#OMEN 16 Laptop (RTX 4050) Fails to Boot Any Linux Distro – ACPI / GPU Issues

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pliant dawn
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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to install Linux on my HP OMEN 16 (16-u1xxx) with an NVIDIA RTX 4050 and Intel CPU, but I’ve run into persistent boot issues on multiple distros:

Distros Tried:

  • Arch Linux (vanilla ISO) - The Distro I wish you use
  • Linux Mint
  • EndeavourOS Mercury ISO (NVIDIA mode and normal mode)

The Symptoms I have noticed so far:

  • Vanilla Arch / EndeavourOS: Stuck on audit logs; no usable root@archiso prompt.
  • Kernel panic appears after 30–60 seconds when using modprobe.blacklist=nouveau + nomodeset.
  • Linux Mint boots only with acpi=off.
  • EndeavourOS NVIDIA option still fails to give a stable shell without acpi=off.
  • GRUB / systemd shows repeating failed services:
    • Failed to start Wait for Network to be configured
    • Failed to start Pacman mirror update
    • Failed to load/save screen backlight brightness
  • Console floods with logs, making it impossible to interact.

ALL DISTROS ONLY WORK IF I USE 'acpi=off' but this then causes issues with the installation later down the line.

My Hardware:

  • HP OMEN 16 (16-u1xxx)
  • CPU: Intel (model TBD)
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4050 + Intel iGPU
  • RAM: 16–32 GB (stock)
  • Storage: NVMe SSD
  • USB: Netac 3.0 (also tried other USB drives)

The Boot Flags I have tried:

  • acpi=off
  • nomodeset
  • modprobe.blacklist=nouveau
  • nvidia-drm.modeset=0
  • noapic nolapic

What I assume might be wrong:

  • Problem seems tied to ACPI / hybrid graphics / IRQ conflicts.
  • Could also be USB drive quirks or BIOS ACPI table incompatibilities.

I have tried multiple kernel parameters and ISO options; no success so far.

I really hoped linux would work on my laptop but I am realistically at my wits end. I hope that someone on here would be able to assist me with installing Arch Linux successfully.
Thank you for reading.

burnt mist
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"then causes issues with the installation later down the line." - like what?

odd jasper
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can u provide screenshots

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i have the same hardware

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what does it happen

pliant dawn
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Sorry I should've been more specific. With acpi=off it disables my power management, multiple CPU cores, battery reporting, fan control and sometimes more importantly my GPU initialisation.

odd jasper
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the description is confusing to me

odd jasper
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i think this is a network issue

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and

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please provide photos

pliant dawn
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Sorry I am new to linux so I don't really understand fully it. I'll load it up again and see if I can take any photos to help

burnt mist
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albeit that is AMD specific

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Reading it over, perhaps not

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Oh hey I found your forum post

pliant dawn
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Yeah I have been trying most of the forums looking for help

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Thanks for the link tho, I'll give it a go just in case

burnt mist
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This is mental, lol

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From the link in your forum post

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I've read it 5 times and still dont know what they're on about 😅

pliant dawn
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Yeah that looks greek to me, worth a try tho

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Thank you for showing me this tho. If anything remotely works i'll report back

burnt mist
pliant dawn
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Well I have managed to get actually into linux arch using the parameters it said to use so its a step in the right direction