08-13-2023, 03:51 AM
Thanks for the help!
The SSD is brand new. Even though some instructions I read said that Linux would automatically configure the SSD, I took your advice and used GParted to configure it before trying another attempt at installing. I also came back to the Download page and downloaded 6.4 from a different U.S. mirror. After beginning the install, I opted to NOT have updates downloaded with the install. Then 6.4 finally installed and I updated it manually.
On a humorous note, I accidentally started Orca Screen Reader and it drove me nuts trying to turn it off. Found a webpage that had the keyboard shortcut, so I was able to end that misery. :57:
Overall, very happy with LL. It has taken an old laptop I had sitting around and has made it usable again.
Thanks for the help!
The SSD is brand new. Even though some instructions I read said that Linux would automatically configure the SSD, I took your advice and used GParted to configure it before trying another attempt at installing. I also came back to the Download page and downloaded 6.4 from a different U.S. mirror. After beginning the install, I opted to NOT have updates downloaded with the install. Then 6.4 finally installed and I updated it manually.
On a humorous note, I accidentally started Orca Screen Reader and it drove me nuts trying to turn it off. Found a webpage that had the keyboard shortcut, so I was able to end that misery. :57:
Overall, very happy with LL. It has taken an old laptop I had sitting around and has made it usable again.
Thanks for the help!
(08-12-2023, 10:09 PM)stevef link Wrote: Be sure to follow the manual advice on disabling Secure Boot, using UEFI and backing up anything important on the disk before starting.
Reports of installations hanging at the 'Updates and Other Software' crop up but don't seem to have a definitive cause and cure.
The suspicion is that it is actually a problem with beginning the next section in which the disk set up is checked which makes it hang.
Has your SSD been used previously ?
One possibility is that if the disk has been used for Windows, Windows may have left the disk in an untidy state (e.g. hibernate files etc) which may upset the linux installer.
If you let the machine boot to the 'Live' desktop rather than doing a 'direct Install', you can have a look at the state of the SSD and tidy it up before starting the install using gparted or similar.
The Updates Error log you are getting is because the system hasn't been properly installed (yet) so nothing to worry about (yet).