Installation problems.
by Ignoramous from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6Q325)
Hi All, I'm new to this forum and to Linux and I'm getting myself in a heck of a mess.
What should be a five minute job has turned into a war of attrition.
You see, I'm trying to install Mint or Zorin on my laptop but keep getting a failure message reading: Unable to install Grub in /dev nvme0n1" Executing 'Grub-install /dev/nvme0n1 failed. This is a fatal error." and I don't know how to get past it.
Any help would be appreciate greatly but please try to keep it simple if possible, as my name suggests I'm a complete Ignoramus when it come to all things computing.
If it any use to you my system info is:
Code:System:
Kernel: 5.15.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.4.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 6.0.4
tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia
base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: Vivobook_ASUSLaptop X1504ZA_X1504ZA v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X1504ZA v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: X1504ZA.312 date: 09/21/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 46.0 Wh (100.0%) condition: 46.0/42.1 Wh (109.3%) volts: 12.6 min: 11.8
model: ASUSTeK ASUS Battery type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: Not charging cycles: 2
CPU:
Info: 10-core (2-mt/8-st) model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
smt: enabled arch: Alder Lake rev: 4 cache: L1: 928 KiB L2: 6.5 MiB L3: 12 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1678 high: 4303 min/max: 400/4400:3300 cores: 1: 1079 2: 2459 3: 4303
4: 4119 5: 1688 6: 850 7: 850 8: 983 9: 470 10: 1589 11: 780 12: 974 bogomips: 59904
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4628 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-9:4
chip-ID: 13d3:54a1 class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2") s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Chi Mei Innolux res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142
size: 344x193mm (13.5x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5") modes: 1920x1080
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:51c8 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-91-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: MEDIATEK vendor: AzureWave driver: N/A port: N/A bus-ID: 0000:02:00.0
chip-ID: 14c3:7902 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter type: USB driver: r8188eu
bus-ID: 1-1:2 chip-ID: 0bda:8179 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
IF: wlx2023519986e9 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks Wireless_Device type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-10:5
chip-ID: 13d3:3579 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller driver: vmd v: 0.6 port: N/A
bus-ID: 0000:00:0e.0 chip-ID: 8086:467f rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 608.04 GiB used: 14.97 GiB (2.5%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: SK Hynix model: HFS512GEJ9X108N size: 476.94 GiB speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 51002C30 temp: 28.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: SanDisk 3.2 Gen1 size: 116.57 GiB type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: DL17 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 2.0 size: 14.54 GiB type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 3.73 GiB used: 121.3 MiB (3.2%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102
ID-2: /var/log size: 11.4 GiB used: 1.4 MiB (0.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb3
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 12 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-1:2 info: Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter type: Network
driver: r8188eu interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 0bda:8179
class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
Device-2: 1-3:3
info: Toshiba Kingston DataTraveler 102/2.0 / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB PNY Attache 4GB Stick
type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 200mA
chip-ID: 0930:6545 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Device-3: 1-9:4 info: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: Video driver: uvcvideo
interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 13d3:54a1 class-ID: fe01
serial: <filter>
Device-4: 1-10:5 info: IMC Networks Wireless_Device type: Bluetooth driver: btusb
interfaces: 3 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 13d3:3579 class-ID: e001
serial: <filter>
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 2-4:2 info: SanDisk 3.2 Gen1 type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1
rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s power: 896mA chip-ID: 0781:55b1 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 71.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Repos:
Packages: apt: 2120
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
1: deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 21.3 _Virginia_ - Release amd64 20240109]/ jammy contrib main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com virginia main upstream import backport
2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
Info:
Processes: 302 Uptime: 18m wakeups: 1337 Memory: 7.45 GiB used: 2.42 GiB (32.5%) Init: systemd
v: 249 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12 Client: Unknown python3.10 client
inxi: 3.3.13
What should be a five minute job has turned into a war of attrition.
You see, I'm trying to install Mint or Zorin on my laptop but keep getting a failure message reading: Unable to install Grub in /dev nvme0n1" Executing 'Grub-install /dev/nvme0n1 failed. This is a fatal error." and I don't know how to get past it.
Any help would be appreciate greatly but please try to keep it simple if possible, as my name suggests I'm a complete Ignoramus when it come to all things computing.
If it any use to you my system info is:
Code:System:
Kernel: 5.15.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.4.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 6.0.4
tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia
base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: Vivobook_ASUSLaptop X1504ZA_X1504ZA v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X1504ZA v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: X1504ZA.312 date: 09/21/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 46.0 Wh (100.0%) condition: 46.0/42.1 Wh (109.3%) volts: 12.6 min: 11.8
model: ASUSTeK ASUS Battery type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: Not charging cycles: 2
CPU:
Info: 10-core (2-mt/8-st) model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
smt: enabled arch: Alder Lake rev: 4 cache: L1: 928 KiB L2: 6.5 MiB L3: 12 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1678 high: 4303 min/max: 400/4400:3300 cores: 1: 1079 2: 2459 3: 4303
4: 4119 5: 1688 6: 850 7: 850 8: 983 9: 470 10: 1589 11: 780 12: 974 bogomips: 59904
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4628 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-9:4
chip-ID: 13d3:54a1 class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2") s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: Chi Mei Innolux res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142
size: 344x193mm (13.5x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5") modes: 1920x1080
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:51c8 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-91-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: MEDIATEK vendor: AzureWave driver: N/A port: N/A bus-ID: 0000:02:00.0
chip-ID: 14c3:7902 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter type: USB driver: r8188eu
bus-ID: 1-1:2 chip-ID: 0bda:8179 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
IF: wlx2023519986e9 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks Wireless_Device type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-10:5
chip-ID: 13d3:3579 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller driver: vmd v: 0.6 port: N/A
bus-ID: 0000:00:0e.0 chip-ID: 8086:467f rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 608.04 GiB used: 14.97 GiB (2.5%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: SK Hynix model: HFS512GEJ9X108N size: 476.94 GiB speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 51002C30 temp: 28.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: SanDisk 3.2 Gen1 size: 116.57 GiB type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: DL17 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 2.0 size: 14.54 GiB type: N/A
serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 3.73 GiB used: 121.3 MiB (3.2%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102
ID-2: /var/log size: 11.4 GiB used: 1.4 MiB (0.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb3
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 12 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-1:2 info: Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter type: Network
driver: r8188eu interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 0bda:8179
class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
Device-2: 1-3:3
info: Toshiba Kingston DataTraveler 102/2.0 / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB PNY Attache 4GB Stick
type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 200mA
chip-ID: 0930:6545 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Device-3: 1-9:4 info: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: Video driver: uvcvideo
interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 13d3:54a1 class-ID: fe01
serial: <filter>
Device-4: 1-10:5 info: IMC Networks Wireless_Device type: Bluetooth driver: btusb
interfaces: 3 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 13d3:3579 class-ID: e001
serial: <filter>
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 2-4:2 info: SanDisk 3.2 Gen1 type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1
rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s power: 896mA chip-ID: 0781:55b1 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 71.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Repos:
Packages: apt: 2120
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
1: deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 21.3 _Virginia_ - Release amd64 20240109]/ jammy contrib main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com virginia main upstream import backport
2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
Info:
Processes: 302 Uptime: 18m wakeups: 1337 Memory: 7.45 GiB used: 2.42 GiB (32.5%) Init: systemd
v: 249 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12 Client: Unknown python3.10 client
inxi: 3.3.13