Unable to install brazzite
Installation Error:
Test Error:
My full system specs:
Both flashed multiple times
How I flashed the USB:
Tried all of the following:
Rufus (DD mode) on Windows
BalenaEtcher (verification OK) on macOS
Fedora Media Writer (macOS)
Verified SHA256 checksum manually
Booted from rear USB 2.0 ports only
Things I already tried based on docs + community advice:
BIOS:
CSM disabled
Secure Boot = Other OS
Fast Boot disabled
XHCI Hand-off enabled
USB Single Port Control = all enabled
SATA/NVMe controller in AHCI mode
Disabled EXPO/XMP
Disabled AMD IOMMU (AMD-Vi)
Above 4G decoding enabled
Resize BAR enabled
Tried setting AMI Native NVMe driver → Disabled
Hardware tests:
Tried removing the Lexar NM620 NVMe (heard Linux has issues with this model)
Tried with only the Kingston NVMe installed
Tested RAM individually
Tried different USB sticks
Tried different ISOs
Tried different kernels (Bazzite 41 vs 43)
Boot attempts:
Booted from “UEFI: USB Partition 1” (when available)
Tried overriding boot priority
Tried both USB 2.0 rear ports
Tried front ports (same result)
simply want to install Bazzite onto the 256GB Lexar OR the Kingston NVMe (either drive is fine).
But the installer never reaches the GUI — it fails at the root mount step.
Test Error:
My full system specs:
Both flashed multiple times
How I flashed the USB:
Tried all of the following:
Rufus (DD mode) on Windows BalenaEtcher (verification OK) on macOS Fedora Media Writer (macOS) Verified SHA256 checksum manually Booted from rear USB 2.0 ports onlyThings I already tried based on docs + community advice:
BIOS:
CSM disabled Secure Boot = Other OS Fast Boot disabled XHCI Hand-off enabled USB Single Port Control = all enabled SATA/NVMe controller in AHCI mode Disabled EXPO/XMP Disabled AMD IOMMU (AMD-Vi) Above 4G decoding enabled Resize BAR enabled Tried setting AMI Native NVMe driver → DisabledHardware tests:
Tried removing the Lexar NM620 NVMe (heard Linux has issues with this model) Tried with only the Kingston NVMe installed Tested RAM individually Tried different USB sticks Tried different ISOs Tried different kernels (Bazzite 41 vs 43)Boot attempts:
Booted from “UEFI: USB Partition 1” (when available) Tried overriding boot priority Tried both USB 2.0 rear ports Tried front ports (same result)simply want to install Bazzite onto the 256GB Lexar OR the Kingston NVMe (either drive is fine).
But the installer never reaches the GUI — it fails at the root mount step.
