Hyper-V, Ryzen 5950X, AMD W6800 Pro Graphics, cannot install Kali or Parrot Linux

Ash9 21 Reputation points
2022-11-26T01:32:51.063+00:00

Does anyone know if Windows 11, Ryzen 5950X with Hyper-V, and either Kali Linux or Parrot Linux Debian distributions are able to work? I am seeing issues trying to install either from each distro's latest ISO.

Setup: Windows 11, Ryzen 5950X, W6800 Pro Graphics, dual display (1080 and 4K), Hyper-V installed, working with Fedora installed from ISO.

When I try to install either Kali or Parrot ISOs with the same setup, I see two issues:

  1. I have dual display (4k and 1080p), when Hyper-V window to VM is opened on 4K, I click Start to boot the ISO, I see a brief flash of boot splash image then VM goes dark (problem/unexpected). Workaround: I if drag VM window to 1080p, perform same steps, distro's early boot remains visible (good)... but Kali is blurry and non-functional, while Parrot's  menu is good/functional. I cannot proceed forward with Kali so next step relates to Parrot only...
  2. After applying the above workaround, I choose the "Try / Install" option to begin installation. Parrot proceeds forward, things look hopeful until cursor goes to upper/left and blinks "forever"... hangs w/blinking cursor.

I've seen this behavior on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. In fact, I upgraded to Windows 11 to remove any possibility the issue might relate to virtualization deltas between 10 and 11.

I suspect (guess) either Hyper-V has some issue, or perhaps some compat issue with Hyper-V/5950X... have not dug further yet. I'm wondering if there's some well-known info about compat issues here. 

Distros I tried are downloadable at the following:

https://www.parrotsec.org/download/

https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-installer-images

Anyone seen this, know about compat here, have any workarounds?

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  1. S.Sengupta 15,416 Reputation points MVP
    2022-11-26T01:55:25.27+00:00

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