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When I try to install or boot Ubuntu from USB I get these errors relating to nouveau:

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fifo: write fault ... REGION VIOLATION ... init failed

Any possible fixes?

karel
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Gustas Ruzgys
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    You need nomodeset. –  Aug 19 '17 at 15:16
  • How do I do this nomodeset ?? – Gustas Ruzgys Aug 19 '17 at 15:27
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    It depends on how you're booting. UEFI: At the first menu with " Try Ubuntu" selected press 'e' and add nomodeset to the same line where quiet splash is. BIOS/Legacy: At the first menu, after selecting the language, press F6 ans select "nomodeset". –  Aug 19 '17 at 16:15

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The answer is what @MichaelBay said in the comments. I had this same issue when trying to live boot Linux Mint 18, any of the flavors with an Nvidia 970 GPU.

  1. For UEFI boot, press e when it says “Start Linux/Ubuntu”.
  2. Find the line that says quiet splash
  3. Right after that, add nomodeset and then press F10 to boot (or whatever key it instructs you to press).

It should boot Linux now with no graphics drivers, which appears to be the problem.

Exeleration-G
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TetraDev
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I'd been this problem now (june 2021) and after change bios option Graphic device to UMA Only, I finally got the boot. My machine is a Lenovo ideapad notebook Answering just to consult.

Carlos Sousa
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