I cannot for the life of my figure out what is wrong.
I run the installer in every mode, both auto and manual partitioning. I run install and it gets to installing EXT4 before it freezes and won’t progress.
I’ve done manual partitions.
I’ve checked all by settings in the BIOS.
I’ve gotten a new thumb drive and reinstalled the OS from another computer.
My computer has been nothing but a fracking metal break for 3 weeks and I cannot get this stupid OS to work!
I’ve tried everything! Every single solution from every single forum and I can’t figure why it keeps stopping on this EXT4 thing.
Please I’m begging everyone, please I don’t know what I’m doing wrong and I can’t fix it! Anything you think can help just tell me please!!!
At one point during installation, it becomes possible to open a log window that will show you basically a wall of text. Are you able to switch it to show that before the freeze? I'm afraid I don't have a screenshot handy, but I THINK it becomes possible around the time it actually starts the install (as opposed to when you're making your choices). If you're able to tell us what that log is stuck on, that would be help people see what might be breaking.
Do you mean the command line under the current task when installing? Because it gets to mounting tools and finishes that than won’t move to the next task.
In your BIOS Settings, are you set to AHCI or to RAID?
It should be AHCI.
Have you run a S.M.A.R.T. (test) on the drive in case the drive itself has a flaw?
Yes I check BIOS. Brand new SSD drive.
Can you please post the specs:
What manufacturer and model for SSD, Motherboard etc.
Maybe something on there is incompatible somehow...
The drive is an ATA Samsung SSD. I don’t remember how to get the exact model of my mother board for you. The try Zorin option works fine from my thumb drive, but it just won’t FRACKING INSTALL!
As in, never used before? Does it have a Partition table?
In Try Zorin, launch Gparted, then select your new SSD. Navigate Device > Create Partition Table.
Select GPT
Let that run, then once complete, attempt an install...
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