Manjaro loads the graphical installer but freezes within the first second

[1NilusNilus]

No matter what I try, when I boot into the USB, I choose the proprietary drivers for my NVIDIA GPU and everything goes fine until the graphical installer loads, then within the first second the screen freezes

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400f
GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 1060 3GB Gaming X
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z590 UD AC

I have tried running Open-Source drivers but then it ends in a black screen

[brahma]

do you have windows on your system? So first check your bios/uefi settings:

Firmware checklist for BIOS systems

• Use latest available firmware
• Disable EFI
• Disable RAID option
• Enable AHCI

Firmware checklist for EFI Systems

• Disable CSM (Legacy) boot
• Disable Secure Boot
• Enable AHCI
• Use latest available firmware
• Disable Optane Memory and Rapid Storage Technology (RST)
• Disable RAID option
• Disable Fast Boot (if unable to boot from USB)

Also use ventoy to flash your usb.

[Mirdarthos]

Hi @1NilusNilus, and welcome!

• Have you tried with the open-source driver?
• Which GPU do you have?

Also, if possible,

• [HowTo] Provide System Information,
• [HowTo] post screenshots and links,
• [HowTo] Make support easier, and
• https://forum.manjaro.org/t/howto-use-preformatting-in-a-forum-post/102308.* [HowTo] Provide System Information,
• [HowTo] post screenshots and links,
• [HowTo] Make support easier, and
• [HowTo] Use preformatting in a forum post.

(But I know it might not be, that’s why I specified if it is.)

[1NilusNilus]

I edited my post, I have a GTX 1060.
Yes I have tried open source drivers, then instead of freezing it goes to a black screen.

[Mirdarthos]

Thank you!

• What’s the age of the ISO?
• Have you turned off fast boot/quick boot, or whatever it’s called. Both in Windows and in the BIOS.
• Have you gone through the list of things to check/do, given by @brahma?

I must be off now, so it probably won’t be me giving you assistance, but anyone else will probably need the info as well.

[1NilusNilus]

@brahma I didn’t find some settings in my bios but I changed the rest, and I used ventoy but it still has the same issue

[brahma]

did you disable the following:
fast boot/ secure boot/ RAID - disabled
is it the latest ISO?
did you try different distro to boot?

[1NilusNilus]

@Mirdarthos I installed the ISO today, and i’ve turned off fast boot in both windows and bios, still the same

[1NilusNilus]

@brahma yes I did, and it is the latest ISO. Do you mean by different distro for example the gnome version of manjaro or like debian?

[brahma]

is secure boot and raid disabled in bios?
yes, like linux mint for example, can you boot with it?

[1NilusNilus]

@brahma yes, I tried with pop os I will try with debian now

[1NilusNilus]

@brahma It worked with debian

[brahma]

you still didnt answer if you disabled secure boot in bios… if its disabled, than maybe its probably an arch/ manjaro issue with your hardware?

[1NilusNilus]

@brahma sorry i did

[1NilusNilus]

I fixed it guys, thanks!

I just installed another distro (like debian in my case) onto my ssd where windows was installed and then after it finished I immediately installed manjaro and it worked first try.