Can't install Garuda

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Greetings. I’m trying to get into Garuda so I’ve took my old laptop out for trials to be sure that things I want work correctly, but I can’t install Garuda because of dracut error.

garuda-inxi output

Kernel: 6.2.13-zen-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us
tz=UTC misobasedir=garuda
root=miso:LABEL=GARUDA_DR460NIZEDGAMING_RAPTOR quiet
systemd.show_status=1 ibt=off driver=free nouveau.modeset=1
i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.9 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Latitude E6430 v: 01
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Dell model: 0H3MT5 v: A00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell
v: A08 date: 10/24/2012
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 14.1 Wh (99.3%) condition: 14.2/62.2 Wh (22.9%)
volts: 12.3 min: 11.1 model: Samsung SDI DELL JYPJ128 type: Li-ion
serial: <filter> status: charging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-3320M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ivy Bridge
gen: core 3 level: v2 built: 2012-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6
model-id: 0x3A (58) stepping: 9 microcode: 0x21
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB
L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2914 high: 3300 min/max: 1200/3300 scaling:
driver: intel_cpufreq governor: performance cores: 1: 3300 2: 1757
3: 3300 4: 3300 bogomips: 20732
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF108GLM [NVS 5200M] vendor: Dell driver: nouveau
v: kernel non-free: series: 390.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~late 2022)
arch: Fermi code: GF1xx process: 40/28nm built: 2010-16 pcie: gen: 2
speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2,
HDMI-A-1, VGA-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0dfc class-ID: 0300
temp: 68.0 C
Device-2: Microdia Dell Integrated HD Webcam type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 2-1.5:4 chip-ID: 0c45:643f class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: nouveau unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1600x900 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 423x238mm (16.65x9.37")
s-diag: 485mm (19.11")
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: Seiko Epson 0x544b built: 2011 res: 1600x900
hz: 60 dpi: 131 gamma: 1.2 size: 310x174mm (12.2x6.85") diag: 355mm (14")
ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1600x900 min: 640x350
API: OpenGL v: 4.3 Mesa 23.0.3 renderer: NVC1 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1e20
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio vendor: Dell
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0bea class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.2.13-zen-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.70 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa
type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Dell driver: e1000e
v: kernel port: f040 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1502 class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi
v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:0082 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Dell BCM20702A0 Bluetooth Module type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 2-1.4:3 chip-ID: 413c:8197 class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 3 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 119.37 GiB used: 6.83 GiB (5.7%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST9120822AS
size: 111.79 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
speed: 1.5 Gb/s type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: F scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB vendor: Generic
model: Flash Disk size: 7.58 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 8.07 scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.7 GiB used: 661.5 MiB (8.4%)
priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 78.0 C mobo: 56.0 C sodimm: SODIMM C
gpu: nouveau temp: 68.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 3495
Info:
Processes: 214 Uptime: 24m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.7 GiB
used: 1.87 GiB (24.3%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1821
libs: 519 tools: octopi,paru Shell: fish v: 3.6.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.26
warning: database file for 'garuda' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'core' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'extra' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'community' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'multilib' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
warning: database file for 'chaotic-aur' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
System install date:     2023-10-23
Last full system update: 2023-10-23 ↻
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot:       <superuser required>
Failed units:            snapper-cleanup.service`

Apparently also partition creation won’t work because of insufficient space on HDD which isn’t true since I can assign them and configure in custom partitioning no problem. Here’s log from when dracut started:

`[PYTHON JOB]: Found gettext "en_US" in "/usr/share/locale/en_US"
.. Job description from pretty_name "dracut" = "Creating initramfs with dracut."
.. Running ("dracut", "-f", "/boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img")
.. Target cmd: ("dracut", "-f", "/boot/initramfs-linux-zen.img") Exit code: 126 output:
/usr/bin/chroot: failed to run command 'dracut': Input/output error
WARNING: [PYTHON JOB]: "Dracut failed with output: /usr/bin/chroot: failed to run command 'dracut': Input/output error"
13:47:23 [6]: virtual void Calamares::JobThread::run()
Skipping non-emergency job "Configure <pre>sudo</pre> users."
..  Skipping non-emergency job "Preparing groups."
..  Skipping non-emergency job "Create user teejay"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "Set password for user teejay"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "Set password for user root"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "Set hostname teejay-latitudee6430"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "displaymanager"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "mhwdcfg"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "hwclock"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "services-systemd"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "grubcfg"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "bootloader"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "postcfg"
..  Skipping non-emergency job "Unmount file systems."
13:47:23 [1]: void Calamares::ViewManager::onInstallationFailed(const QString&, const QString&)
ERROR: Installation failed: "Failed to run dracut"
.. - message: "Failed to run dracut"
.. - details: Dracut failed to run on the target with return code: 126
13:47:23 [6]: void Calamares::ViewManager::onInstallationFailed(const QString&, const QString&)
Calamares will quit when the dialog closes.
13:47:23 [6]: void Config::doNotify(bool, bool)
Notification not sent; completion: failed
13:49:07 [6]: void Config::doRestart(bool)
mode= "never"  user wants restart? false force restart? false
Shutting down Calamares...
Finished shutdown.

Is there something I’m doing wrong after all or should I try with different flash drive (used Balena Etcher with Garuda Dr460nized Gaming Edition)? I’ve also tried rebuilding dracut but that didn’t help.

Thanks in advance

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Hi there, welcome to the forum.
I think you could try with the normal dr460nized version using Ventoy instead of balena etcher.
Make sure also to verify the checksum.

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So I’ve installed Ventoy on my flash drive, copied .iso on it (checksum verified) and it still gives me dracut error, return code -1.

I think it has something to do with my laptop hardware maybe because I tried another distro that uses Calamares and it didn’t work.

Edit - during GPT install I get systemd error, external command crashed

Command systemd-machine-id-setup crashed. There was no output from the command.

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Just some general advices:

This looks way too old. Check for and update.

This is something I noticed also somewhere else in the past. But it was not a problem in the end.
Anyway, I’d try a different USB Key and a different USB Port…

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Beware that modern Linux isn’t really meant for antiquated hardware. You’ve got enough RAM, just not really enough horsepower. I would look for a low-consumption Window Manager–maybe. But definitely no gaming or fancy DE.

If you want to know how/if it will perform on another rig, use the other rig. I would also choose the non-gaming d460nized version. The gaming ISO may have a few hiccups, depending.

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Only for very new hardware, IIRC.
It needs also more RAM for the installation.

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I’ve updated BIOS but Calamares still shows errors. I’ll try changing HDD to another one/SSD and if that won’t work as well then well, I’ll try dual booting on my main PC

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