Unable to install Deepin 15.4 on a Laptop- Community

Unable to install Deepin 15.4 on a Laptop

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orion551

deepin

2017-04-12 01:12

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Hi, I'm trying to install Deepin on a laptop and it always stucks on logo screen.
These are the pc specs:
BRAND: HP 15-ba054nl
CPU: AMD A10-9600P RADEON R5
RAM: 16GB DDR4

This pc has UEFI mode so I have enabled Legacy mode to disable it.
The problem is that is doesn't work anyway.

When I'm on the logo screen I click f2 to read the startup log and I get errors such as:
1) SQUASHFS error: unable to read data cache entry
2) SQUASHFS error: unable to read page..

and also

I'm booting from a pendrive made with Deepin's boot maker.
It seems he is in a kind of bootloop caused by the Squashfs error and the starup errors. Is there any way to solve? I noticed that this notebook has problems with Debian based distros, because I get stuck on Ubuntu's splash-screen too, while I manage installing distros such as Kali Linux.

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xushaohua

deepin

2017-04-12 02:13

1. Try to burn usb stick and install again.
2. See content of installer log file at /var/log/deepin-installer-reborn.log

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orion551

deepin

2017-04-12 02:37

https://bbs.deepin.org/post/137474
1. Try to burn usb stick and install again.
2. See content of installer log file at /var/log/deepin- ...

how to find the installer log?

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drejones

deepin

2017-04-12 11:35

Also can't boot 15.4 RC2 stuck at black screen with marker in the top left corner. RC1 installed with everything except wifi. Running a 2015 Macbook Pro.

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orion551

deepin

2017-04-12 12:42

https://bbs.deepin.org/post/137474
Also can't boot 15.4 RC2 stuck at black screen with marker in the top left corner. RC1 installed wit ...

tried pressing f2 to see the startup log?
Maybe we have the same problem asd

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wanywhn

deepin

2017-04-12 15:23

本帖最后由 wanywhn 于 2017-4-12 07:26 编辑

https://bbs.deepin.org/post/135312#2
here is the answer .i have sloved it .I'm having breakfast and then have lessons,so you can use translate tools if you don't understand the post

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xushaohua

deepin

2017-04-12 17:23

https://bbs.deepin.org/post/137474
Also can't boot 15.4 RC2 stuck at black screen with marker in the top left corner. RC1 installed wit ...

If kernel is't bootup properly, please edit grub boot item, remove "quiet splash" so that kernel will print booting log to tty.

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Feelup

deepin

2017-04-12 21:26

Is your partition GUID or MBR? If it is GUID, you can try converting it to MBR。Or try to re partition to install again .

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orion551

deepin

2017-04-13 01:43

https://bbs.deepin.org/post/137474
Is your partition GUID or MBR? If it is GUID, you can try converting it to MBR。Or try to re partiti ...

One of my first doubts was if the problems were caused by the type of partition.. I hate laptops with a pre-installed OS because they're all messed up (I hate new MOBOs too lol).
In fact the disk was GPT. I have converted it to MBR and gonna try. Maybe it's a good shot.
In case of negative result, I'll try the solution that https://bbs.deepin.org/user/36072 shared (thanks m8)

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orion551

deepin

2017-04-13 12:03

Edited by orion551 at 2017-4-13 04:09

[UPDATE: SEE THE LIGHT] After a day passed working on my laptop I finally managed to make Fedora work. I spent the whole day changing boot modes, making booting sticks with different versions of Debian-based distros.. At the end I made a Fedora bootable stick using Rufus (Windows) instead of the Fedora's utility because it isn't working on all my other PCs, I have chosen MBR partition type (previusly I had changed the partition type on the laptop's hd) for UEFI mode.
At the first time I started Fedora in live mode, but didn't work, same errors of Deepin installation.. at the end I tried starting Fedora in basic graphic mode and... WORKED.
So I guess the problem was in part caused by my GPU drivers that Linux can't load.
At the end I have succesfully installed Fedora and I'm about to download the Deepin environment.
Stay tuned!

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