Installer Crashes Quickly

Hey y’all, I’ve gotten to the desktop with the boot drive I have but when I try to open it it’ll close soon after it loads. I read that it is sometimes caused by a lack of system RAM but I have about 8GB and have checked to see if the system recognizes it. I can’t figure out what could be causing the issue…

My Laptop is a 14-dq1039wm, and the latest version stable release of KDE is installed.

Hello and welcome to the Manjaro Community!

It will help if you post some system details to start with (more may be asked for).

In a Terminal, please enter the following command:

inxi -zv8

Copy the entire Terminal output and paste in your post; select the pasted output and click the </> button at the top of the reply window.

This will cause it to show in a properly-formatted code block, like it’s displayed in your Terminal.

8GB of RAM is not all that much these days, with modern browsers and websites. Those inxi results will at least show if you have the needed swap configured.

The installer doesn’t exactly “encourage” swap configuration as I think it ought to.

EDIT:
I assume you mean “installation” rather than “installer”?

Have you verified the .ISO you downloaded? (sha256sum) — I’ll advise if you need guidance on this.

For example, if you downloaded this .ISO and saved the sha256sum file in the same directory:

sha256sum -c manjaro-kde-24.2.1-241216-linux612.iso.sha256
System:
  Kernel: 6.12.4-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-x86_64
    lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC misobasedir=manjaro
    misolabel=MANJARO_KDE_2421 quiet systemd.show_status=1 splash driver=free
    nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=1
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.2.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.8.0
    wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: HP product: HP Laptop 14-dq1xxx v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: HP model: 86C8 v: 56.33 serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: 8BD79UA#ABA uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: AMI v: F.30
    date: 07/04/2023
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 31.4 Wh (100.0%) condition: 31.4/31.4 Wh (100.0%)
    volts: 12.7 min: 11.4 model: HP Primary type: Li-ion serial: N/A
    status: discharging
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 8 GiB available: 7.45 GiB used: 3.22 GiB (43.3%)
  Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
  Array-1: capacity: 32 GiB slots: 2 modules: 1 EC: None
    max-module-size: 16 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: Bottom - Slot 1 (left) type: DDR4 detail: synchronous
    size: 8 GiB speed: 2667 MT/s volts: note: check curr: 1 min: 1 max: 1
    width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: SK Hynix
    part-no: HMA81GS6DJR8N-VK serial: <filter>
  Device-2: Bottom - Slot 2 (right) type: no module installed
PCI Slots:
  Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-1035G1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ice Lake
    gen: core 10 level: v4 note: check built: 2019-21 process: Intel 10nm
    family: 6 model-id: 0x7E (126) stepping: 5 microcode: 0xBC
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 4 cores: 4 threads: 8 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 320 KiB desc: d-4x48 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 2 MiB
    desc: 4x512 KiB L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1220 min/max: 400/3600 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 1220 2: 1220 3: 1220 4: 1220 5: 1220 6: 1220
    7: 1220 8: 1220 bogomips: 19048
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat
    arch_capabilities arch_perfmon art avx avx2 avx512_bitalg avx512_vbmi2
    avx512_vnni avx512_vpopcntdq avx512bw avx512cd avx512dq avx512f
    avx512ifma avx512vbmi avx512vl bmi1 bmi2 bts clflush clflushopt cmov
    constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb
    ept ept_ad erms est f16c flexpriority flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm
    fxsr gfni ht hwp hwp_act_window hwp_epp hwp_notify hwp_pkg_req ibpb ibrs
    ibrs_enhanced ida intel_pt invpcid lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx
    monitor movbe msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx ospke pae pat pbe pcid
    pclmulqdq pdcm pdpe1gb pebs pge pku pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pts rdpid
    rdrand rdseed rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep sha_ni smap smep split_lock_detect
    ss ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc
    tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer tsc_known_freq umip vaes vme vmx vnmi
    vpclmulqdq vpid x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology
    xtpr
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB:
    conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW
    loop
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915
    v: kernel arch: Gen-11 process: Intel 10nm built: 2019-21 ports:
    active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:8a56
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Quanta HP TrueVision HD Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 0408:5365
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.14 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa
    dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
    s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x733c built: 2017 res: 1366x768
    hz: 60 dpi: 112 gamma: 1.2 chroma: red: x: 0.561 y: 0.337 green: x: 0.345
    y: 0.576 blue: x: 0.161 y: 0.125 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329
    size: 309x173mm (12.17x6.81") diag: 354mm (13.9") ratio: 16:9
    modes: 1366x768
  EDID-Warnings: 1: parse_edid: unknown flag 2
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris x11: drv: iris
    inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.8-arch1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1)
    device-ID: 8086:8a56 memory: 3.64 GiB unified: yes
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 layers: N/A device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
    name: Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:8a56
    surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_icl
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:34c8 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.4-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
    vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: rtw_8822ce v: N/A modules: rtw88_8822ce
    pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:c822 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
    broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-10:4 chip-ID: 0bda:b00c
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
    v: 3.0 port: 4060 bus-ID: 00:17.0 chip-ID: 8086:282a rev: N/A class-ID: 0104
  Device-1: md126 maj-min: 9:126 type: mdraid level: N/A status: inactive
    size: N/A
  Info: report: N/A blocks: 2136 chunk-size: N/A
  Components: Online: N/A Spare:
  0: nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 size: 238.47 GiB state: S
  Device-2: md127 maj-min: 9:127 type: mdraid level: N/A status: inactive
    size: N/A
  Info: report: N/A blocks: 2944 chunk-size: N/A
  Components: Online: N/A Spare:
  0: nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:5 size: 13.41 GiB state: S
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 266.48 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Intel model: HBRPEKNX0101AH
    size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 15.8 Gb/s
    lanes: 2 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: HPS1 temp: 36.9 C
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:5 vendor: Intel model: HBRPEKNX0101AHO
    size: 13.41 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 15.8 Gb/s
    lanes: 2 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: HPS2 temp: 46.9 C
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: SanDisk model: USB Flash Drive
    size: 14.59 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
    rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
  SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  Message: No partition data found.
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0 mapped: ventoy size: 4.03 GiB fs: iso9660
  ID-2: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 14.56 GiB fs: exfat label: YUMI
    uuid: 4E21-0000
  ID-3: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 size: 32 MiB fs: vfat label: VTOYEFI
    uuid: 223C-F3F8
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 12 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
    class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-1:2 info: SanDisk USB Flash Drive type: mass storage
    driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 224mA chip-ID: 0781:5598 class-ID: 0806
    serial: <filter>
  Device-2: 1-3:3 info: Quanta HP TrueVision HD Camera type: video
    driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 0408:5365 class-ID: 0e02
  Device-3: 1-10:4 info: Realtek Bluetooth Radio type: bluetooth
    driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 1.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 1.1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 0bda:b00c class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 6 rev: 3.1
    speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1248 libs: 327 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
    1: http://kartolo.sby.datautama.net.id/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    2: https://mirror.leitecastro.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    3: https://repos.silknet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    4: https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    5: https://mirrors.ucr.ac.cr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    6: https://uvermont.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    7: https://mirror.funami.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    8: https://forksystems.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    9: https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    10: https://ct.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    11: https://mirror.nju.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    12: https://mirrors.sonic.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    13: https://mirror.alpix.eu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    14: https://opencolo.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    15: http://manjaro.mirrors.uk2.net/stable/$repo/$arch
    16: https://nnenix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    17: https://mirror.nyist.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    18: https://manjaro.ipacct.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    19: https://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    20: https://mnvoip.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    21: https://mirror.kamtv.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    22: https://mirror.bouwhuis.network/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    23: http://free.nchc.org.tw/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    24: https://mirror.telepoint.bg/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    25: https://ridgewireless.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    26: http://ftp.belnet.be/mirrors/manjaro/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    27: http://mirror.terrahost.no/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    28: https://mirrors2.manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    29: https://mirror.vinehost.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    30: https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    31: https://mirrors.xtom.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    32: https://mirror.alwyzon.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    33: https://southfront.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    34: https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    35: https://ziply.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    36: https://mirror.xenyth.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    37: https://mirrors.nic.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    38: https://muug.ca/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    39: https://mirrors.gigenet.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    40: https://manjaro.mirrors.lavatech.top/stable/$repo/$arch
    41: https://mirror.easyname.at/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    42: https://mirror.albony.xyz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    43: https://mirrors.xtom.ee/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    44: https://mirror.koddos.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    45: https://ftp.linux.org.tr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    46: https://mirror.ufro.cl/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    47: https://mirrors.manjaro.org/repo/stable/$repo/$arch
    48: https://manjaro.ynh.ovh/stable/$repo/$arch
    49: http://ftp.dei.uc.pt/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    50: https://ftp.caliu.cat/pub/distribucions/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    51: https://irltoolkit.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    52: https://mirror.archlinux.tw/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    53: https://mirror.bardia.tech/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    54: https://bd.mirror.vanehost.com/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    55: https://mirrors.atlas.net.co/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    56: https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    57: https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    58: https://mirror1.sox.rs/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    59: https://mirror.truenetwork.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    60: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    61: https://mirror.freedif.org/Manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    62: https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    63: https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    64: http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    65: http://ftp.free.org/mirrors/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    66: https://quantum-mirror.hu/mirrors/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    67: https://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    68: https://manjaro.mirror.wearetriple.com/stable/$repo/$arch
    69: https://cofractal-ewr.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    70: http://manjaro.grena.ge/stable/$repo/$arch
    71: http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    72: https://manjaro.mirror.garr.it/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    73: https://mirror.it4i.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    74: https://mirror.zetup.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    75: https://nocix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    76: https://manjaro.c3sl.ufpr.br/stable/$repo/$arch
    77: https://mirror.seahost.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    78: https://volico.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    79: https://mirror.dc.uz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    80: https://repo.iut.ac.ir/repo/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    81: http://ftp.rz.tu-bs.de/pub/mirror/manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
    82: https://manjaro.repo.cure.edu.uy/stable/$repo/$arch
    83: https://mirror.yandex.ru/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    84: https://mirrors.pku.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    85: https://ftp.psnc.pl/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    86: https://mirror.2degrees.nz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    87: https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    88: https://mirror.dkm.cz/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    89: https://mirrors.up.pt/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    90: http://ftp.tsukuba.wide.ad.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    91: https://ftpmirror1.infania.net/mirror/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    92: http://ossmirror.mycloud.services/os/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    93: https://ipng.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    94: https://manjaro.kurdy.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    95: https://mirrors.jlu.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    96: https://mirrors.ft.uam.es/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    97: http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    98: https://mirror.futureweb.be/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    99: https://mirror.kku.ac.th/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    100: https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    101: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    102: https://manjaro.mirror.liquidtelecom.com/stable/$repo/$arch
    103: https://gsl-syd.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    104: https://fastmirror.pp.ua/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    105: http://mirror.is.co.za/mirrors/manjaro.org/stable/$repo/$arch
    106: https://ba.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    107: http://manjaro.mirror.ac.za/stable/$repo/$arch
    108: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    109: https://ohioix.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    110: https://mirror.phoepsilonix.love/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    111: https://coresite.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    112: https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    113: https://mirror.ufam.edu.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    114: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    115: https://mirrors.xtom.jp/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    116: https://linorg.usp.br/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    117: http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    118: https://mirror.init7.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    119: http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    120: https://codingflyboy.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    121: https://manjarolinux-mirror.cloud.mu/stable/$repo/$arch
    122: https://mirrors.cicku.me/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    123: https://mirror.23m.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    124: https://mirrors.netix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    125: https://edgeuno-bog2.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    126: https://ask4.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    127: https://mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in/manjaro-mirror/stable/$repo/$arch
    128: https://mirror.raiolanetworks.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    129: http://mirror.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    130: https://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    131: http://mirror.xeonbd.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    132: https://mirror.ibakerserver.pt/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
  CPU top: 5 of 258
  1: cpu: 7.8% command: plasma-systemmonitor pid: 9288 mem: 213.4 MiB (2.7%)
  2: cpu: 6.4% command: konsole pid: 10161 mem: 119.0 MiB (1.5%)
  3: cpu: 4.0% command: zsh pid: 10180 mem: 8.39 MiB (0.1%)
  4: cpu: 3.1% command: kwin_x11 pid: 1589 mem: 206.5 MiB (2.7%)
  5: cpu: 2.2% command: firefox pid: 3423 mem: 418.6 MiB (5.4%)
  Memory top: 5 of 258
  1: mem: 418.6 MiB (5.4%) command: firefox pid: 3423 cpu: 2.2%
  2: mem: 379.0 MiB (4.9%) command: plasmashell pid: 1631 cpu: 0.4%
  3: mem: 213.4 MiB (2.7%) command: plasma-systemmonitor pid: 9288 cpu: 7.8%
  4: mem: 207.0 MiB (2.7%) command: firefox pid: 3593 cpu: 0.3%
  5: mem: 206.5 MiB (2.7%) command: kwin_x11 pid: 1589 cpu: 3.1%
Info:
  Processes: 258 Power: uptime: 1h 9m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 2.93 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Compilers: N/A Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.36

Here is the output I got.

I’m not sure how to check the ISO, I put it into the konsole and stated “No such file or directory”

And what are swap configurations?

Thank you so much for the help!

For the swap, this thread may be useful reading; there are a couple of links there.

As for checking the .ISO, you need to cd to the directory you downloaded the image file and the checksum file to. Or find the directory you downloaded the files to with Dolphin and right-click & select “Open Terminal Here”.

Note the checksum files are on the same page as the .ISO downloads but you have to click “More” (or something) to see the extra links.

I’ve checked what I can but I think the problem is being misunderstood. When I press “Launch Installer” It doesn’t stay open after it loads in the logo. I’m not sure how to fix this. I got the ISO From the [https://manjaro.org/] Website. Admittedly I can’t understand how to proceed with the other instructions given since I got the ISO burned onto a USB with YUMI. Maybe that’s the cause of the problem? I’m unsure, or if any of this information helps.

I can’t find any other versions of the distro, any I have found are dead links, I might try others but I’m unsure if that will work or help either…

Indeed I was misinterpreting that. I’m thinking it could be a bad .ISO download, but when I saw “vtoy” as id3 in your inxi I assumed you were using a Ventoy USB. (I’d recommend that, anyway).

Which operating system are you using to create the USB? I guess Linux but I’m unfamiliar with YUMI.

I was using Windows 10 Pro. pendrivelinux is where I got the program from, I don’t have a Linux system yet.

I’ll try Ventoy with the same ISO to see if it gives any different results!

Unfortunately results returned the same

I’d definitely try re-downloading the .ISO (and probably trying other flavours a well e.g. the Xfce one) to see if they behave the same.

I am rather out of touch with Windows (anything past Win7 Ultimate; the last decent MS OS in my book) so unfortunately can’t offer suggestions for verifying the checksum(s) there, but an option might be the Torrent as I believe this “verifies-as-it-goes”?

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A good idea.

From skimming the thread, a fresh ISO seems warranted.

Note:- There is no suggestion of a problem with the official Manjaro ISOs – any inconsistency will have been a result of the download. If you are downloading via a browser, I might suggest Vivaldi tends to be more reliable than some;

sudo pacman -S vivaldi

If you have a bittorrent client, then torrent files are available alongside the download links ( click More ).

You will notice the checksum is also downloadable; use this to verify your new ISO has not been damaged in transit.

Manjaro ISO’s should only be downloaded from this location, unless directed otherise by Moderation staff.


Ventoy is the bootable USB solution of choice.

The following contribution from our Tutorials category will explain how to successfully create a Ventoy USB, and how to use it to boot your Manjaro ISO.

Regards.

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Is RAID enabled ?
Please have a look into your BIOS / UEFI
:footprints:

There seem to be several inconsistencies with the information you have given;

Please confirm – is KDE Plasma installed, or is it not?

If it is installed, as you state; and as your inxi output would seem to confirm; what is your problem?

Please provide more detail, so we can better understand the issue you’re having.


This part of your inxi output seems to incidate you have already attempted to used Ventoy; and that remnants of both Ventoy and Yumi remain on the SanDisk USB. Plus, the USB has an MBR partition table which is useless if you are trying to install a UEFI based system.

Please fully destroy all partitions on the SanDisk USB and create a Ventoy USB using the link already given.


Are using Windows to download the ISO? The following tool is as good as any; and other options are mentioned in the second link:

If indeed you do have Plasma already installed;

After downloading the ISO, open the Dolphin file manager and right-click the ISO and choose Properties – you will find a Checksums tab which you can then use to verify that the computed checksum matches that of the downloaded checksum file.


Swap is virtual memory – either a swap partition or file. The opportunity to configure swap is available in Calamares when installing Manjaro to disk using the Erase Disk partitioning option. It is suggested to configure swap according to your needs at that stage of installation.

You have none configured, which suggests you either missed the option; or didn’t understand it, and ignored it.


Just to recap, please create a new Ventoy USB using the instructions (previously linked) to create a UEFI booting USB.