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[Brickwizard]

Tutorial Thread 'Basic checks if Linux fails to install'

Nov 9, 2025

Why Linux fails to load/install direct to HDD, common reasons

1] Corrupt download [check SHA sum]
2] bad burn to installation medium [try again] [if you used Rufus then try Balena Etcher or Ventoy]
2A] if optical drive burn at slow speed [no more than x3]
3] Wind 8.2 and higher quick start/fast boot or secure boot not disabled [after disabling do a full power re-boot not a restart]
3A ] check that boot from USB/Optical drive is enabled in your BIOS?UEFI
4] defective pen-drive/DVD
5] hardware fault,
5A] If old style HDD run integrity check
5B]if SATA SSD check for hidden...

• Brickwizard
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[MzQ1NjExN2]

Also as far as Brave crashing. I randomly came across a Reddit post earlier today about Brave crashing after a recent update. I didn't pay attention to it much since it hasn't affected me.

Couldn't find the exact post but here is a similar one:

https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/1potdq8/just_updated_the_browser_and_it_keeps_crashing

And another one:

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1pzmuuu/brave_browser_crash

 

[Bogdan666]

This tells me you were expecting Linux distros to behave and work like Windows?

Linux is NOT Windows

Happy new year!

Exactly, it's not, i expected it to be more stable..

 

[MzQ1NjExN2]

Exactly, it's not, i expected it to be more stable..

I just installed MX KDE 25 on a decade old chromebook with a celeron processor. Its running flawlessly. Can't do that with Windows.

Host: mx-c720one Kernel: 6.12.57+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.6 Distro: MX-25_KDE_x64 Infinity Nov 9  2025
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: GOOGLE product: Peppy v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: GOOGLE model: Peppy v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: coreboot v: MrChromebox-2408.1 date: 09/14/2024
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 7.9 Wh (21.8%) condition: 36.2/42.4 Wh (85.4%)
    volts: 10.6 min: 11.4
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Celeron 2957U bits: 64 type: MCP cache:
    L2: 512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 798 min/max: 800/1400 cores: 1: 798 2: 798

CPU: dual core Intel Celeron 2957U (-MCP-) speed/min/max: 798/800/1400 MHz
Kernel: 6.12.57+deb13-amd64 x86_64 Up: 8h 50m Mem: 2.42/3.71 GiB (65.3%)
Storage: 59.63 GiB (35.0% used) Procs: 229 Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.38

 

[Alexzee]

Exactly, it's not, i expected it to be more stable..

If your looking for stability 'Debian' has never let me down in in 8 years.

MX Linux as @MzQ1NjExN2 shared (also based on Debian) runs flawlessly on an old Chrombook.

And just to confirm Debian's stability MX Linux has been running for 2 years on my 13 year old Sony Vaio....with zero complaints. ​

 

[Terminal Velocity]

Exactly, it's not, i expected it to be more stable..

I gave you high chances to become a long term Linux user but you pick the wrong distribution. If you wanted it to be stable why you don't pick Debian then? What was the sequence of thoughts that lead you at Fedora? Anyway everyone likes what they like

 

[tpkusr]

What was the sequence of thoughts that lead you at Fedora?

While he was trying various Linux (mint, zorin etc) from USB, he wasn't happy with the performance, but when he tried fedora he was very happy.

 

[MzQ1NjExN2]

While he was trying various Linux (mint, zorin etc) from USB, he wasn't happy with the performance, but when he tried fedora he was very happy.

I believe he was running Linux Mint off a USB and if so of course its going to be slower.

 

[tpkusr]

I believe he was running Linux Mint off a USB and if so of course its going to be slower.

You are absolutely right, that was the case.