'Device is active' installation error

Hello, I am trying to install Bazzite on my ROG Ally. I decided to completely overwrite my Windows partitions and so I have chosen "Delete all" in the reclaim window of the Storage Configuration. However, after starting the installation I am immediately getting a "Device is active" error and the whole process exits. Even worse, it seems that the installer managed to overwrite the Windows MBR so I now cannot boot into Windows either. I tried multiple times and I always get the "Device is active" error. Any suggestions or tips on how to solve this would be greatly appreciated.
Solution:
I managed to solve this by booting GParted from a pendrive and removing the Bitlocker and two Windows partitions. Now the installer works fine. I have no idea how this happened though :thinking:
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barjed
barjed6mo ago
I managed to solve this by booting GParted from a pendrive and removing the Bitlocker and two Windows partitions. Now the installer works fine. I have no idea how this happened though :thinking:
TheFirstNap
TheFirstNap2mo ago
Thank you so much for the solution ☺️
wolfyreload
wolfyreload2mo ago
The installer starts so it overwrites the EFI partition for Windows then it fails when it tries to delete Window's Bitlocker partition. This results in Windows being unbootable. Here is a video guide in the troubleshooting section in the docs for anyone encountering this issue when they trying to replace Windows with Bazzite. https://docs.bazzite.gg/General/Installation_Guide/troubleshoot_guide/#device-is-active-error You solved it in exactly the same way as the video (except GParted was used in Mint)
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