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Installation & Upgrade => Installation => Topic started by: GilbertJobs on September 18, 2019, 01:20:43 PM

Title: Problem installing SparkyLinux
Post by: GilbertJobs on September 18, 2019, 01:20:43 PM
Yesterday, my laptops motherboard gave out so I had to pull out a laptop I got about 4 years ago (ASUS Transformer book). It doesn't have much RAM or space so I tried putting on SparkyLinux rather than Mint, which is what I was using on my previous laptop. When I did though I get the installation to about 90% then hit the error message in the picture below. I then tried again and hit the same message. Though it did delete Windows from my laptop, so now I can't really use it unless running from a USB. So if I could get any help I would greatly appreciate it and you'd probably save my grades from a nose dive. So much appreciated!

Title: Re: Problem installing SparkyLinux
Post by: lami07 on September 18, 2019, 02:40:45 PM
What picture ?
Title: Re: Problem installing SparkyLinux
Post by: paxmark1 on September 18, 2019, 04:21:23 PM
If you used the standard - Calamares install (Linux Mint also uses Calamares) please try the "Advanced Installer".  That might work
https://sparkylinux.org/wiki/doku.php/advanced_installer

Which one - what is the model of your Transformer.  There are several.
https://www.asus.com/us/search/results.aspx?SearchKey=transformer&Page=1

Which version of Sparky?  5? 6?  Which variety  (minimal gui, LXQT XFCE, cli)? 

Does it work in USB mode?

You said it was older.  For older machinery Sparky 5 is the conservative way to do install.  Sparky 6 often requires a stronger knowledge of linux. 

It is probably not that old - but was your Windows version 32 bit or 64 bit