Failed to Install Debian on Lenovo W510

notooth · 06-13-2015, 09:05 PM

Hi everyone,

My Lenovo W510 runs well on Debian live CD, but it always powers off during installation. I guess the live CD is pre-configured with the right drivers while the installer is not. Can anyone help me solve this issue?

Head_on_a_Stick · 06-14-2015, 04:07 AM

Are you using the installer on the live ISO?

Did you check the md5sums for your download?

How did you transfer the ISO image to the installation medium?

If you used unetbootin then that is probably the root of your problem.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugr...cgi?bug=775689

Please provide the URLs from which you downloaded your ISO image(s).

notooth · 06-14-2015, 05:43 AM

I use Rufus to burn the ISO images to USB disk. All the installers on Debian Live CD, Debian DVD images, Ubuntu, CentOS cause the Lenovo W510 powered off during installation. I did not check the md5sums for the downloads, but they works fine on my desktop.

The URLs from which I downloaded the ISO images:
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/...-1.iso.torrent
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/...op.iso.torrent

kiyop · 06-14-2015, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notooth

I use Rufus to burn the ISO images to USB disk.

One possible reason is Rufus.
Why not using "cp" or "dd" if you run many kinds of linux distributions?
https://www.debian.org/releases/stab...h04s03.html.en
https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb
Or on GUI to CD/DVD,
https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/index.en.html#record-unix

Quote:

Originally Posted by notooth

All the installers on Debian Live CD, Debian DVD images, Ubuntu, CentOS cause the Lenovo W510 powered off during installation.

Is there any possible culprit in BIOS/UEFI settings?

Head_on_a_Stick · 06-14-2015, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notooth

All the installers on Debian Live CD, Debian DVD images, Ubuntu, CentOS cause the Lenovo W510 powered off during installation.

Hmmm...

Does your laptop get hot during the installation process?

Does the fan activate at all?

Can you force the fan to turn on via the keyboard (my CLEVO uses <Fn>+1 to do this)?

You can try highlighting the installer entry in the GRUB menu and pressing "e" and adding this to the end of the line that starts with "linux":

Code:

thinkpad_acpi.fan_control=1

Then press <Ctrl>+x to boot the modified entry (this will allow the "thinkpad_acpi" module to control the fan).

notooth · 06-18-2015, 12:25 AM

I just found out that it was because of the fsck. Maybe the linux fsck is not compatible with my hard drive (Samsung 840 Pro 256GB).

Does anyone know how to disable fsck during installation?

Head_on_a_Stick · 06-18-2015, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notooth

Does anyone know how to disable fsck during installation?

Boot with this kernel parameter:

Code:

fastboot

EDIT: To boot with that parameter, use the method outlined in my post above for the fan control option.

Anthorn · 01-17-2016, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notooth

Hi everyone,

My Lenovo W510 runs well on Debian live CD, but it always powers off during installation. I guess the live CD is pre-configured with the right drivers while the installer is not. Can anyone help me solve this issue?

Might be relevant for you.

On my Lenovo S20-30 Touch netbook, Debian 8.2 ran perfectly Live. But when I clicked on Install it would start installing and then hang and the point where it hung varied with each install. I fixed that by downloading and running the Netinst version and Debian 8.2 installed perfectly. Touchscreen works and the driver for my Epson XP-322 wireless network printer was already installed so all I had to do was add the printer. Overall, a dead easy install which gets me thinking what all the fuss is about concerning Debian and Linux newbies.

jamison20000e · 01-17-2016, 06:51 PM

I'd try the netinst as well, after you can:

Code:

sudo apt-cdrom add

to install more from larger CD\DVD\Blu-ray or just a net connection...

un1x · 01-17-2016, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthorn

Might be relevant for you.

On my Lenovo S20-30 Touch netbook, Debian 8.2 ran perfectly Live. But when I clicked on Install it would start installing and then hang and the point where it hung varied with each install. I fixed that by downloading and running the Netinst version and Debian 8.2 installed perfectly. Touchscreen works and the driver for my Epson XP-322 wireless network printer was already installed so all I had to do was add the printer. Overall, a dead easy install which gets me thinking what all the fuss is about concerning Debian and Linux newbies.

Quote:

I'd try the netinst as well, after you can:
Code:

sudo apt-cdrom add

to install more from larger CD\DVD\Blu-ray or just a net connection...

did u see the date???

06-18-15, 04:16 PM

un1x · 01-17-2016, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notooth

Can anyone help me solve this issue?

install http://www.pclinuxos.com/

jamison20000e · 01-17-2016, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by un1x

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthorn

Might be relevant for you.

On my Lenovo S20-30 Touch netbook, Debian 8.2 ran perfectly Live. But when I clicked on Install it would start installing and then hang and the point where it hung varied with each install. I fixed that by downloading and running the Netinst version and Debian 8.2 installed perfectly. Touchscreen works and the driver for my Epson XP-322 wireless network printer was already installed so all I had to do was add the printer. Overall, a dead easy install which gets me thinking what all the fuss is about concerning Debian and Linux newbies.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamison20000e

I'd try the netinst as well, after you can:

Code:

sudo apt-cdrom add

to install more from larger CD\DVD\Blu-ray or just a net connection...

did u see the date???

06-18-15, 04:16 PM

At least I was not first. JK

jamison20000e · 01-17-2016, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notooth

Hi everyone,

My Lenovo W510 runs well on Debian live CD, but it always powers off during installation. I guess the live CD is pre-configured with the right drivers while the installer is not. Can anyone help me solve this issue?

I would do the md5sum check on the .isoED USB to make sure, if it runs live it will install fine.

Anthorn · 01-21-2016, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by un1x

install http://www.pclinuxos.com/

Easier said than done: I would absolutely love to try PCLinuxOS but my problem is that the live DVD will not run on my netbook nor on my i5 box, and neither will a live USB key run no matter which app I use to create it. According to the PCLinuxOS forums I need to use the PCLinuxOS Live USB Creator and that's the catch 22: In order to use the PCLinuxOS Live USB Creator I need to to be at least running a live version of PCLinuxOS but the live CD/DVD won't run. So basically, I just ignore PCLinuxOS. The way I look at it, they cannot produce a Live version that works so what hope is there that they will be able to produce the full distro that works? I've done several fresh downloads but to no avail. Never works.

jamison20000e · 01-21-2016, 04:56 PM

@Anthorn

Too bad, great distro (I use it for home media.) Maybe it's your hardware (Lenovo S20-30 Touch netbook that is?) If a lot of "GNU\Linux users"++ don't use it then lenovo is not gonna fix it for *you*...
http://pclinuxoshelp.com/index.php/L...tebooks#Lenovo

...my next machines will be as hack friendly as possible.