so i have a lenovo chromebook n23 and i wanted to install garuda on a external hard disk i bought recently but i cant get it to work and i dont know what ‘garuda-inxi’ is and im new to this linux stuff.
Boot Garuda live.iso, open a terminal (console) and enter:
garuda-inxi
press enter and then post the output here (please use a code block for terminal output).
Please remember that installing Garuda Linux on external drives and dual booting with other operating systems is not officially supported. There is therefore no official support for your problem here in the forum. However, the community is still free to help.
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System:
Kernel: 6.8.7-zen1-2-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64
lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC misobasedir=garuda
root=miso:LABEL=GARUDA_DR460NIZED_BIRDOFPREY quiet systemd.show_status=1
checksum=y driver=free nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.1.0
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: GOOGLE product: Reks v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: GOOGLE model: Reks v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: coreboot v: MrChromebox-2408.1 date: 09/14/2024
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 28.1 Wh (100.0%) condition: 28.1/45.0 Wh (62.4%)
volts: 12.2 min: 11.1 model: LGC L15L3PB type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: charging cycles: 333
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Celeron N3060 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Airmont level: v2
built: 2015-17 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x4C (76) stepping: 4
microcode: 0x411
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 112 KiB
desc: d-2x24 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 2 MiB desc: 2x1024 KiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1480 high: 2480 min/max: 480/2480 scaling:
driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 2480 2: 480
bogomips: 6400
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx
Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-8 process: Intel 14nm
built: 2014-15 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:22b1 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Quanta Chromebook HD Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 0408:2010
class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x235c built: 2014 res: 1366x768
hz: 60 dpi: 136 gamma: 1.2 size: 256x144mm (10.08x5.67") diag: 294mm (11.6")
ratio: 16:9 modes: 1366x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus
device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: crocus x11: drv: crocus
inactive: gbm,wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.0.5-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 400 (BSW)
device-ID: 8086:22b1 memory: 750 MiB unified: yes
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 3 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel
HD Graphics 400 (BSW) driver: mesa intel v: 24.0.5-arch1.1
device-ID: 8086:22b1 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 17.0.6 128 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.0.5-arch1.1 (LLVM
17.0.6) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series
High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
chip-ID: 8086:2284 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.8.7-zen1-2-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 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 Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:095b class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-5:4 chip-ID: 8087:0a2a
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.2
lmp-v: 8 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c010c
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 29.28 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 maj-min: 179:0 vendor: HP model: DF4016 size: 14.68 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: Removable tech: SSD
serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0x8 scheme: GPT
SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data.
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Blade
size: 14.61 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1.00 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) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 3.77 GiB used: 289.4 MiB (7.5%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 2
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 4 GiB available: 3.77 GiB used: 2.21 GiB (58.7%)
Processes: 244 Power: uptime: 2h 43m states: freeze,standby,mem,disk
suspend: deep avail: s2idle,shallow wakeups: 5 hibernate: platform
avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 1.47 GiB
services: org_kde_powerdevil, power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd
v: 255 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1305 libs: 372 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
gcc: 13.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.1 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.34
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 (2.6.26-1):
System install date: 2025-01-20
Last full system update: 2025-01-20 ↻
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot: <superuser required>
Failed units: snapper-cleanup.service
here is the garuda-inxi
Please tell us what is not working, how, when and where?
Then there is the (rhetorical) question of whether garuda will even run properly on the weak hardware and on an external drive connected via USB 2.0.
Garuda Linux isn’t really a small, slim, lightweight distro.
Take a look here:
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the porblem is that i cant get garuda to install onto the hard disk i tried installing through the usb but i cant boot into it and also garuda linux works fine on my laptop when booted through a usb. the only issue is storage so i decided a hard disk would work but cant get it to install onto the hard disk and boot properly i tried creating my own partitions where i created 500mb for boot and rest for root but that don’t work either.
My recommendation here would be MX Linux, which also runs quite well on an EeePC.
Minimum is 4 GB RAM just for the OS, integrated GPU reduces that.
Just try Xfce, KDE need a lot of resources for the installation process.
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my insight when choosing a linux distro was the visual appeal as garuda linux is one of the most visually appealing linux distros i chose it. to me MX linux isn’t so visually appealing. (to me atleast)
What good is a beautiful dress that doesn’t fit my size and therefore I can’t wear it?
This PC is intended for surfing, nothing more, in my opinion.
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That is absolutely correct 
But choosing the right Linux distribution should not primarily depend on the “look and feel”, but rather on whether it is fundamentally suitable for the user AND the hardware.
You can design any distro with themes and icon packs so that it looks like Garuda Linux 
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If possible, you should use better hardware to really enjoy Garuda KDE Dr460nized if you can install it.
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You are absolutely right. Thank you.
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