So i am currently running Manjaro, but i feel the itch to move towards pure arch, but don't want literally pure arch. So i came across Garuda and i'm interested in it.
Now i have extreme installation issues. Let me elaborate.
I tried 4 different USB-Sticks, 3 different USB-Ports. I have disabled secure boot, i did check the SHA256 checksum of my download, i use balena etcher, even tried 2 different versions of that (AppImage and regular package).
When i first tried to boot garuda it was stuck on the MHWD driver installation. It said be patient. But after 2,5h i wasn't patient anymore. I tried to reboot that process. Now whenever i try it, no matter what. It will spit out the error that it couldn't create the initramfs directory, starts to start up all the different services, then manages to get up to 25 seconds on the MHWD installation and then goes directly into kernel panic for a fraction of a second without giving me time to see what happens there and just shuts down.
Hi there, welcome!
Have you tried also booting with the open source drivers option?
In addition to that, you may also give a chance to Ventoy in place of etcher.
Alright, so ventoy and open-source didn't change anything.
I will try to use the regular dragonized edition now. I tried all of that with the gaming edition.
Btw. due to some 480fps slow motion magic on my phone, i was able to snatch a picture of the kernel panic screen. https://i.imgur.com/eNSVXF2.jpg (can't upload pictures yet)
I'm already on the newest BIOS version for my board.
I now remember that i had kernel panic issues when i tried to install the ZEN kernel on my manjaro setup...
maybe something on my system is inherently incompatible with the zen kernel...
EDIT: found out that i'm NOT on the newest bios firmware...i will update that.
But before i do that, is it possible my current system simply is incompatible with the ZEN kernel?
Alright - So i haven't tried what you just posted, because luckily i didn't have to!
Updating the BIOS Firmware did the trick!
Now i have another problem though Live USB and install worked perfectly fine! But when i reboot after install and try to login, it simply freezes there....nothing happens.
But i'm too tired for that for today...i'll take a look at it tomorrow.