https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/linux-install/m-p/5320551#M59933 <P>Apparently none of the readers of this forum section has tried Linux on that specific model.</P><P>But a more detailed description of the problem might allow someone to help anyway.</P><UL><LI>How far into the installation procedure you can get before it freezes?</LI><LI>Does it always freeze in the same spot?</LI><LI>Have you tried Ctrl-Alt-&lt;function key&gt; combinations to switch virtual consoles? The installation programs of many (most?) Linux distributions will usually provide a shell on one virtual console as soon as possible. Other virtual consoles might contain a log of the actions of the installer: these might be very helpful in figuring out what's failing.</LI><LI>Which distribution are you trying to install? Pavilion g7-1075dx seems to be a fairly new model, and trying to install an old distribution version on it might fail because the essential system components are newer than the installer kernel.</LI></UL> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:28:59 GMT Matti_Kurkela 2011-09-02T14:28:59Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/linux-install/m-p/5314065#M59932 <P>Has anyone had any luck putting a Linux distro on there g7-1075dx. I'm having the worst luck. Mostly getting some type of freeze during install.Help please.</P> Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:22:10 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/linux-install/m-p/5314065#M59932 rodmanb 2011-08-27T05:22:10Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/linux-install/m-p/5320551#M59933 <P>Apparently none of the readers of this forum section has tried Linux on that specific model.</P><P>But a more detailed description of the problem might allow someone to help anyway.</P><UL><LI>How far into the installation procedure you can get before it freezes?</LI><LI>Does it always freeze in the same spot?</LI><LI>Have you tried Ctrl-Alt-&lt;function key&gt; combinations to switch virtual consoles? The installation programs of many (most?) Linux distributions will usually provide a shell on one virtual console as soon as possible. Other virtual consoles might contain a log of the actions of the installer: these might be very helpful in figuring out what's failing.</LI><LI>Which distribution are you trying to install? Pavilion g7-1075dx seems to be a fairly new model, and trying to install an old distribution version on it might fail because the essential system components are newer than the installer kernel.</LI></UL> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:28:59 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/linux-install/m-p/5320551#M59933 Matti_Kurkela 2011-09-02T14:28:59Z