I am experiencing weird behavior on a desktop PC with an ASUS X570-F ROG-strix gaming motherboard with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (which has no integrated graphics).
I've recently upgraded my hardware, and when I try to boot from an USB-stick which previously worked fine, I do get GRUB. When I then select the option "Try Ubuntu", it seems to crash; I get this (rather uninformative) screen:
I have already tried numerous solutions, but I am out of ideas. Thing I've tried:
- Different USB sticks. Problem persists.
- Different Ubuntu versions (Version 18.04.4 LTS, Version 19.10). Problem persists
I am using RUFUS to create a bootable .iso file on my USB-stick. When I try these USB-sticks in my laptop, I can use the option to Try Ubuntu. It then loads a live version of Ubuntu.
The specs of my new PC:
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Gigabyte NVIDIA 2070 RTX
32 GB of 3600 MHz G.Skill RAM
ASUS X570-F ROG-strix gaming motherboard
Samsung 970 Evo plus M.2 SSD 500 GB with windows installed
Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB with nothing on it (Ideally I want to install Ubuntu on this SSD).
I am out of ideas! Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated
Solved the problem! I tought it had something to do with my display driver. I have one monitor on a HDMI port, and the other on a DPI port on my GPU. When I unplugged one monitor, everything works fine and I am able to install Ubuntu like normal. Upgraded to the latest NVIDIA drivers, and everything is working fine even with two monitors.
Footnote: Explanation as to WHY this is happening would be great. I provided this answer so people know what to do when they have a similar problem. That being said, I will not accept it. Once somebody answers this question with a detailed explanation of what exactly is happening here, I will accept that answer.