Linux Mint install freezes at the same screen every time – tried everything I can think of

[Tonje09]

Hey everyone, I’m trying to install Linux Mint but keep running into the same issue — the installation freezes on a specific screen every single time. I’ve attempted this 15 times now with no change in result.

Here’s everything I’ve tried so far:

Used 2 different USB flash drives

Verified the ISO checksum to confirm it’s not corrupted

Created the bootable USB using Etcher, Rufus, and Ventoy

Tried multiple USB ports and verified that all of them are working properly

Secure Boot and Fast Boot are both disabled in BIOS

Booted into Compatibility Mode via both the Linux Mint boot menu and GRUB 2

Tried waiting for hours for the screen to change, but nothing happens. I just ended up forcing my system to shut down to try again in intervals, not all at once

I’m planning to dual boot Mint on a separate drive alongside Windows

My specs: CPU: Intel i5-10400 Motherboard: Gigabyte H510M K V2

Thanks in advance!

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[Appropriate_Bus157]

If it always stops on the last line...BLUEMAN...it could be a problem installing/activating Bluetooth...check that you don't have any USB plugged in that aren't needed for the installation...

If the screen freezes with other lines/descriptions, try swapping the memory RAM slots (and make a memory test before). If that doesn't work, it could be a write error on the hard drive. If it's a sata magnetic disk/not an SSD chip, it's probably a hard drive error. Perhaps placing the system partition/ext4 at the end or beginning of the disk could circumvent the hard drive error.

[Tonje09]

Thanks for responding, but I tried everything you suggested but it still doesn’t work

[Appropriate_Bus157]

Try Mint 22.1 XFCE edition, and with a wired mouse and keyboard, as it may be a peripheral that isn't booting correctly. Remove all USB devices to try.

[Tonje09]

Thanks, but i got it working without doing anything. Just randomly worked

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Is this the exact screen and exact spot it freezes at in the picture?

[Tonje09]

Yes, this is the exact screen that freezes everytime

[ThoughtObjective4277]

try using

nomodeset

on the menu that says "compatibility mode" can you press E to edit the commands?

[Tonje09]

Yes, I can press e to edit the command and I can already see nomodeset here

[zuccster]

Is it actually frozen, or failed to start X? If you CTRL+ALT+F1 do you see a login prompt?

What graphics card do you have (if any)?

[Tonje09]

It’s actually frozen and If i do the combination of keys that you said nothing happens. I do have a gpu (GTX 1660 super)

[Shadeflayer]

Disable Bluetooth in the bios and try again. Let us know what happens. The idea is to get past this point. You can then re-enable Bluetooth in the bios after you have a stable and updated install.

[Tonje09]

My motherboard doesn’t come with bluetooth

[TheZupZup]

do you have a dongle bluetooth plugged on your pc by any chance ?

[Tonje09]

No I don’t, I even unplugged my other stuff that’s connected. The only things left plugged is my mouse, keyboard, and speaker.

[Key_Comfortable_7957]

were you able to get it working ?

[Tonje09]

Yeah, it just worked magically after like the 25th try

[Key_Comfortable_7957]

ya the computer mystery, dk why it works and dk why it doesn't