I am trying to install Ubuntu Studio 22.04.1 LTS since the first point release is now available.
(My starting point is Xubuntu 22.04.1 LTS)
I thought that a sensible first step would be to try a live USB, and it seems that there is some weird issue between my PC and the live USB.
System info (via Neofetch):
`-/osyhddddhyso/-` iain@iain-BB-X001783
.+yddddddddddddddddddy+. --------------------
:yddddddddddddddddddddddddy: OS: Xubuntu 22.04.1 LTS x86_64
-yddddddddddddddddddddhdddddddy- Host: BB-X001783 V1.0
odddddddddddyshdddddddh`dddd+ydddo Kernel: 5.15.0-46
`yddddddhshdd- ydddddd+`ddh.:dddddy` Uptime: 5 mins
sddddddy /d. :dddddd-:dy`-ddddddds Packages: 4310 (dpkg), 35 (snap)
:ddddddds /+ .dddddd`yy`:ddddddddd: Shell: bash 5.1.16
sdddddddd` . .-:/+ssdyodddddddddds Resolution: 3840x2160
ddddddddy `:ohddddddddd DE: Xfce 4.16
dddddddd. +dddddddd WM: Xfwm4
sddddddy ydddddds WM Theme: Greybird
:dddddd+ .oddddddd: Theme: Greybird [GTK2/3]
sdddddo ./ydddddddds Icons: elementary-xfce-darker [GTK2/3]
`yddddd. `:ohddddddddddy` Terminal: xfce4-terminal
oddddh/` `.:+shdddddddddddddo Terminal Font: DejaVu Sans Mono 9
-ydddddhyssyhdddddddddddddddddy- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (12) @ 3.400GHz
:yddddddddddddddddddddddddy: GPU: NVIDIA Quadro P400
.+yddddddddddddddddddy+. Memory: 2106MiB / 15945MiB
`-/osyhddddhyso/-`
The behaviour I observe, is that upon attempting to boot, I progress through the initial BIOS/UEFI related screens, and then I just get a completely black screen, with a 'stuck' mouse pointer (I've waited up to ten minutes for something else to happen, which I think should be plenty) [3]. I've tried shutting down and rebooting a number of times now, and always get the same result.
The downloaded image verified OK [2], and I created the USB with 'Startup Disk Creator' [.1], so I'm not sure what else I could/should have done. Unfortunately I only have a single USB stick that's big enough to take the image, so I can't simply try alternative hardware, just in case that's the reason.
Does anyone have any idea of something I can try to debug what's going wrong please? Am I being too impatient with 'only' waiting 10 minutes?
Edits/Further info
1: Tried to use a different USB writer (balenaEtcher), which reported that the image was written OK, yet gives the same result.
2: By "image verified OK" I mean that SHA256 signature has been verified with sha256sum.
3: Image of screen after 10 minute wait is below, mouse and keyboard are unresponsive to input at this point.
