I've been trying to install a few different Linux distros—Nobara, PikaOS, Ubuntu, and Cachyos—all with the same frustrating result. They progress for a bit on the installation bar, and then, out of nowhere, my laptop just restarts. I can see the installations in the BIOS, and they start up, but they reboot about a minute in. I even gave RESCUEZILLA a shot, but I'm still stuck. By the way, I'm on a Lenovo Legion 5 2022 with a Ryzen 7 5800H, 24GB RAM, and RX 6600M. Any ideas on what could be going wrong?
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Have you considered trying ArchLinux? It's quite detailed during the install process, which might help you pinpoint what's going wrong.
Sounds like a hardware issue. You might want to give your system a good checkup—make sure the cooling fans and vents are clean. Overheating could definitely be causing those sudden reboots, or maybe there's something else going on with your hardware.
I did a memory test last night and it passed, so I don’t think it’s a power issue. Can thermal throttling really cause it to restart no matter what?
Isn’t Cachyos based on Arch? Seems like I’d run into the same issues.