Trying to Install EdeavourOS under VMWare

[kwanbis]

I am trying to install EndeavourOS under VMware, latest version.

I select EndevourOS default install, and after a while, it fails with a message falling back to interactive mode, after ERROR: /dev/disk/by-labels/EOS_202308 device did not show up after 30 seconds…

I cannot type on the console, so I couldn’t capture any logs. I am just booting from the ISO, untouched. The sha512 validates ok e8bffcf4a3b71dbf671a0dc64c4e186821ae4aca58545538c1c394f5a9578b8682a7598d825e66c9d581b97ab782ca4e317cc5dfa82edd968df00309ade3510a Endeavouros_Cassini_Nova-03-2023_R3.iso

I was able to install ubuntu, mint, solus, etc., with this same pc/configuration.

Any ideas? Thanks.

[dalto]

I do almost all my testing in vmware. There shouldn’t be any issues there.

How much RAM did you allocate that VM?

[kwanbis]

Thanks. I allocated 4GB. This is the error:

[dalto]

That looks like a problem with the ISO itself to me.

Are you reading the ISO from a file? If so, I suspect there is an issue with that file or the underlying storage.

[kwanbis]

I am pointing vmware to an iso, just like I did with all the distros that I tested.

In fact, I just finished installing Fedora with the same steps. 0 problems.

I downloaded the ISO twice, and the second time I checked it with SHA512 and it matches.

[dalto]

Where did you download it from?

[kwanbis]

From one of the mirrors listed on the main website.

I am currently re-downloading this one: https://github.com/endeavouros-team/ISO/releases/download/1-EndeavourOS-ISO-releases-archive/Endeavouros_Cassini_Nova-03-2023_R3.iso

But as I said, the SHA512 matches.

EDIT: finished downloading the github ISO, both matches.

[kwanbis]

What option do you choose here?

[dalto]

@kwanbis

What option do you choose here?

The one from your screenshot is what I usually choose.

I just downloaded the ISO you linked and loaded it in Vmware 17.0.2 without issue.

[kwanbis]

OK, I fixed it by selecting the Debian 11.x 64 bit option.

Then it worked.

[kwanbis]

It appears I spoke too soon. It has been stuck at 37% for more than 15 mins.

[dalto]

Click that toggle log button and see what is going on.

[kwanbis]

Sorry, where? The guest is completely dead. This time at the same 37%, but installing ruberband.

[pycrk]

[kwanbis]

Thanks. It freezes it always at 37%, but at different times. I tried installing from the ISO on my SSD or my HDD. The result is the same.

[kwanbis]

here is another run, still at 37%, but now installing some mate applets

Is the only distro that is having issues. Very weird.

[dalto]

Can we see all the settings for that VM?

[kwanbis]

OK, it worked. The problem is that the RAM assigned was 2GB, I assigned 4GB, and it worked!

Thanks for your support