Hi.
Bought a GB10 (Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM) on impulse last night after a Costco grocery run… and ran into similar setup issues - specifically, it couldn’t detect or join any Wi-Fi networks, and Ethernet wasn’t recognized either. Boot times were also extremely slow.
My initial setup
- My initial setup used a USB-C hub (from my MacBook Pro M4) for keyboard/mouse, with wired Ethernet plugged directly into the GB10.
- The setup process would either find the WiFi Networks but not allow me to join to ultimately not finding any WiFi networks to join.
What fixed it was simplifying everything with a fresh OS install but I simplified my setup:
- Downloaded the Gigabyte DGX System Recovery Image and burned it on to a USB-A Key.
- Used the USB-C hub only for the USB-A Key (where it has the fresh OS Install)
- Connected Apple wireless keyboard + trackpad directly (via USB-C to Lightning cables)
After that, the install/setup worked.
Conclusion for My Initial Setup:
- Perform a Fresh OS Install. :)
- My USB-C hub with network connection may confuse the installer (network detection fails, slow boots, etc.).
- Keep the setup minimal during install by connecting as much as you can to the USB-C ports on the back of your new supercomputer.
- USB-C Keyboard
- USB-C Mouse
- USB-C Storage Key
Post-Installation Observations:
I had applied that network driver update recommended from another post here:
In Ubuntu Network Manager implementation - it uses this URL to do the check (http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com).
If the Wired Network icon still displays “?” in NetworkManager - but you do have network connectivity (i.e. you can ping google.com - it’s most likely because the Ubuntu connectivity check url is having service issues.)
On another computer try:
curl -I http://www.google.com
curl -I http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com/
They should both return back information pretty quickly which would confirm it’s a Ubuntu service issue - not you. With the Initial setup issue I had - I wonder if this is what caused the problem or if it was a driver software installer issue.
In the mean time if you still get the “?” symbol and just want to get rid of it…
You could disable the connectivity check in NetworkManager.
Edit the NetworkManager.conf
sudo vi /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
Add the following:
[connectivity]
enabled=false
Restart Network Manager or just sudo reboot
sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
Now on to getting my new system going! :)