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How do I install Linux on my Rampage IV?

Zargs
Level 7

‎01-26-2013 11:56 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 10:10 PM by Community Admin

Ever since I upgraded my motherboard to Rampage IV extreme I have been unable to install any flavor of Linux on my computer. Linux install just hangs partway through boot on all distros - The only distro that gave me a clue was Linux Mint Nadia that hung when doing a text boot up, the freeze occurred straight after trying to load the ATA drivers. Has anyone here found a solution to installing Linux on this mobo or do I just throw it away and go for another brand of mobo that does support Linux? Some advice to Asus, DON'T PISS OFF CUSTOMERS WHO DON'T CARE ABOUT THE COST OF HARDWARE - WE JUST SWITCH BRANDS, FOREVER.
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Myk_SilentShado
Level 15

‎01-27-2013 12:07 AM

ok, take it easy. First off, please list all your hardware that you're using and also, what Distro's have you tried to use?

I have OpenSUSE 12.2 installed on my RoG CHVF and im by no means an expert, but maybe I can help in some way
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HalloweenWeed
Level 12

‎01-27-2013 01:04 AM

Zargs welcome to the Asus ROG forums.
Have you ran Memtest86+ v4.20 (bootable) overnight to verify memory stability? It sounds like your RAM is unstable at your present settings.
i7-3930K; Asus RIVE; G.SKILL Ripjaws Z 4x4GB DDR3 1866; MSI 7870 2GD5/OC; Crucial M4 SSD 256GB;
Corsair 1000HX; Corsair H100, 4x Excalibur 120mm PWM CPU Fan p-p, AS5; SB X-Fi Titanium Fata1ity Pro;
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Overclocking is useless to me if it is not rock stable.
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Necrosan
Level 12

‎01-27-2013 09:20 AM

I've run Gentoo/Ubuntu/FreeBSD/OSX on my RIVE.
No issues here.
My advice: don't make brand loyalty comments when user error is the problem. 😉
MB: ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (Cooled by Corsair H100i w/ Noctua NF-F12 fans)
RAM: 64GB G.SKILL RipjawsZ 1600 (10-10-10-30)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X Hybrid
TV Tuners: 2 * Hauppauge HVR-1800
Case: CoolerMaster Cosmos 2

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conard
Level 7

‎01-27-2013 10:53 AM

A lot (most?) distros won't even boot on this board without the following kernel options being passed on the kernel command line:

acpi=off noapic

And yes, I've been running Gentoo linux on my RIVE for nearly a year with no problems at all...all hardware devices fully supported and functional.
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K(C2)@3.2GHz OC(4.2GHz)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (bios 2105)
Video: EVGA GeForce GTX560 Ti 448 Cores
Memory: 32Gb G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB F3-17000CL9Q-16GBZH
HDD: Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200RPM 2 TB
PSU: Seasonic 660W 80 Plus Gold
Case: LIAN LI PC-8NW USB3.0 Black Aluminum
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011
Monitor: Dell UltraSharp U2412M
OS: Gentoo Linux 64-bit/Windows 7 Pro 64-bit SP1
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Zygomorphic
Level 17

‎01-27-2013 11:24 AM

@Zargs, let's try to get this sorted out. It isn't ASUS problem, most vendors don't go out of their way to support LINUX, some just happen to be more compatible. As to Distros, some are easier than others. Ubuntu-derived are the best about this. OpenSUSE is pretty good.

@conard, good point! 🙂
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Nodens
Level 16

‎01-27-2013 02:40 PM

Try acpi=off like connard suggested (there should be no issue with APIC at least on the most commonly used distros) but be careful with it as it may disable fans. Do list your full system specs as usually what breaks it is additional hardware like graphics cards and not the motherboard.
If it boots, post any errors on dmesg and /var/log/messages.
Also which distros exactly have you tried and at what version as each distro may not work for a different reason.
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Zargs
Level 7
In response to Nodens

‎01-31-2013 09:58 AM

Rampage 4 motherboard
i7 3930k
256GB OCZ Vertex
2 * 1 TB Seagate hard drices
16gb RAM
Nvidia GeF0rce GTX680
Asus Phoebus

I have tried installing, Ubuntu, Mint, FC18, Mageia, they all boot up from DVD or USB, then the machine freezes on the first screen.
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Melting_Point
Level 10

‎01-31-2013 11:14 AM

I had the same issue on ubuntu and mint. Not sure where to put "acpi=off", so haven't tried it.
Motherboard: RIVE (3602 bios)
CPU: Intel 3930K @4646MHz
OS Drive: 2 X Samsung 840 PRO (Raid 0)
Storage Drive: 2 X 1.5TB WD Caviar Black RAID 0, 2 X 3TB WD Caviar Red, Kingston V100 256GB SSD
Memory: 64GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Z (F3-12800CL10Q2-64GBZL)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX580 @795MHz - 1536MB GDDR5
PSU: OCZ ZX1250
Cooling: Phantek PH-TC14PE
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64. (EUFI)
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m_oreilly
Level 7

‎01-31-2013 01:34 PM

what are your compatibility support module settings?
Asus Rampage IV GENE
i7 3930k @ 4.8 24/7
custom loop
16 gigs Trident X
HIS HD7970
2x OCZ Vector 256gb raid0 via UEFI
Crossover 27Q
Win8 pro
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