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I've been trying to install Ubuntu GNOME for the past 7 hours, on my new ROG GL552. At the beginning, I couldn't even install it until I found this post:

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?81702-Linux-installation-in-ASUS-ROG-GL552VW-DH71

I added the "nouveau.modeset=0 tpm_tis.interrupts=0 acpi_osi=! acpi_backlight=native i915.preliminary_hw_support=1 idle=nomwait" just before the --- part when editing the installation, and the installation ran smoothly.

After that, I couldn't boot into the system still because the same commands need to be added when booting, and it took me a little while to figure out where in the code I need to add them - since I'm pretty much a complete beginner.

After adding that line in the correct place, the system booted (although the touchpad functions are very limited) and I edited /etc/default/grub to contain the same commands.

I tried to keep following that forum post to try and understand how to make my Ubuntu work like it's supposed to - also with correct usage of my video card (gtx 960m), so I installed bumblebee and uncommented the nvidia driver section. rebooted the system and then the system doesn't boot yet again...

I really want to make Linux my main operating system but this really makes me want to give up. I don't understand half of the things I'm trying to do. I wanted to install the Ubuntu GNOME and really start learning Linux in and out but I can't even install it properly on this computer.

Does anyone have any tips? Any guide for a complete beginner on installing Ubuntu on this machine?

Thank you for any answer and I hope I can start using Linux

Lien
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I carried out a fresh install of 16.04 on my ASUS GL552VW.

The only additional GRUB parameters I entered (for installation and normal boot) were:

nouveau.modeset=0

To stop Nouveau from taking over.

Once I'd installed the nVidia 361.42 drivers, through the Additional Drivers tab in Software Updater, I had to disable Secure Boot. (Secure boot stops unsigned kernel modules loading)

With those settings, everything works. Touchpad, Skylake support, nVidia graphics @ 1920x1080, Wifi, Bluetooth, keyboard backlight.

Installation of 16.04 is much less hassle than previous versions.

muru
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Bumblebee is deprecated, likely the guide you were following is outdated, the Nvidia drivers come with everything you need to manage your multi GPU laptop.

First remove any installed driver and Bumblebee

sudo apt-get purge bumblebee nvidia*

Now reboot

sudo reboot

Now install the latest Nvidia driver from the repository (if you can't reboot to Ubuntu use recovery mode)

sudo apt-get install nvidia-352

This includes nvidia-prime that you can use to control your GPU's, you can find it in the application nvidia-settings.

"how can I check if the whole system works correctly?"

As you mean check what drivers are in use, you can check the application additional drivers, this is preinstalled in Ubuntu Gnome.

muru
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