I had messed up the bios install

[Reyna_the_Fox]

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I want to try Garuda, specifically Mokka. I’ve tried multiple ways to write to the iso, and two different USB sticks that have successfully installed Linux. I’ve tried multiple usb ports. When I boot with a Garuda iso, selecting the USB to boot with, and it freezes on the Logo screen (POST screen?).

I have used Fedora Media Writer and ISO Image Writer in Linux, and Rufus in Windows. All have the same result. I’ve downloaded Mokka from different sources. torrent, direct, and through sourceforge. Same result. I’ve redownloaded it. I have not tried Dragonized, but I do not want to use it.

I have tried Ventoy as well. With Ventoy, I can boot, and then start booting the iso. I’ve used both “normal” and grub. in both ways, it gives a fatal error and crashes. Specifically, it says:

[OK] Reached target Remote File Systems
Starting dracut pre-mount hook…
6.930346 dracut: FATAL: one or more files are corupted. See /tmp/checksum.log for details
6.930599 dracut: Refusing to continue
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I’m at a loss, hope you can help.
Thanks,
Gwen
I have tried both Mokka and Dragonized in this manner.

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HWINFO

reynathefox@fedora:~$ hwinfo --short
cpu:
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 4338 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 4340 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 4250 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 4230 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 3933 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 4000 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 3383 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 4257 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 3017 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 3017 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 3017 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 4338 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 3017 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 4325 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 3387 MHz
                       AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core Processor, 3017 MHz
keyboard:
  /dev/input/event11   Microdia AKKO_3084USB_firmware_v1.0
mouse:
  /dev/input/mice      Microdia AKKO_3084USB_firmware_v1.0
  /dev/input/mice      Corsair CORSAIR SCIMITAR RGB ELITE Gaming Mouse
monitor:
                       MAG274QRF-QD
                       DELL UP2716D
graphics card:
                       nVidia VGA compatible controller
                       ATI VGA compatible controller
sound:
                       ATI Audio device
                       AMD Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller
                       nVidia GA104 High Definition Audio Controller
                       Razer BlackShark V2 Pro
storage:
                       Samsung Electronics NVMe SSD Controller PM9A1/PM9A3/980PRO
                       AMD SATA controller
network:
  enp8s0               Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller
  wlp7s0               Realtek Ethernet controller
  enp5s0               Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller
network interface:
  enp5s0               Ethernet network interface
  enp8s0               Ethernet network interface
  wlp7s0               Ethernet network interface
  lo                   Loopback network interface
disk:
  /dev/nvme0n1         Samsung Electronics NVMe SSD Controller PM9A1/PM9A3/980PRO
  /dev/sda             Crucial_CT480M50
  /dev/zram0           Disk
partition:
  /dev/nvme0n1p1       Partition
  /dev/nvme0n1p2       Partition
  /dev/nvme0n1p3       Partition
  /dev/nvme0n1p4       Partition
  /dev/sda1            Partition
  /dev/sda2            Partition
  /dev/sda3            Partition
usb controller:
                       AMD USB Controller
                       AMD USB Controller
                       AMD USB Controller
                       AMD USB Controller
bios:
                       BIOS
bridge:
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD FCH LPC Bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
                       AMD PCI bridge
                       AMD Host bridge
hub:
                       Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
                       Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
                       Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
                       Realtek RTS5411 Hub
                       Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
                       Genesys Logic Hub
                       Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
                       Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
                       Realtek Hub
                       Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
                       Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
memory:
                       Main Memory
bluetooth:
                       IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio
                       Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
unknown:
                       FPU
                       DMA controller
                       PIC
                       Keyboard controller
                       AMD IOMMU
                       AMD VanGogh PSP/CCP
                       AMD FCH SMBus Controller
                       Logitech Webcam C930e
  /dev/input/event3    Razer BlackShark V2 Pro
                       Integrated Technology Express ITE Device
                       Corsair CORSAIR SCIMITAR RGB ELITE Gaming Mouse

[elite]

install with ventoy using grub 2

[Reyna_the_Fox]

I’ve done this, I get the same dracut fatal error and computer shutdown as with normal mode.

[BluishHumility]

What is the exact filename of the ISO you are using?

Have you verified the checksum? Download the SHA256 file that corresponds with the ISO you are trying to install and run sha256sum -c against it. Make sure it is in the same directory as the ISO.

sha256sum -c /path/to/checksum_file

Check that your Ventoy stick is up to date. You can update it with the instructions here, under “Update Ventoy”: Get start . Ventoy

Try flashing the ISO with a basic command line utility like cat or cp as described here: USB flash installation medium - ArchWiki. Note you need to switch to a root shell first, for example by running sudo fish.

[Duke187]

Hi

do you want install it on a own nvme or sda?

i had issues with a installed Fedora too but its a loger while ago.

Do you have a amd igpu and nvidia card?

You can try if your on a Desktop Pc to remove the Nvidia card and only let one Harddrive in for installing it on the Harddrive.

i did install mokka with ventoy grub2 too and created with kde iso imagewriter worked too.

[Reyna_the_Fox]

I hadn’t verified the checksum but did so per yoru instructions and the iso is okay. I have also now tried flashing the iso with both cat and cp, and both result in the same failure to boot as using any image writer does.

And ventoy results in a crash. I’m going to try making a ventoy in windows instead of Fedora. Though rufus already didn’t work.

[BluishHumility]

What is the exact filename of the ISO you are using?

[nepti]

@Reyna_the_Fox

I have tried Ventoy as well. With Ventoy, I can boot, and then start booting the iso. I’ve used both “normal” and grub. in both ways, it gives a fatal error and crashes. Specifically, it says:

[OK] Reached target Remote File Systems
Starting dracut pre-mount hook…
6.930346 dracut: FATAL: one or more files are corupted. See /tmp/checksum.log for details
6.930599 dracut: Refusing to continue

Check whether this applies to you:

@filo

I’m having the same issue (unable to boot garuda-mokka-linux-zen-250308.iso, also using grub2 option, with Ventoy, latest release).
Actually, shortly before showing the black screen, the following dracut error is displayed (it is so quick that I had to try several times before being able to take a picture ).
The iso checksum is correct, of course (that’s the first thing I checked). It must be something else. And the same iso in a VM works.

@filo

Turns out, it was a PEBCAK for me​.
The checksum of the downloaded file was ok, but the one of the file on the USB was not.
So, there must have been an issue in the copy…
Grub2 mode works.

[Reyna_the_Fox]

Thank you for your help, everyone, it’s solved!

In my case, I did something stupid to try and fix it. I used the software that came with my gigabyte board to update everything including the bios, and it shut down instead of restarting on install. That led to the computer refusing to start up at all, just a black screen. Fans would go on strong, then after a few seconds slow down but stay on.
Research confirmed what I suspected, that I had messed up the bios install. So this time I read up on how to fix it and how to properly do a Q-flash. I was able to do so, and the board started up but I still had the garuda usb startup problem. Then I thought to turn off secure boot. AFAIK it was off to begin with. I turned it off, started with ventoy in bios, and it worked. I’m logged into Garuda right now.

[elite]

I helped someone yesterday with this issue on a gigabyte board. it seems CSM has to be toggled or you just get a black screen also for anyone else dont have a bios PWD set before upgrading the bios 9 times out of 10 it wont take the password you set.

[Bravo-six]

@Reyna_the_Fox

[OK] Reached target Remote File Systems
Starting dracut pre-mount hook…
6.930346 dracut: FATAL: one or more files are corupted. See /tmp/checksum.log for details
6.930599 dracut: Refusing to continue
_
[OK] Reached target Remote File Systems
Starting dracut pre-mount hook…
6.930346 dracut: FATAL: one or more files are corupted. See /tmp/checksum.log for details
6.930599 dracut: Refusing to continue

It means your iso file is corrupted! I had the same issue dude! But since you fixed it, I hope its running well