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Install CENTOS on Alienware A51
For whatever reason I cannot seem to get CENTOS to install or boot on the A51. I get a kernel panic shortly after either A.) starting the boot process or B.) shortly after starting the install process. Yes I have checked the installer to make sure it was ok. I have used the same installer on other laptops.
Things I have tried:
1. Install via USB, Install via PXE, Install via DVD
2. Boot via USB, Boot via inserting a 2.5" drive that already have CENTOS installed on it, Boot via M.2 drive that already had CENTOS installed on it.
speedstep
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March 20th, 2019 09:00
CentOS 7.6 does not work because ‘efibootmgr’
defaults to using /dev/sda, and the disk is called /dev/nvme0n1
There must be some specific way to get this working because others have made it work. You should subscribe to the list and ask there for more specific information. DELL Does not support CENTOS RHEL 7.X is using the same kernal AFAIKT.
https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/CentOS
https://www.centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=62240
There's a bug report on bugs.centos.org and upstream about this and the blame is put firmly on the firmware for an Intel 600p SSD.
NVME is a form factor not a brand like Samsung or INTEL etc.
NVME also does PCI-E or SATA booting depending on whether its
B & M keyed or M key only.
gregory.jones
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March 19th, 2019 09:00
Hi jdkell,
Have you booted to your UEFI to adjust the SATA controller to run in Legacy or AHCI mode? I don't know that it'll correct it, but I've seen odd quirks like that in the past.
You can also try removing everything that absolutely isn't needed from the system, like GPU and other non-critical components, to see if the install completes after that.
Let us know what happens.
jdkell3
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March 20th, 2019 10:00
The only thing is that I also tried booting from a 2.5" SATA drive that already have CENTOS installed on it. I'll look into removing the intel NVMe drives and see if that helps resolve the issue.
It's also worth noting that Ubuntu doesn't seem to install properly.
speedstep
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March 20th, 2019 11:00
Earlier versions are not compatible with UEFI.
https://certification.ubuntu.com/certification/make/Dell/
https://certification.ubuntu.com/hardware/201303-13030/
Legacy Booting is not an option for Chipsets and Processors past Skylake. Ubuntu 18.04.2 works fine on current models as well as 13 year old systems from as early as 2006. Clean install starting with 18.04.2 hasn't been a problem for me. Download the latest LTS version of Ubuntu, for desktop PCs and laptops. LTS stands for long-term support — which means five years, until April 2023, of free security and maintenance updates, guaranteed.
http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04/
Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04/ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS release notes
Recommended system requirements:
virgilhorton78
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March 23rd, 2019 02:00
It was deep analysis, Thank you
jdkell3
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March 23rd, 2019 05:00