How can I install Ubuntu on an Acer Nitro 5?

18.04 system-installation acer

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Solution 1

From comments:

You can't install Ubuntu 18 if you have an Nvidia GPU. I resolved it making a USB with ubuntu 16, but after installation, when you arrive at the login screen and try to log in, it freezes. You will need to reboot and start Ubuntu in recovery mode. After you logged in, you will have to go to Software and Updates > Additional Drivers. If you are an Nvidia user, it will show the driver for your Nvidia GPU. If I’m not wrong, the driver for Nvidia is set on X.org.X server etc. Now set the other option of driver as the default (I think there are two possible drivers). Reboot the machine and run Ubuntu in normal mode.

Solution 2

When in the GRUB boot screen, type e to edit the startup script. Search for the line containing quiet splash somewhere near the end, and add the following after splash:

acpi=noirq pci=noacpi ivrs_ioapic[4]=00:14.0 ivrs_ioapic[5]=00:00.2

You'll need to repeat this every time you boot, until you finally get a running system. Then you may edit /etc/default/grub and add the above to the variable GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT. On my system it looks like this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=noirq pci=noacpi ivrs_ioapic[4]=00:14.0 ivrs_ioapic[5]=00:00.2"

After you save and exit the file, you'll need to run update-grub to apply the changes, afterwards you should be able to boot normally.

By the way, I didn't manage to get a proper installation with 18.10, but it worked fine with 18.04.1.

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Prince_Matthew

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Prince_Matthew over 1 year

I'm trying to install Ubuntu. I have a bootable USB, but when I change from the boot menu the device which I want to boot from, from SSD to my USB, it shows me a black screen and I select Install Ubuntu" and then while the Ubuntu icon runs it freezes (the icon and the process too).

What can I do to solve this?
- Nitin Tripathi almost 6 years
  
  After the boot it asks for language, click next, on the keyboard layout screen it just hangs indefinitely. Please help.
- Prince_Matthew almost 6 years
  
  Is your GPU NVIDIA?
- Nitin Tripathi almost 6 years
  
  NVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti with 4GB Dedicated GDDR5
- Prince_Matthew almost 6 years
  
  I know what is the problem. In ubuntu 18 you can’t install it if you have an Nvidia GPU. I resolved it making an usb with ubuntu 16, but after installation of the OS , when you arrive at the login screen and try to login , it freezes. You will need to reboot and start ubuntu in recovery mode(you can search on the internet a tutorial). After you loged in, you will have to go to “Software and Updates” ==> “Additional Drivers”. If you are an Nvidia user, it will appear the driver for your Nvidia GPU. If I’m not wrong, the driver for Nvidia is set on X.org.X server etc. Now set the other option of
- Prince_Matthew almost 6 years
  
  Continuation: driver as the default( I think there are two possible drivers). Reboot the machine and run Ubuntu in normal mode. Idk why ubuntu uses a non-proprietary driver, but this should resolve the issue.
- Sagar Gautam almost 6 years
  
  Did you installed ubantu ? I've got the same problem please help
- Prince_Matthew almost 6 years
  
  Yes, use the instructions below.
- kc1di about 5 years
  
  you need to add nomodeset to grub boot parameter see here.
- kc1di about 5 years
  
  you need to add nomodeset to grub boot parameter see here.
- karel about 5 years
  
  Possible duplicate of Live USB for installation does not boot, visual artifacts on purple splash screen
karel over 4 years

Sometimes the Ubuntu installler does not install the necessary drivers even if you tell it too, but you can still install the drivers from the terminal after you reboot and it will work.