Post B7Ssy1flsJnb3bxTmK by Techwizz@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #B7Sijtrl6WVbFXBu2C by gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
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       Okay I'm trying to install #NixOS on a Microsoft Surfacebook and I'm getting this error. I just downloaded the image from their website and its on a USB drive.I'm trying to boot into the plasma graphical installer. It says its failing to boot because mounting the nixos-graphical-26.05-x86_64 image is timing out. Any thoughts?
       
 (DIR) Post #B7SivNconjcEjNg1b6 by d1@autistics.life
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       @gardiner_bryant your USB port contacts might be dirty. Swab with alcohol while powered off.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7Sj3j8ahbDtldWCOm by bargo@mastodon.tn
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       @gardiner_bryant isn't SurfaceBook ARM?
       
 (DIR) Post #B7SjST2Fhtd34CLnUW by gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
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       @bargo nope. This has an i5 in it
       
 (DIR) Post #B7Sk4jh2DpeTjZfrNI by lambdaw@mastodonczech.cz
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       @gardiner_bryant my first thoughts with usbs. change the port, replace cabels, change the port. replace drive and repeat.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7SlDxeZmraxakUFdY by matthartley@fosstodon.org
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       @gardiner_bryant USB stuff mentioned above is an appropriate first step.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7SnTHbk4zsPjNaxTU by gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
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       @cbleslie It's on a Lexar USB drive (it's USB 3.2 iirc)
       
 (DIR) Post #B7SnWCNpxZIiOfTuQi by gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
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       @matthartley Huh. I tried cleaning both the port and the drive and, while they were definitely a little dirty, it resulted in the same issue...
       
 (DIR) Post #B7SsaxUJGgwxPxb8Nc by matthartley@fosstodon.org
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       @gardiner_bryant This will sound trite, but different flash drive and different port? My money is on the drive.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7Ssy1flsJnb3bxTmK by Techwizz@fosstodon.org
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       @gardiner_bryant If you're using Ventoy, that's likely the problem here.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7St42YvTqxBYOcmOW by gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
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       @Techwizz I've tried Ventoy in the past and this was *always* what happened. I swapped out the drive and that solved the problem.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7St5WXhV4dcpEl6G0 by gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
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       @matthartley Yep yep. Different drive fixed the problem.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7StYSrwEmn1pW1as4 by matthartley@fosstodon.org
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       @gardiner_bryant W00t!
       
 (DIR) Post #B7T5YFmQ6K6MgX6q8W by gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
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       @cbleslie I fixed it. Used a different USB stick