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Hello I wanted to switch to Linux, but the only distro so far I could even boot from a live USB was Ubuntu. I've tried Xubuntu, Manjaro, Linux Mint, and Elementary OS and none could boot, thought when I tried booting them on my old laptop , everything went fine.

The laptop I'm using is a Lenovo Y500 and yeah I tried disabling secure boot but nothing worked. So is there a way to fix this or do I have to use Ubuntu?

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  • Is there any error messages accompanying this when you attempt to boot these other distros? – slm Oct 25 '13 at 12:48
  • Nope it's just a blank , almost black screen , I do get the options to try or install the distro but when I chose try it just goes blank like I said – Aleks97XPO Oct 25 '13 at 12:49

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I found this AU Q&A: Unable to install Ubuntu on Lenovo Y500. There are some suggestions you could try from this thread.

I also found these things to try. I do not know how relevant they are, but might be worth trying: linlap.com/lenovo_ideapad_y500.

This AU Q&A also looks related: Lenovo Y500 Dual Booting Ubuntu and Windows 8: Stuck on Purple Screen.

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