Heyaa there homies!!! I hope y'all are doing good.
I am a newbie to garuda and to this forum (even though I have used ubuntu in the past for quite some time, but I am not your average-linux-geek so I am sorry if I sound dumb or something at some point, Though I do know some of the most-basic stuffs so I guess I'll be okay).
So basically I was a windows user up until now but it was practically milking out my performance and because of some several other reasons I was planning to switch to garuda on my main laptop for quite some time and finally tried installing it (trying since last 3 days ).
So well back to the topic, I was installing Garuda.
- Created my flash drive bootable using
rufus(etcher & ventoy weren't actually doing the thing properly so rufus was my best bet). - Booted from the drive allowing
Proprietary Drivers from NVIDIA, followed the installation steps, and did a clean install on my ssd, but the installation progress got stuck at 79% (Configuring the hardware part thingy). I waited for really long time (~2 hours) but there was no change in progress, so I just shutted it down. - I tried the same thing 4-5 times with minor tweaks each time (like not connecting to any network, disconnecting/connecting the power source) but the progress was all the same each time.
- Frustrated with this, I surfed the internet on possible causes and fixes, found some similar issues on this forum but couldn't get any satisfactory answer.
- Tried following one of the answer which mentioned that nvidia drivers often fricks up and suggested that proprietary drivers should be installed later, so I tried booting up with open source drivers and ran the calamares instalation in debug mode using
sudo -E calamares -d, the installation went pretty good up until 79%, but it damn fricked up at that point and the installation got stuck again. I am glad I did run it in debug mode so I was lucky to get the logs which I have mentioned below in this same post.
PS: The flavour I am trying to install is Garuda KDE Dr460nized (the latest iso, checksum already verified).
PS #2: Some posts suggested that the wifi adapter should be disabled at the bios level, but I definitely not want that. I am a student so I have to frequently travel with my laptop and my primary means of internet is WiFi.
Specs:
- Laptop Model: Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54)
- Memory: 8GB DDR4
- CPU: intel i5-9300H
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (4GB)
- Storage: 256 GB SSD (Installing Garuda here, clean install) + 1TB HDD (will mount later)
garuda-inxi log:
System:
Kernel: 5.19.7-zen2-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us
tz=Asia/Kolkata misobasedir=garuda misolabel=GARUDA_DR460NIZED_TALON
quiet systemd.show_status=1 driver=free nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1
radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.25.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.6 info: latte-dock
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Nitro AN515-54 v: V1.30
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: CFL model: Octavia_CFS v: V1.30 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: Insyde v: 1.30 date: 05/11/2020
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 33.9 Wh (73.1%) condition: 46.4/57.5 Wh (80.7%)
volts: 15.0 min: 15.4 model: LGC AP18E8M type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-9300H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
gen: core 9 built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x9E (158)
stepping: 0xD (13) microcode: 0xF0
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1460 high: 2400 min/max: 800/4100 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 2400 2: 900 3: 900
4: 887 5: 900 6: 2400 7: 2400 8: 900 bogomips: 38400
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB
filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Acer
Incorporated ALI driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm
built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: none bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:3e9b class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / Max-Q] vendor: Acer
Incorporated ALI driver: nouveau v: kernel non-free: 515.xx+
status: current (as of 2022-07) arch: Turing code: TUxxx
process: TSMC 12nm built: 2018-22 ports: active: none empty: HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 0000:01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f91 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:3
chip-ID: 0408:a061 class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.3
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nouveau
alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x21ed built: 2016 res: 1920x1080
hz: 60 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5")
ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa
22.1.7 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3
chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 0000:01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10fa class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.19.7-zen2-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.57 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Acer
Incorporated ALI driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus-ID: 0000:06:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp6s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 0000:07:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2723 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp7s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX200 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 1-14:4 chip-ID: 8087:0029 class-ID: e001
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter>
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode]
driver: intel_nvme_remap v: N/A port: 5060 bus-ID: 0000:00:17.0
chip-ID: 8086:282a rev: N/A class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.15 TiB used: 6.77 GiB (0.6%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Micron
model: 2200 MTFDHBA256TCK size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: P1MA003 temp: 58.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B
speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: ACM1
scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB vendor: SanDisk
model: Cruzer Blade size: 7.45 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1.26 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: 7.6 GiB used: 324 MiB (4.2%) priority: 100
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0 C pch: 67.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau
temp: 32.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 269 Uptime: 2h 37m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.6 GiB used: 3.16 GiB
(41.6%) Init: systemd v: 251 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 Packages: pacman: 1181 lib: 303 Shell: fish v: 3.5.1
default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.20
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 (2.6.7-1):
System install date: 2022-10-25
Last full system update: 2022-10-25 ā»
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: NetworkManager
Windows dual boot: <superuser required>
Snapshots: Snapper
Failed units: snapper-cleanup.service
Calamares Installer Log (where it gets stuck at 79% - Configuring the hardware part thingy):
..
..
..
12:47:48 [2]: boost::python::api::object CalamaresPython::GlobalStoragePythonWrapper::value(const std::string&) const
WARNING: Unknown GS key autoLoginUser
[PYTHON JOB]: "Unsetting autologin."
12:47:48 [6]: virtual void Calamares::JobThread::run()
Starting job "mhwdcfg" ( 31 / 37 )
12:47:48 [6]: virtual Calamares::JobResult Calamares::PythonJob::exec()
Job file "/usr/lib/calamares/modules/mhwdcfg/main.py"
.. Job description from __doc__ "mhwdcfg" = "Configuring the hardware"
.. Running ("mhwd", "-a", "pci", "free", "0200", "--pmconfig", "/opt/mhwd/pacman-mhwd.conf")
.. Finished. Exit code: 0 output:
Warning: No config found for device: 0000:07:00.0 (0200:8086:2723) Network controller Intel Corporation Wi-Fi6 AX200
Warning: No config found for device: 0000:06:00.0 (0200:10ec:8168) Network controller Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
.. Running ("mhwd", "-a", "pci", "free", "0280", "--pmconfig", "/opt/mhwd/pacman-mhwd.conf")
.. Finished. Exit code: 0 output:
Warning: No device of class 0280 found!
.. Running ("mhwd", "-a", "pci", "free", "0300", "--pmconfig", "/opt/mhwd/pacman-mhwd.conf")
I really wish being able to use garuda as my daily-use-os as soon as I could otherwise I'll need to get back to crappy windows sh!t (since I have a lot pending stuff to do :sadge:) :")
Please feel free to let me know if I should provide any additional detail. Any help would be really appreciated. Great thanks and have a nice day 
