On the initial login you get a welcome screen, set the settings as you see fit. Normally, with an internet connection the installer detects it for you, but for this particular situation we have no internet.
Since I always either use a blank disk or one which I am ok with overwriting, I choose erase disk and install Ubuntu. You then get offered choices as to where/how to install. If you prefer a fully-functioning system then by all means, normal install. If you are using the box as a dedicated cruncher or simply want to select your own packages after install then select minimal. Next, you have the option to do a normal installation or a minimal. It always detects mine just fine, but that's just my luck I guess. On startup, you will be given the option to try Ubuntu or install it.
If the installer has access to the internet it will update core packages as part of the install, which includes the kernel: the one thing we DON'T want updated. If you do not, you can get it here: īefore you begin the install, ensure your internet is disabled. Anyway, before this intro turns into a flippin novel, let's get to the goods, shall we? I will start as a bare-metal install, but include directions if you already have a running system.įirst, make sure you have the original release of 20.04. I don't think he visits this site, but I still want to thank the man for his idea.
I would like to give a shout out to Keith Myers for what ended up the final solution.
I'll be blunt, even though I knew this to be the root of the problem (no pun intended) the final solution was not mine. It's like hitting a moving target, as Ubuntu keeps updating the kernel and it causes problems with drivers. From my research it seems the problem is the kernel/driver version not being right. In the couple months I've been back crunching I've realized by both first-hand experience and several threads in both MW and Einstein forums there are questions/confusion about properly getting AMD drivers installed on Ubuntu Linux. So I was discussing GPUs in another thread, which was already off-topic so I decided to make a new one to show how I ended up getting AMD drivers to work in Ubuntu 20.04.