Comment 2 for bug 1599977

I did some research when I was getting the issue and it seems the hybrid graphics (built in graphics + standalone graphics card) was the issue. However, I did not find a solution to that so I quit working on it.

I replaced Mint with Elementary OS and the nomodeset (more importantly, the aspci) options work like charm. I added those to the bootloader options and it loads flawlessly each time. Although, I cannot get wifi running; only ethernet works on it, but I can live with that.