Linux Lite 5.4 installation stuck

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I'm installating Linux Lite 5.4 on my 4gb ram, windows 10 Intel Celeron laptop, via live usb. When I hit "Install now" on the Installation type window after selecting "Erase disk and install Linux", it's been an hour now and the cursor is still spinning on the same window with no visible progress. Please help.
 


what is the make and model number of your laptop
 
brickwizard said:
what is the make and model number of your laptop
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OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise
Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DESKTOP-CLK8GAH
System Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
System Model X553MA
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU ASUS-NotebookSKU
Processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU N2830 @ 2.16GHz, 2159 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. X553MA.210, 25/12/2014
SMBIOS Version 2.8
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State Off
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale India
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.17134.285"
User Name DESKTOP-CLK8GAH\black
Time Zone India Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.89 GB
Available Physical Memory 2.46 GB
Total Virtual Memory 9.75 GB
Available Virtual Memory 8.42 GB
Page File Space 5.86 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Off
Virtualization-based security Not enabled
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not InstantGo, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes
 
Ok.. the Windows print out doesn't tell me all I was looking for, so have you managed to run linux lit live from the install medium? if yes
did you choose the UEFI option on the install ? if yes
then I suspect either a corrupt download or a bad burn [did you check the MD sums]
 
brickwizard said:
Ok.. the Windows print out doesn't tell me all I was looking for, so have you managed to run linux lit live from the install medium? if yes
did you choose the UEFI option on the install ? if yes
then I suspect either a corrupt download or a bad burn [did you check the MD sums]
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Yes, I was able to run live from usb.
Yes, I chose UEFI option on the install.
Yes, I checked MD sums, they're correct.
 
strange.... are you replacing W10 or are you setting up a duel boot?

I am off out shortly, hopefully one of the other boys may have some ideas, before I get back
 
Boot to the live session and go to a terminal and enter this command.
Code: 
inxi -Fxxxzr
Then post the output here. If inxi returns command not found error you may have to install it via package manager. I'm not familar with lite so not sure if inxi is included on the live session.
 
kc1di said:
Boot to the live session and go to a terminal and enter this command.
Code: 
inxi -Fxxxzr
Then post the output here. If inxi returns command not found error you may have to install it via package manager. I'm not familar with lite so not sure if inxi is included on the live session.
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Code: 
linux  ~  inxi -Fxxxzr
System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-70-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
  Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.13 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4
  dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Lite 5.4 LTS
  base: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: X553MA v: 1.0 serial: <filter>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X553MA v: 1.0 serial: <filter>
  UEFI: American Megatrends v: X553MA.210 date: 12/25/2014
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 15.5 Wh condition: 15.9/31.7 Wh (50%) volts: 7.6/7.6
  model: ASUSTeK X453-42 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Unknown
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Celeron N2830 bits: 64 type: MCP
  arch: Silvermont rev: 8 L2 cache: 1024 KiB
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 8666
  Speed: 500 MHz min/max: 500/2416 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 500 2: 500
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display
  vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0f31
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
  resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics (BYT) v: 4.2 Mesa 20.2.6
  compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio
  vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
  chip ID: 8086:0f04
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-70-generic
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM43142 802.11b/g/n vendor: Lite-On
  driver: N/A port: f000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:4365
  Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet driver: r8169
  v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 03:00.2 chip ID: 10ec:8136
  IF: enp3s0f2 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: usb0 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 480.61 GiB used: 1.46 GiB (0.3%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS545050A7E680
  size: 465.76 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter>
  rev: AF10 temp: 36 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Generic model: STORAGE size: 14.84 GiB
  serial: <filter> rev: 1404 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 1.87 GiB used: 93.5 MiB (4.9%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 6280.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 2600
Repos:
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  1: deb cdrom:[Linux Lite 5.4 - Release amd64]/ dists/
  2: deb cdrom:[Linux 20.04 - Release amd64]/ dists/
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal universe
  5: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal partner
  7: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted
  8: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security universe
  9: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security multiverse
  10: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted
  11: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates universe
  12: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linuxlite.list
  1: deb http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite/ emerald main
Info:
  Processes: 182 Uptime: 6m Memory: 3.73 GiB used: 593.3 MiB (15.5%)
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash
  v: 5.0.17 running in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.0.38

Also, it seems it's taking excess time at any random step in the installer. Now it's been spinning on the previous screen (before 'erase disk and install Linux' screen). The live mode seems to be working alright, just the installer is seemingly lethargic.

UPDATE: I kept on quitting the installer and retrying and now it has surpassed the mentioned obstacle and is "Copying files"

UPDATE 2: The process completed and Linux Lite has been successfully installed. Thanks y'all for the kind inputs.
 
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the only problem i see from your print out is
Herschel said:
Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM43142 802.11b/g/n vendor: Lite-On driver: N/A port: f000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:4365
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if you need to use wi-fi you will need to download and install up to date drivers [the bcm drivers in the kernel don't usually work as this one is a bit new]
 
brickwizard said:
the only problem i see from your print out is

if you need to use wi-fi you will need to download and install up to date drivers [the bcm drivers in the kernel don't usually work as this one is a bit new]
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Right. I figured the need to install the wifi drivers as the connectivity option wasn't visible. The system is installed now so I will download the required drivers. (I've updated the progress in previous post)
 
I hope you now have everything as you need

Bwiz
 
Glad you got it going :)
 
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