Manjaro KDE 21.1.6 installer stuck on “Waiting for 1 module”

Hi, i got stuck on the calamares installer on the first step “Waiting for 1 module“:

QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
23:20:04 [6]: Calamares::Settings::Settings(const QString&, bool)
    Using Calamares settings file at "/etc/calamares/settings.conf" 
WARNING:     ..  Required settings.conf key hide-back-and-next-during-exec is missing. 
23:20:04 [6]: void Logger::setupLogfile()
    Using log file: "/root/.cache/calamares/session.log" 
23:20:04 [6]: void CalamaresApplication::init()
    Calamares version: 3.2.44.3-1.3 
    ..  languages: "ar, as, ast, az, az_AZ, be, bg, bn, ca, ca@valencia, cs_CZ, da, de, el, en, en_GB, eo, es, es_MX, et, eu, fa, fi_FI, fr, fur, gl, he, hi, hr, hu, id, is, it_IT, ja, ko, lt, ml, mr, nb, nl, pl, pt_BR, pt_PT, ro, ru, si, sk, sl, sq, sr, sr@latin, sv, tg, th, tr_TR, uk, vi, zh_CN, zh_TW" 
23:20:04 [6]: bool CalamaresUtils::initQmlModulesDir()
    Using Calamares QML directory "/usr/share/calamares/qml" 
23:20:04 [6]: Calamares::Branding::Branding(const QString&, QObject*)
    Using Calamares branding file at "/usr/share/calamares/branding/manjaro/branding.desc" 
23:20:04 [2]: void Calamares::flavorAndSide(const YAML::Node&, const char*, Calamares::Branding::PanelFlavor&, Calamares::Branding::PanelSide&)
    WARNING: Branding setting for sidebar is missing, using "widget" "left" 
23:20:04 [2]: void Calamares::flavorAndSide(const YAML::Node&, const char*, Calamares::Branding::PanelFlavor&, Calamares::Branding::PanelSide&)
    WARNING: Branding setting for navigation is missing, using "widget" "bottom" 
23:20:04 [2]: Calamares::Branding::Branding(const QString&, QObject*)
    WARNING: the branding component "/usr/share/calamares/branding/manjaro" does not ship translations. 
23:20:04 [6]: Calamares::Branding::Branding(const QString&, QObject*)
    Loaded branding component "manjaro" 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "tz_" "en_US" 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "calamares_" "en_US" 
    ..  STARTUP: initSettings, initQmlPath, initBranding done 
    ..  STARTUP: initModuleManager: module init started 
23:20:04 [2]: static Calamares::ModuleSystem::Descriptor Calamares::ModuleSystem::Descriptor::fromDescriptorData(const QVariantMap&)
    WARNING: Module descriptor contains extra keys: 
     "requires" 
23:20:04 [6]: void Calamares::ModuleManager::doInit()
    Found 49 modules 
23:20:04 [6]: void CalamaresApplication::initView()
    STARTUP: initModuleManager: all modules init done 
23:20:04 [6]: void CalamaresApplication::initView()
    STARTUP: initJobQueue done 
23:20:04 [6]: CalamaresWindow::CalamaresWindow(QWidget*)
    Available desktop QSize(1920, 1080) minimum size QSize(1024, 520) 
    ..  Proposed window size: 1024 560 
23:20:04 [2]: QString Calamares::_stylesheet(const QDir&)
    WARNING: The branding component "/usr/share/calamares/branding/manjaro" does not ship stylesheet.qss. 
23:20:04 [6]: void CalamaresApplication::initView()
    STARTUP: CalamaresWindow created; loadModules started 
23:20:04 [6]: void Config::initLanguages()
    Matching locale QLocale(English, Latin, United States) 
23:20:04 [6]: void Config::setLocaleIndex(int)
    Index 14 Selected locale "en" 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "tz_" "en" 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "calamares_" "en" 
23:20:04 [2]:   OpenType support missing for "Mukti Narrow", script 12
23:20:04 [2]:   OpenType support missing for "Droid Sans", script 11
23:20:04 [6]: virtual void Calamares::ViewModule::loadSelf()
    ViewModule "welcome@welcome" loading complete. 
23:20:04 [6]: virtual void Calamares::ViewModule::loadSelf()
    ViewModule "locale@locale" loading complete. 
23:20:04 [6]: KeyboardModelsModel::KeyboardModelsModel(QObject*)
    Loaded 188 keyboard models 
23:20:04 [6]: KeyboardPage::KeyboardPage(Config*, QWidget*)
    Variants now 0 -1 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "kb_" "en" 
23:20:04 [6]: void Config::detectCurrentKeyboardLayout()
    ("pc", "us", "inet(evdev)", "terminate(ctrl_alt_bksp)\"") 
23:20:05 [6]: virtual void Calamares::ViewModule::loadSelf()
    ViewModule "keyboard@keyboard" loading complete. 
23:20:05 [6]: CalamaresUtils::Partition::InternalManager::InternalManager()
    KPMCore backend starting .. 
23:20:05 [6]: Loaded backend plugin:  "pmsfdiskbackendplugin"
    ..  Backend @0x555da32c8bd0 "pmsfdiskbackendplugin" "1" 
23:20:05 [2]: virtual void PartitionViewStep::setConfigurationMap(const QVariantMap&)
    WARNING: Partition-module setting *defaultPartitionTableType* is unset, will use gpt for efi or msdos for bios 
23:20:05 [6]: virtual void Calamares::ViewModule::loadSelf()
    ViewModule "partition@partition" loading complete. 
23:20:05 [6]: virtual void Calamares::ViewModule::loadSelf()
    ViewModule "users@users" loading complete. 
23:20:05 [6]: virtual void Calamares::ViewModule::loadSelf()
    ViewModule "summary@summary" loading complete. 
23:20:05 [6]: void Calamares::ModuleManager::loadModules()
    Module "partition@partition" already loaded. 
23:20:05 [6]: Calamares::SlideshowQML::SlideshowQML(QWidget*)
    QML import paths: 
     "/usr/share/calamares/qml" 
     "/usr/bin" 
     "qrc:/qt-project.org/imports" 
     "/usr/lib/qt/qml" 
23:20:05 [2]: virtual void MachineIdJob::setConfigurationMap(const QVariantMap&)
    WARNING: MachineId: configuration setting *symlink* is deprecated, use *dbus-symlink*. 
23:20:05 [6]: virtual void Calamares::CppJobModule::loadSelf()
    CppJobModule "machineid@machineid" loading complete. 
23:20:05 [6]: void Calamares::ModuleManager::loadModules()
    Module "locale@locale" already loaded. 
23:20:05 [6]: void Calamares::ModuleManager::loadModules()
    Module "keyboard@keyboard" already loaded. 
23:20:05 [6]: virtual void Calamares::CppJobModule::loadSelf()
    CppJobModule "luksbootkeyfile@luksbootkeyfile" loading complete. 
23:20:05 [6]: virtual void Calamares::CppJobModule::loadSelf()
    CppJobModule "initcpio@initcpio" loading complete. 
23:20:05 [6]: void Calamares::ModuleManager::loadModules()
    Module "users@users" already loaded. 
23:20:05 [2]: void Config::setConfigurationMap(const QVariantMap&)
    WARNING: Configuring the finished module with deprecated restartNowEnabled settings 
23:20:05 [6]: virtual void Calamares::ViewModule::loadSelf()
    ViewModule "finished@finished" loading complete. 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "kb_" "en" 
23:20:05 [6]: void CalamaresApplication::initViewSteps()
    STARTUP: loadModules for all modules done 
23:20:05 [6]: void Calamares::ModuleManager::checkRequirements()
    Checking module requirements .. 
23:20:05 [6]: void CalamaresApplication::initViewSteps()
    STARTUP: Window now visible and ProgressTreeView populated 
    ..  8 view steps loaded. 
23:20:05 [6]: setGeoIP(Config*, const QVariantMap&)::<lambda()>
    GeoIP result for welcome= "AT" 
23:20:05 [6]: void Config::setLocaleIndex(int)
    Index 12 Selected locale "de" 
    ..  No translation for "tz_" "de" using default (en) 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "calamares_" "de" 
    ..  No translation for "kb_" "de" using default (en) 
23:20:05 [6]: getting temp failed for  "/dev/nvme0n1" :  Success
23:20:05 [6]: getting powered on time failed for  "/dev/nvme0n1" :  Success
23:20:05 [6]: getting power cycles failed for  "/dev/nvme0n1" :  Success
23:20:05 [6]: void Config::xkbApply()
    xkbmap selection changed to:  "us" - "" 
23:20:06 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:07 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:08 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:09 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:11 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:12 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:13 [6]: void Config::setLocaleIndex(int)
    Index 14 Selected locale "en" 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "tz_" "en" 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "calamares_" "en" 
    ..  Loaded QRC translation "kb_" "en" 
23:20:13 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:14 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:15 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 2 
     "partition" 
     "welcome" 
23:20:16 [6]: bool GeneralRequirements::checkHasPower()
    A battery exists, checking for mains power. 
23:20:16 [6]: Calamares::RequirementsList GeneralRequirements::checkRequirements()
    GeneralRequirements output: 
     storage :   8482560409 
     enoughStorage :   true 
     RAM :   1073741824 
     enoughRam :   true 
     hasPower :   true 
     hasInternet :   true 
     isRoot :   true 
23:20:16 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::addCheckedRequirements(Calamares::Module*)
    Got 5 requirement results from "welcome" 
23:20:17 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:18 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:19 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:20 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:21 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:23 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:24 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:25 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:26 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:27 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:29 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:30 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:31 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:32 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:33 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:35 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:36 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:37 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:38 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:39 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:41 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:42 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:43 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:44 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:45 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:47 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:48 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:49 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:50 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:51 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:53 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:54 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:55 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:56 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 
23:20:57 [6]: void Calamares::RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
    Remaining modules: 1 
     "partition" 

after 300 seconds still nothing happened
I tried connecting with LAN, WLAN still no improvement
I also used Ventoy, Rufus and BalenaEtcher

Is there any workaround?

Did you try the solution described in the following thread?

Can you give us some more details about your hardware?

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I have tried every solution i found. After weeks i found the problem, which was a faulty HDD drive. This ended in an endless loop.

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