So I recently bought a laptop :
i7-6700HQ
16Go DDR4
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
SSD 250Go
HDD 2To
It came without any installed operating system and I would like to run both Win10 and Elementary OS.
What I have :
- Win10 installed on a 125Go partition (SSD)
- Bootable USB with latest Elementary OS release
What I want :
- Win10
- Elementary OS on the spare SSD's 125Go
- A mean to choose which system to boot
Experienced problem :
When booting on the live Elementary USB I either get :
- a completely black screen ;
- a blinking 'e' splash screen ;
- an underscore char and a black screen.
What I already tried :
- Using rufus software and messing around with its settings to create the bootable USB
- Editing the start command replacing 'quiet splash' with 'nomodeset'
I can't even get to run the live version... Elementary's logo keeps blinking over and over without going further... Doesn't my hardware have support for Elementary OS ? What am I missing ?
UPDATE
I managed to install Elementary OS alongside Windows 10 by plugging-in an external display. However, my initial monitor (the laptop's one) still isn't recognized by eOS.
I tried installing Nvidia additional drivers as in https://elementaryforums.com/index.php?threads/howto-install-nvidia-amd-driver-in-elementaryos-the-official-way.206/
Still no luck...
Any help on how to properly detect my laptop display would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATE 2
The laptop's monitor is working at splash screen ('e' logo showing) but nothing else happens unless I plug an external HDMI display.