, however, from what I have read I believe the ACPI errors are not preventing the install. I don't know if i2c client is stopping install, but I believe the hub and nouveau errors are the problem.

I've read multiple things regarding the hub and possibly I need a stronger power supply?

Regarding nouveau, I understand I need NVIDIA specific drivers but how do I install these to get around nouveau if I don't even have Arch installed yet... can I add the NVIDIA drivers to the bootable USB?

Thank you for your time. I know I'm new to this but I am very committed to learning as I am starting school for IT/Cybersecurity next month. I'm also interested if there is a repository somewhere that I can look up specific Linux error codes so I can understand these problems on a deeper level.

Thank again and I look forward to any replies!

Try editing the boot options in the boot menu and add
nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0

Cybersecurity tools are typically distribution agnostic so as stated in your other thread Arch may not be the best choice at this time.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Nvidia
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Nouveau
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/UEFI
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bootloader

michaelk. Thank you for your recommendation. I'm sorry to ask such a basic question. Are you referring to editing the boot options in the boot file of the ISO on my bootable usb?

teckk. Thank you for your response. I have already read the installation guide and it does not help me understand the errors being displayed or how to fix them. I read the other links you sent and it is helping to build my understanding but I still need some sort of resource to understand the error messages so I can troubleshoot. If you have any suggestions on how to pursue this please let me know. Thanks.

When the USB drive boots you will see a grub boot menu with several options.
Press the tab key.

The cursor should be at the end of the kernel boot line. Type nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0 at the end of the line, make sure there is a space between nomodeset and the last "word" i.e. initramfs_.img

Press the enter key and the arch installer should boot.

Thank you. Unfortunately it doesn't make it that far into the boot. I start with a black screen, then all of those error messages appear. There is a blinking cursor but it will not accept any input and my system remains frozen there. As a side note, I run into the same exact issue and error messages when I tried to install Ubuntu. I will move over to the newbie corner and attempt to learn more there before returning to anything distro specific.

I apologize, I misunderstood your instructions. Spamming tab does indeed enter into the grub menu. I entered the command as instructed however nomodeset was not recognized upon boot. On a positive note adding the command you suggested did give me a completely different error message so I suppose that is progress. I don't expect you to hold my hand as I run into error after error, I understand that is a taxing exercise. Is there any way you can direct me to a resource that gives me a definition of the error codes. I've tried searching the web but all I've found are message boards with different interpretations based on peoples experience of running into problems. This is fine but I want to understand the underlying fundamentals. I signed up for a free intro Linux Linux Foundation course to begin to understand better, but some sort of technical resource with error definitions would be gold. Thanks.

Sorry, one last update! I was able to solve it and get to installation by adding this to the grub: ro nomodeset quiet splash after root=UUID...etc. I'm not sure why it worked but thank you for guiding me towards this solution. Many thanks!

FYI, in a nutshell nomodeset disables kernel mode setting (KMS) which automatically configures the video card but since your motherboard is fairly new it isn't automatically recognized.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/kernel_mode_setting