Questions before installing Salix

[gapan]

Yes, that shows that the installer is correct. I don't know how it works on windows, but this is wrong for an EFI system. You'll need to convert sda1 to EFI. You can do it with gdisk:

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gdisk /dev/sda

This will also convert your HD to GPT. Press the ? key (and enter) to see all options. You'll need to use the "t" command to change the partition type to "ef00". Also change the other partition to type "8300" (that's the Linux Filesystem type). As Didier noted, you could also remove that big partition and create any other partitions you like in its place at that point. Type "w" to write the change and exit. That should do it.

[Themis]

Thanks!

I ended up with 4 partitions:
– /dev/sda1, 250MB, EFI (ef00)
– /dev/sda2, 16G, Linux swap (8200)
– /dev/sda3, 40G, « / » (8300)
– /dev/sda4, 167.3G, « /home » (8302)

Then the installer launched, but here I am:

installpkg error #2
There was a fatal error attempting to install . The package may be corrupt, the installation media may be bad, or something else has caused the package to be unable to be read without error. You may hit enter to continue if you wish, but if this is an important required package then your installation may not work as-is.

I don’t really understand. The checkbox for the swap partition was OK. The root partition has been detected and used, so I don’t understand why it tells me this. I mean, I had installed Salix on a VM with this exact same ISO image, and everything went fine, so I doubt it comes from the media (but I may be wrong).

Did I miss something (for sure)?


Edit:
I let it end the installation, just to see what would happen.
Here is what I got.
https://framapic.org/SoV7kcRjsKn3/v3kO9lw67ere.jpg

And then…
https://framapic.org/UTjAxlF6nDjT/vQrT31VCNTPa.jpg

I don’t get it. How can there be no free space left right after the installation?

[Themis]

OK, so, I tried to install it again, this time allowing the Salix installer to format the root partition (which war already formatted, but anyway). Everything was OK. This is good, but I don’t know why everything went well this time and not before. After the installation, I removed the DVD just like I was asked to do, and then made the computer reboot.
It gives me an error message, “Media test failure, check cable”, and then a Boot Menu asking me to choose whether I want to boot on the optical drive or the SSD. When choosing the SSD, it reboots, gives me the error message again, and here I am again on this Boot Menu.

[DidierSpaier]

OK, so, I tried to install it again, this time allowing the Salix installer to format the root partition (which war already formatted, but anyway).

No. Here, formatted means "a Linux filesystem has been installed in the partition", not "a partition type has been set", so installpkg didn't know where to write, hence the errors. Aldo, did you accept to format the EFI partition when (and if) asked?

[Themis]

Thanks for correcting me.
Yes, actually it had detected the EFI partition and apparently used it. May the problem come from the BIOS? I’ve found this, so I’m wondering: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page= ... px=MTIyOTg
In my case, the error message is not exactly the same, but well…

[mimosa]

Can you now boot a Salix Live USB on that machine? Depending what has occurred, you might be able to use it to get your new installation to boot, or at least for diagnosis.

Also if it will boot, that suggests your BIOS is able to boot Salix.

[Themis]

Problem is: I don’t have any USB key available for that purpose. And I did not burn a Salix LiveDVD. But if it is for diagnosis, I could use a Ubuntu LiveDVD that I still have.

Or maybe I should only enable Legacy and then install Salix again without EFI. Don’t know. Booting on Windows (not available anymore) was OK, and booting on CD/DVD is OK, too. It just doesn’t want to boot on the fresh installation.

[DidierSpaier]

Problem is: I don’t have any USB key available for that purpose

Une clef USB à 10 € ça ne serait pas du luxe

[Themis]

Problem is: I don’t have any USB key available for that purpose

Une clef USB à 10 € ça ne serait pas du luxe

Tout à fait. Simplement, en tant qu’étudiante, 10 + 10 + 10 + 10, ça finit par chiffrer. Déjà que ce PC, c’était pour avoir un Linux d’appoint dont j’ai besoin mais dont je me serais bien passée à l’instant t.

[mimosa]

A lot may depend on the exact BIOS you have - the particular version number. Can you see what this is by entering the BIOS at boot? Enter it into your favourite search engine together with something like "EFI boot Linux" or even "Slackware", and you could turn up the solution.

I am sure there will be a solution one way or another. There is nothing more frustrating than a troublesome BIOS though.