Installing fedora 31 on Asus n580G

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Trying to install fedora 31 on my new laptop, Asus N580GD. I configured the UEFI (no fast boot, no security boot) and I have found 2 problems.

  1. The laptop has 2 graphic adapters, internal intel and a nvidia 1050. The live fedora works only in debug mode or adding nomodeset to the kernel options. Ok, anyway, I was able to start the OS, and the idea was to install it on the disk.
  2. The laptop has 2 disks, 512GB SSD and 1TB HDD. Fedora DOES NOT see the SSD! No way! I have installed ithe OS on the HDD, and even after the installation, the SSD cannot be mounted.
    So, I am using a powerful laptop on a mechanical disk :frowning:
    Ah!! My idea was to have a dual boot configuration. I actually have it, Win10 (preinstalled) runs on the SSD and Linux on the HDD.

Any suggestion? How can I install fedora on the SSD, re-partitioning and keeping win10 and linux?

Any idea is welcome!!!

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Point 2
Windows is usually installed using an entire device for the system. During your install the only space available was the hdd. Windows also plays around with the UEFI bios and partitioning to hide some physical devices from other OSes.
I would suggest first using gparted to look at the ssd partitioning. It is likely that you can resize some of the space used for windows and a reinstall could then use that space for Fedora by doing a custom partitioned install.

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Hi,
For your second point, check the SATA option in your bios. You may switch from Raid to AHCI and the ssd/NVMe should appear at boot.
Usually, this setting has to be set before installing your OSes. So in your case, bear in mind that could have an impact on your current Windows installation :face_with_raised_eyebrow:.
Regards.

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for your first point,

The laptop has 2 graphic adapters, internal intel and a nvidia 1050. The live fedora works only in debug mode or adding nomodeset to the kernel options. Ok, anyway, I was able to start the OS, and the idea was to install it on the disk.

That is an optimus card and you can install the proper drivers using instructions from here

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Thank you a lot! Now I have something to work on!!! Checking… I will update.

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It seems in the Uefi there is no the possibility to manage AHCI and other options for disks. But, let me check again. If Windows must be reinstalled, not a problem. I need some time to check in Asus site if there is a dedicated image for that, before editing the laptop. But I would really like to have my fedora on the ssd.

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Last update.
Enabling AHCI, the SSD was “seen” by Fedora live image! Of course, Windows stopped working, so this is what I have done:

  1. Enabled AHCI in bios
  2. By a fedora live image, executing gpart, I deleted all the partitions in the SSD
  3. Installed win 10 on SSD, creating a new partition using half the disk space
  4. Installed fedora in the available disk space
    At this point I can access Fedora and Linux!!!
    BUT, no way to have a good screen resolution in fedora, only 800x600. No way. So, fedora is useless. Windows works.

FYI, if I install ONLY fedora, nouveau drivers allow me setting 1920x1080, and everything works.
So, as a summary:
If you need a dual boot, DON’T buy this laptod.
If you need only window, it is a fantastic laptop, fast and powerfull
If you need only linux, OK, you can use this laptop, but NOT SURE if it is so easy to install nvidia drivers for linux, because in UEFI it is NOT POSSIBLE to enable only one graphic card.

I hope this can help someone.