Can't install Bazzite Gnome Nvidia on HP Envy 13 (ba0553na) Laptop

I've used the the listed options on the Bazzite site to get the Offline ISO. The goal is to have this Dual Booted with an existing install of Windows 11 on the same NVMe SSD. I've already partition the drive, with about half ready for Bazzite. The attached image of the error appears as soon as the installer tries to start. I never actually see the Anaconda installer GUI. I have about 3-5 seconds to click on the

More info

More info

link before the cursor disappears and few seconds later the system reboots. As far as I can tell it's not a hard crash since some strings appear once the screen goes to black before the reboot.

Things I've tried:

Creating the install media with Rufus and Balena Etcher.
Disabling Secure Boot

None of this appears to have made a difference. Not sure if there are any other ways for me to send you a log of what is happening. Let me know if there is and I will try to do that. Thanks!

P.S. Is using the Nvidia image correct in this use case considering that the laptop has an integrated Intel GPU and a Dedicated Nvidia MX350 GPU?

Solution

The culprit was Intel Optane. This laptop comes with a 512gb NVMe SSD and a 32GB Intel Optane on the same stick. This means you can set up the Optane part to speed up / assist the main SDD in the BIOS and that technically means they are operated by a RAID Driver. I had that on and Anaconda apparently doesn't like it.

I figured it out by finding the error in the file:

tmp/anaconda.log

tmp/anaconda.log

.
Then when looking up that issue I've found these two links:
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/error-installing-fedora-with-anaconda-no-device-at-md127/84502
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/142ve2f/can_i_install_fedora_with_dual_boot_in_a_laptop/

That's when I remembered about the Optaine in this laptop. I've reset all the other options back on so the screenshot above is with Secure Boot, TMP and Intel Software Guard Extensions enabled. Just to note, when you disable the Optane Volume it doesn't give you any progress bar but you won't be able to go up onto the other options so you will know that it's doing things. As it says it will preserve all user data if you select yes so don't worry. Took about 5 mins to do it.

I also got curious so I took the laptop apart so that is the SSD inside.

AP1GczOlaIWHieJYe4ErsQpEpY8Bcsr-7SfPKX1Jn-LBdhKAhHSp2h0csR6Vw1803-h1352-s-no-gm.png

AP1GczPGjbLgUOBv3DD7rEWUng16cd1NmwTflqOUCQRbp7OLoF59rNCob3Jew1803-h1352-s-no-gm.png

AP1GczNOD6FhrsoKwdYJdBsobasymr-iwO9mJ1lHj4S69ALJTw_Prl-qFf-1w1803-h1352-s-no-gm.png

AP1GczMz0VGUTgPmUR5IOOifCOvrgBVldxAVF3ftBUyXNrABbRKZHlYP7lR1w1803-h1352-s-no-gm.png

AP1GczPafkECzosT7j6KMiIwYP6JQwmslsBqsqouUvnI6oHPT6F-wuTWu4Mhw1803-h1352-s-no-gm.png

AP1GczPS6HHWc5ae3fkAG5HwyvY-za9IDLpznnw5_ZD4dx1Gm0HOFBQPYZNzw1803-h1352-s-no-gm.png

Jump to solution

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:07 PM

im not sure why there's an error here. i would follow these instructions though: Hi! Keep getting this error trying to install bazzite gnome on my desktop

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:08 PM

i would like to also warn you that i dont think that GPU still recieves nvidia's proprietary linux driver support, but let me see if i can double check that

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:08 PM

nvidia is known for dropping support on older GPUs on linux

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:10 PM

nvm it's supported that's good news

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:10 PM

really weird error though. def try rebasing from stock silverblue

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:10 PM

this is the 2nd time ive seen issues with

-nvidia

-nvidia

ISOs in the last 24 hours but this one is completely different

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 7:11 PM

Yeah I saw the other post but considering that I got an error at another point I figured I'd post another just in case there was another solution.

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 7:11 PM

I guess I can follow the instructions for dual booting (partitioning) from Bazzite on the Silverblue install then rebase and it should all be good?

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:12 PM

nah dont follow the dual boot guide

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:12 PM

what desktop environment are you using

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:12 PM

gnome or kde?

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:12 PM

oh wait

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:13 PM

you're dual booting

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 7:13 PM

Well planning to yes

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:13 PM

i wonder if something has changed since the new ISOs

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 7:13 PM

Both my Desktop and Laptop are currently only Win11

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:13 PM

dual booting is a pain on fedora atomic in comparison to other distros

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 7:13 PM

I'm trying the Fedora Media Writer as a last shot to see if that does anything. Worst case I'll see if I can get another USB drive just in case.

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:13 PM

but that guide used to work

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:14 PM

ok.. but im thinking it might be the dual boot part that is a little funky

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 7:14 PM

The laptop isn't mission critical so I can afford for things to mess up.

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:15 PM

well if you still have issues with fedora media writer:
https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/silverblue/ for GNOME
https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite/ for KDE
follow the rebase instructions on the website, and yeah try following the dual boot guide

Fedora Silverblue

An atomic variant looks, feels, and behaves just like a regular desktop operating system, but your updates are delivered as full images of a working system. This makes every installation identical to every other, and it will never change while in use. What's more, Silverblue will always keep an older version of the system around for you to boot ...

The KDE Plasma desktop, in an atomic fashion

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:16 PM

tbh dual booting on the same drive isn't really supported upstream at all, but i made that guide because it seems others have figured it out

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 7:17 PM

Gotcha. Thank you! Will update on progress. I'm sure it will be fine :clueless:

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:18 PM

i mean users have done it before so it does seem to work. good luck!

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 7:24 PM

Ok Fedora Media Writer also didn't fix it. Getting Silverblue now

DDamikiller37 Ok Fedora Media Writer also didn't fix it. Getting Silverblue now

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 7:25 PM

yeah let me know if that changes anything

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 8:05 PM

Sorry for shaky images. This is on Fedora Silverblue 39. Same error. The only thing different is the warnings on the screen before. Again this is on the same USB drive so I'll try with a different one now.

AP1GczOQcZhVV3c69e3i4vXDclFy4KpLLAFDovIAEtZpSfrnx3Ndpz3bp5Xfw1803-h1352-s-no-gm.png

AP1GczNmbgVdKKm-oSsmgcPcyWLSOecYUDKjbox1iMLs_bU_nLYBj9ulsDlFw1803-h1352-s-no-gm.png

DDamikiller37 Sorry for shaky images. This is on Fedora Silverblue 39. Same error. The only th...

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 8:09 PM

thats fine thanks for this

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 8:09 PM

is your BIOS UEFI?

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 8:09 PM

Yeah

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 8:11 PM

if this is happening with stock fedora silverblue then it's def something else unrelated to ublue/bazzite

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 8:12 PM

do you have another flash drive or some kind of external device?

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 8:12 PM

it might be the drive you used

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 8:12 PM

but it also may not. it's weird that anaconda is giving you this error

Ttryhardsoccermomswag it might be the drive you used

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 8:14 PM

Yeah I'm starting to think it might be. Then again I used it to install Windows on a friends PC a few weeks ago and it was fine. Maybe it's finally had enough. I've got another to try.

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 8:19 PM

lmk if that changes anything because im running out of possible explanations unless fedora's installer hates your laptop lol

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 8:47 PM

Same happens on another drive. Looks like I'm 2 revisions old on the BIOS so I'll give updating that a shot. Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if this laptop is cursed. I've had some issues with it before with Linux where the WIFI card wasn't properly supported and it wouldn't actually connect to anything despite the SSIDs showing. I did try a live image of plain Fedora Workstation 39 when that released and it all seemed to work fine so it gave me some hope then.

DDamikiller37 Same happens on another drive. Looks like I'm 2 revisions old on the BIOS so I'l...

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 8:49 PM

I did try a live image of plain Fedora Workstation 39 when that released and it all seemed to work fine so it gave me some hope then.

so your laptop def doesnt like fedora atomic lol

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 8:52 PM

https://tenor.com/view/laptop-gif-26065249

Tenor

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 10:10 PM

I've tried:

BIOS Update.
Deleted all Secure Boot Keys which definitely disabled it.
Disabled TPM.
Disabled Intel Software Guard Extensions.
Tried using Silverblue 38 image (Same errors).

None of the above worked...

I've found this article: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/installer-crashes-when-attempting-to-install-on-a-hp-pavilion-g6-amd-from-2011/85387

So I'm getting a Workstation 39 image to see what my EFI boot menu looks like and see if this might do it

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 10:11 PM

good luck, this is a strange issue and i do think your laptop is very cursed

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 10:11 PM

the dedication is wild

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 10:11 PM

i was going to recommend installing nobara since that's based off "mutable" fedora

tryhardsoccermomswag•2/27/24, 10:12 PM

at least the installer works for you

Damikiller37OP•2/27/24, 10:25 PM

So the EFI looks fine at least it doesn't have those symbols anywhere. Also when running the installer in the live environment it threw the same error but then when I ran it again and tried a few times subsequently it just works (?). :clueless: Now to figure out why that happens and try fix it for the direct installer in Bazzite / default Atomic image.