[Solved] AntiX 19 Installation

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  • August 5, 2020 at 8:23 am #39847
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      Hello.
      I currently am an Arch user, but I’m seriously thinking of migrating to AntiX. I’m trying to install AntiX 19 on a Acer Nitro 5, but the live usb menu is somewhat different from what I have seen on an old computer of mine. It only gives me the following options:
      – antix-19.2 x64-full (27 March 2020)
      – antix-19.2 x64-full Customize Boot (text menus)
      >>> Advanced Options for antiX-19 x64-full <<<
      Memory Test (64-bit UEFI)
      Boot Rescue Menus
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      .
      .
      Press ‘e’ to edit entry.

      The options end on a terminal, after the boot process. If I try to install using cli, the fdisk just shows me the live usb.
      Please, can someone point me on the right direction to install AntiX?
      Thanks.

      EDIT: The Acer Nitro 5 it’s an i5 with an nvidia gpu. Also, it has only a 512 SSD for storage, no HDD.

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      August 5, 2020 at 8:57 am #39851
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        Hi gdw, am I wrong or is the laptop relatively new hardware. Then you should probably first try the antiX version with a newer kernel.
        antiX-19.2-4.19_kernel_x64-full.iso
        You can download it here
        https://mirrors.evowise.com/mxlinux-iso/ANTIX/Final/antiX-19/4.19_kernel/

        August 5, 2020 at 9:03 am #39852
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          Right, Caprea. I’ll give it a try.
          Thank you!

          August 5, 2020 at 10:47 am #39860
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            Okay. Now, the live USB goes to X, but it still can’t see my SSD. I only have the option to install it on the usb that booted the system.

            August 5, 2020 at 12:04 pm #39862
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              To avoid misunderstandings, the cli-installer doesn’t support UEFI installs,AFAIK. So now you are trying the graphical installer, yes?
              Does gparted see the harddrive?

              August 5, 2020 at 1:23 pm #39872
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                It wasn’t seeing, but it was an issue with my BIOS Setup. I found out that by pressing ctrl + s in the main section of the Acer Bios Setup the option to change the sata mode to ahci appears. I didn’t know that and there wasn’t anything indicating it. Now AntiX sees my nvme device!
                Thank you, Caprea!

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