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Omarchy still won't install after CPU replacement. Other Linux distributions now work. Looking for ideas
Reported by dollebrekel · filed Jul 16, 2026Closed upstream on 2026-07-18. GitHub close reason: completed. No closing PR or commit is recorded — "completed" alone is not evidence of a fix.
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Original report
System details
DarkHero Z790, I9-14900KS, 128GB Ramm, RTX 5090
What's wrong?
Hi everyone,
I wanted to share an update on my installation issue and document everything I've tested so far.
Initially I suspected my hardware because multiple Linux distributions were failing, often with kernel panics or installer crashes. Windows was mostly usable, but Linux consistently failed.
Over the past weeks I tested almost everything I could think of:
Reset BIOS to Intel default settings.
Disabled any ASUS overclocking features.
No XMP or custom CPU settings.
Tested with different RAM configurations.
Tested multiple NVMe SSDs individually.
Tried installing on every SSD separately.
Tested multiple USB drives.
Recreated the installation media multiple times.
Tested the exact same USB stick on another PC, where it installed without any issues.
Tried Omarchy, Pop!_OS and Ubuntu.
Investigated PCIe/NVMe errors, kernel panics and filesystem.squashfs extraction failures.
Ran memory tests and many other diagnostics.
Eventually I sent the system in for RMA.
The service center performed their own hardware tests and the CPU failed an OCCT CPU stress test. My Intel 14900 CPU was replaced under the extended warranty.
After receiving the new CPU, the situation changed:
Ubuntu installs successfully.
Other Linux distributions also install and boot correctly.
The hardware now appears to be stable.
However...
Omarchy still refuses to install.
So the original hardware issue has been resolved, but there still seems to be something specific preventing Omarchy from installing on my system.
Current hardware:
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero
Intel i9-14900 (replacement CPU)
128 GB DDR5
RTX 5090
Multiple NVMe SSDs (tested individually)
At this point I'm trying to determine whether this is:
something specific to Omarchy,
an incompatibility with my hardware,
or something else I'm overlooking.
Has anyone experienced something similar, or is there any debug information I can provide that would help narrow this down?
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### System details DarkHero Z790, I9-14900KS, 128GB Ramm, RTX 5090 ### What's wrong? Hi everyone, I wanted to share an update on my installation issue and document everything I've tested so far. Initially I suspected my hardware because multiple Linux distributions were failing, often with kernel panics or installer crashes. Windows was mostly usable, but Linux consistently failed. Over the past weeks I tested almost everything I could think of: Reset BIOS to Intel default settings. Disabled any ASUS overclocking features. No XMP or custom CPU settings. Tested with different RAM configurations. Tested multiple NVMe SSDs individually. Tried installing on every SSD separately. Tested multiple USB drives. Recreated the installation media multiple times. Tested the exact same USB stick on another PC, where it installed without any issues. Tried Omarchy, Pop!_OS and Ubuntu. Investigated PCIe/NVMe errors, kernel panics and filesystem.squashfs extraction failures. Ran memory tests and many other diagnostics. Eventually I sent the system in for RMA. The service center performed their own hardware tests and the CPU failed an OCCT CPU stress test. My Intel 14900 CPU was replaced under the extended warranty. After receiving the new CPU, the situation changed: Ubuntu installs successfully. Other Linux distributions also install and boot correctly. The hardware now appears to be stable. However... Omarchy still refuses to install. So the original hardware issue has been resolved, but there still seems to be something specific preventing Omarchy from installing on my system. Current hardware: ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero Intel i9-14900 (replacement CPU) 128 GB DDR5 RTX 5090 Multiple NVMe SSDs (tested individually) At this point I'm trying to determine whether this is: something specific to Omarchy, an incompatibility with my hardware, or something else I'm overlooking. Has anyone experienced something similar, or is there any debug information I can provide that would help narrow this down?
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