Hi, i have been trying to install Mx linux (21,23, 23.1) but it always hangs on "gathering information", the log window shows the last thing running is "parted -lm". At first i though it was having problems reading my partitions, so i formatted the disk but didn't work.
System:
Kernel: 5.15.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.4.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.18.1
tk: Gtk 3.24.33 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.18.0 vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P5Q-PRO v: Rev 1.xx serial: <superuser required>
BIOS: American Megatrends v: 2002 date: 02/23/2009
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 bits: 64 type: MCP smt: <unsupported>
arch: Core Yorkfield rev: 7 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2284 high: 2500 min/max: 2003/2499 cores: 1: 2500 2: 2500 3: 2000 4: 2136
bogomips: 19999
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: VGA-1 empty: DVI-I-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:0a65 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2") s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
OpenGL: renderer: NVA8 v: 3.3 Mesa 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 82801JI HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
chip-ID: 8086:3a3e class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0be3 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: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: ATL1E v: N/A pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: dc00 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 1969:1026 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 13.05 GiB (1.4%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EARX-32N0YB0 size: 931.51 GiB
speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: AB51 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 915.32 GiB used: 13.04 GiB (1.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 512 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda2
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 2.8 MiB (0.1%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile

This is a long shot in the dark, but did you do an MD5sum check on the *.iso file after downloading it?

After doing the md5checksum, what software did you use to put the iso on a usb, if using a usb? Have you tried booting it on another computer to eliminate a bad write as a possible problem. You indicate you have Mint and you formatted the drive. Do you still have Mint? Are you trying to install MX on the same drive? Post the output of either command below so we have some information on your drives/partitions. Run the command as root/sudo.

Never mind . Made bad assumption on thread title.

I did checksums (sha1) and one of those files was torrented. I verified all files on the mx intro loggin (verify data integrity or something)

I only have one disk drive. To flash the usb drive I used balena etcher the first time and mint USB flasher the 2nd and 3rd time

So, why not post the output of parted -l? What partitions do you have? Do you have Mint installed UEFI? Are you booting MX UEFI?

I don't know the output of such thing. Last mint instalation was automatic so installer used EFI. I will show you mint partitions on Monday. I'm not that technical, I switched to Linux like 5 years ago or something. I gradually began to hate windows, I have used it since ms-dos/ windows95 and it's been downhill since win xp. I just use the browser mainly.

In your initial post, you indicated the last thing you saw running was 'parted -lm so all you need do is open a terminal and copy/paste the command: sudo parted -l

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Thanks i will try it on monday.

Ran the commands but there is no output.

it didn't work. no output.

To check if installed . Something don't sound right here. parted is usually included in Mint.
Heck. I even have it on this chromebook install of antiX linux.

If you got no output from the parted/fdisk command, you did it wrong. The most likely problems is you typed it in using the key for the number one (1) rather than a lower case Letter L to LIST the partitions. I'm unaware of any Linux system that does not have both fdisk and parted.

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i used a lower case L.