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Old 01-07-2020, 01:13 PM   #1
pete173mint
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Trying to install Linux Mint 19.3 on MSI Gaming Plus Max, AMD Rysen 3200g, Adata Spectra D41 pc4-2400 3000MHZ 8gb x2


I am having a problem installing Linux Mint on the above. I have a 250 gb WD ssd and a 1 tb WD HD installed also. I updated the latest Bios from Msi dated Nov 2019. When I boot with no software the BIOS screen comes up OK. I changed the Boot order to cd/dvd drive then booted. Now a screen for the normal Linux comes up but when I enter the first option the cd drive cranks away for about 2 minutes and stops with a blank screen. Any suggestions ?
 
Old 01-07-2020, 04:36 PM   #2
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Now a screen for the normal Linux comes up but when I enter the first option the cd drive cranks away for about 2 minutes and stops with a blank screen
did you try the second option?
 
Old 01-07-2020, 05:16 PM   #3
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Yes I got the same results. However at a later time I tried to install Mint 18 just for the heck of it. This time it went all the way to the point of entering a password for the install. Then it stopped at that point. All graphics were working fine and when I ran it in live mode Firefox worked just fine too. I did notice something when I was in the BIOS screen. It posted that I had the ssd and hdd, however it said they were disabled. I could not find any place to enable them.
 
Old 01-17-2020, 05:54 PM   #4
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Wink trying to install linux mint on MSI X570 mobo.

I had a similiar issue to others, New build, AMD Ryzen 3700 processor, MSI X570-Pro mobo, EVEA modular power supply, SSD hard drive for OS's and spinner hard drive - for data, all SATA 3 connected.. Able to install Linux Mint 19.1, from DVD no problem, but agreed to download and install upgrades, stopped pc from working on rebooting, would get load of text, some parts of processor memtioned but commonly found was ACHI mentioned. Mobo firmware updated, made no difference. If I left pc it would load up to linux Icon, the round one, stay there for a while and reboot and go through the process again. At one point tried to reinstall Linux Mint 18 from DVD,,just not recognised. I thought it was a power issue - Mobo has 24 pin connector plus an 8 and 4 pin power connector for CPU. Did not have a 4 pin connector, which I though may have been the problem. Searched through on-line forums and found many people reporting the same non starting issue as me. Decided to look through MOBO manual, saw entry for SATA drives, said sata ports 1-2 powered by Someone and Sata ports 3-6 powered via X570 chipset. with heart in mouth, swapped sata cables over, pressed the start button and voila!! booted perfectly. Was able to do new instal of Linix Mint 19.3, re booted 3 times, with no issue and even updated OS with no issue. So the moral of this story is RTFM - read the manual, there may be something there that may give a clue why a MOBO wont let a PC boot up. best of luck fellow builders.
 
  


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