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Dazdevnyak
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May 10th, 2019 02:00
Installing Linux Mint on Dell G3 3579
Hello,
I'm having trouble getting Linux Mint to run on my new laptop. I thought I would be a breeze since it shipped with Ubuntu, and last time I installed Mint on a Dell it was very straightforward. However even though liveusb worked fine and installation of LM Tessa 19.1 was successfull, when I try to login I get a black screen with a cursor. I wanted to try running it with nomodeset since I suspect that nvidia gpu is giving me trouble, however I cannot access regular grub as well. I get a "minimal bash like line editing" screen instead of normal grub.
Does someone know how to resolve it or did anyone successfully install LM on this laptop?
Thanks in advance
I know this post is old, but I just solved this so my kid could use this laptop running Linux Mint 22 (8/2026).
This is absolutely a problem with the power management of the GPU on the NVIDIA graphics controller. It is not a bug in the NVIDIA driver.
The full solution is here (no paywall): https://support.tekops.com/knowledgebase.php?article=36
The suspend/resume works perfectly now. It's running Linux Mint 22, latest version as of August 20, 2026.
I put this here so it might give someone else a chance with another DELL laptop. Probably same issues.
The primary issues is that once the power to the GPU is turned off, it can't be talked to turn back on. We traced into the firmware. This solution works for me , rock solid, very easy.Thanks,
David
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@LameLinuxLover you are correct, we did an in depth analysis and found this also worked with LInux Mint 22, no need to install Windows:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash pcie_aspm=off"details HERE (no paywall).
Thanks,
David
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Karl Harder
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Posted July 17th, 2019 05:00
I got my issue solved after some tries. To whomever this may concern I've solved by following the steps below:- Installed Windows on a part of my SSD (I'd separated half of my total memory to each system)
- On Windows, I installed a programm called 'Universal USB Installer' (only works on Windows)
- Downloaded a Linux ISO from the Ubuntu site
On Universal USB Installer I've created a bootable Pen Drive by setting the options: Link to the image
After created the bootable pen drive I've turned off the system and then restart my PC selecting the pen drive as boot.
- Installed Linux normally on the second part of my SDD (creating a SWAP and A root directory in advanced options)
- And then every thing works perfectly after doing this (with dual boot) hehe
Note: I've followed a tutorial to get this conclusion: link to the tutorial
That's it!
LameLinuxLover
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Posted January 23rd, 2020 01:00
The freezing problem may be caused by the nouveau nvidia driver.
Disable it before the boot
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quite spash nouveau.modeset=0"
and blacklist the nouveau kernel module