All Debian-style systems stop working on my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad 330-15IKB)
All Debian-style systems stop working on my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad 330-15IKB)
That's incorrect. My laptop didn't come with any pre-installed software. It had a core i5 processor but only 4GB of RAM, not the 8GB you mentioned. The hard drive storage was just 1TB. I'm using stock Intel graphics since my NVIDIA GPU stopped working. Please forgive the delay—I wasn't able to respond in time.
The NVIDIA GPU on the laptop stopped working. This might lead to further problems since it links straight to the PCIe bus.
The Debian systems are probably checking their hardware inventory and spotting the NVIDIA GPU. When they detect it, they attempt to load the corresponding driver. If the GPU doesn’t respond, the Linux kernel will generate errors and may crash. However, since systemd is managing the process, the system usually recovers without a total failure. This behavior is unlikely on Windows or ArchLinux because Microsoft’s restrictions and Arch’s configuration might prevent an NVIDIA driver from being available.
I suggest exploring FreeBSD or NetBSD installations. FreeBSD tends to be more reliable than Debian and frequently offers updated software. It also outperforms Debian in several areas. By the way, Debian has lost some of its former strength: https://unixsheikh.com/articles/the-delu...ebian.html
Sorry about the necro-posting! The problem is that FreeBSD or similar BSD versions don’t support my Wi-Fi card. I also can’t route Ethernet cables straight to my router because it’s in another room. So far I haven’t tried any other distros besides Arch-based ones and possibly Gentoo. If I install the latest Ubuntu, Pop!_OS, Debian, etc., on a USB stick, I’d check if they still work. But even if they do, I probably wouldn’t switch since I’m satisfied with my current Arch Linux setup. I don’t recall disabling the GPU in BIOS back then, but now it’s off—this shouldn’t affect Ubuntu or other distros, as it completely turns off the GPU.