"Device is active" on installation (Legion Go)
I'm trying to install Bazzite 40 on a Legion Go, but I keep getting the error:
An error occured while activating your storage configuration: device is active
I have disabled secure boot, but I'm reading something about also having to disable fast book in Windows. The thing is... Windows is already wiped off the system....
Does this mean I have to re-install Windows, turn off fast boot, and then try to install Bazzite again? If so, are there any other things I need to do in Windows before wiping my entire hard drive?65 Replies
and thats how it starts
youre in the new bios?
You can use the command line to wipe off your storage
In bazzite
Is there something specific to the LeGo here?
People with this error on Ally reported this as working
@Ramses do you have an ARM mac? or intel?
for more context, OP only has a mac. was talking to him about it in a different discord
Not 100% sure. But I did enable fast startup
I'm in Windows recovery now, the USB I created did boot up
oh nice, cool
restore windows, disable fast boot + do a full shutdown (no hibernate) then you should be good to go
Spoke too soon :/
if you want to play it extra safe, make a ventoy usb while you still have windows
Ventoy only works on Linux and Windows. No Mac build
yep, saw that
š¤ maybe you could live boot a linux image
You can also just wipe from bazzite if you don't want to install Windows
his problem is that he was trying to install bazzite
You can wipe from The bazzite installer
From the command line
the problem is fast boot
Yeah, but I have Fast Startup enabled (in Windows)
Yes, it works with thwt
it causes the "device is active" error, and bazzite fails to proceed installing
AFAIK
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How do I wipe from Bazzite?
Open Bazzite
Press Ctrl Alt F2 to go to the terminal
Type
lsblk to know the location of your drivebut bazzite isn't installed. i'm assuming you mean the installer itself?
Yes
didn't realize the installer also had tty, cool. sorry for interrupting
Solution
Type
cgdisk /dev/nvme0n1 to see your drive (Or whatever lsblk showed)Delete all partitions, write, quit, reboot
I have both ARM and Intel macs
Flashing the USB now
Okay, I'm in the terminal and ran
lsblk
I see nvme0n1 with a bunch of partitionsOkay good than type what I wrote
Done, rebooting now
Okay, I see no more Windows Boot in startup options, looking good
If you did it correctly than Bazzite Installer will pick it up as a completely empty drive (And thus work uninterrupted)
YES!!!
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You are the GOAT @Kasher_CS š Thank you so much
Np
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Thank you, too @Aru š
nah, this was all @Kasher_CS
i had no idea that you could use a tty with the bazzite installer
It's Linux after all
Then we both learned something today š
makes sense now that you say it lol
@Kasher_CS I just did this today and you are my savior. If I could upvote, send you donation, buy you lunch, I would. Thank you brother!
Hi sorry im tagging an old post, apparently im trying to do this command and i've already check the drive with lsblk and make sure its correct but still the command showed up as no such file or directory
Any help?
Make sure you don't mistype it, send a screenshot
If you're sure its fine, do
ls /dev
You forgot a space
cgdisk /dev/nvme0n1
You wrote
cgdisk/dev/nvme0n1Command not found
How about
cfdisk?Command not found either
Lemme download it and I'll see what's on the updated iso
Tried the ls /dev and shown this
Yeah, that's normal, your disk is indeed in there
I have a really weird method in case there's nothing on the new iso (Or if you don't want to wait 30 minutes for me to download the updated iso lol)
How is it?
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/nvme0n1/
Than don't wait for it to finish, just ctrl-c after a couple of seconds
Might require a rebootSo type that, enter, then wait a couple of seconds then ctrl-c?
Yes
Then reboot?
Done like this?
Yes, looks good
If you want to make sure it worked before installing
These shouldn't exist, neither in
ls /dev nor in lsblk
Only the nvme0n1 then right? Okay i'll check
Ohhh nice
This should be fine to install then right?
All good than, yes, as far as the installer is consurned your device is fully wiped
Okay i'll try install again
Okay now this thing shows up
What now :pepecry:
I download the iso and mount it to my usb via rufus
Try ventoy