[vox-tech] Ubuntu 16.04 install issue

[Bruce Wolk]

It looks like the problem with Skylake processors and NVIDIA is a known 
bug.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/llvm-toolchain-3.8/+bug/1564156

At least there is a workaround.

On 04/21/2016 10:36 AM, Bruce Wolk wrote:
> I haven't burned a disc in years.  I decided to try another 
> distribution so I put Xubuntu 15.10 on a flash drive and it booted 
> into the desktop without any issues, so it seems there must be 
> something different about Ubuntu 16.04.
>
> On 04/21/2016 07:54 AM, Alex Mandel wrote:
>> On 04/21/2016 07:39 AM, Bruce Wolk wrote:
>>> I recently built a new Skylake based computer and installed Windows 10
>>> intending to dual-boot with linux.  This morning I downloaded the just
>>> released Ubuntu 16.04 distribution and installed it to USB flash drive.
>>> When I boot to the USB drive I get the grub screen, but when I select
>>> the try ubuntu option the Ubuntu desktop background appears and then
>>> several error windows begin quickly flashing in an unreadable fashion,
>>> making it impossible to proceed. I created the USB boot drive using two
>>> different methods and the result was the same.  The md5sum is correct.
>>> Any suggestions?
>> I'm wondering if it required a signed kernel for secure boot. I did have
>> a friend recently who couldn't get his new laptop to boot a usb
>> installer, but instead needed to use an external DVD drive. I forget
>> what the bug was but he said it was hardware related, and known on his
>> particular Lenovo system. Do you have a DVD drive to try with?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>>
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