Hi everyone, I have an Asus X205TA and I wanted to install on it Linux Lite 6.0. I had successfully installed Linux Lite 5.8 on this hardware and it worked, but It Is based on a too old version of ubuntu (20.04lts) and I need a newer version (minimum 22.04lts) because I need libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0. however I completed the installation of Linux lite 6.0 and the installation program showed me "restart now the system" and I clicked on the button, but when my Asus restarted, on the screen was showed UEFI Firmware. After that I selected the boot menu and there were two Ubuntu partitions. The problem was that none of those partitions worked and OS didn't start.
Can someone help me.
P.S. Sorry for my english, I'm not so good with the language.
Quote:Sorry for my english, I'm not so good with the language.
No problem, if anything is not clear to you please ask for explanation.
Quote:Can someone help me.
We will try, but will need more information.
First, did you make a backup of the working 5.8 system before trying the 6.0 installation ?
If you have a viable backup, reverting to the original setup may be possible.
Quote:I selected the boot menu and there were two Ubuntu partitions
Is the installation intended to be dual boot with 6.0 alongside 5.8 or is there another OS ?
During the 6.0 installation at the Installation Type screen which of these did you choose ?
'Erase disk and Install', 'Install Alongside...' or 'Something Else'
If you can boot from a Live media e.g. the Linux Lite 6.0 USB, please boot it. Open a terminal by pressing 'Ctrl', 'Alt' and 'T' together.
In the terminal window, type in these commands
They will display some information about your disk set up. Please copy and paste the results from the terminal into a text file (use another USB drive).
Paste the information back into this thread.
During the installation I chose "something else" and I partitioned my hdd in two partitions: a 35MB EFI partition and the rest for Linux lite 6.0. And both the two Ubuntu partitions weren't clickable, Indeed of I selected One of them in my UEFI Firmware boot menu I came back to UEFI.
anyway, these are the output:
Code:
- lsblk:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0 7:0 0 1.9G 1 loop /rofs
sda 8:0 1 57.7G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 1 57.7G 0 part
└─sda2 8:2 1 32M 0 part
mmcblk2 179:0 0 29.1G 0 disk
├─mmcblk2p1 179:1 0 512M 0 part
└─mmcblk2p2 179:2 0 28.6G 0 part
mmcblk2boot0 179:8 0 4M 1 disk
mmcblk2boot1 179:16 0 4M 1 disk
- sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/loop0: 1.93 GiB, 2067353600 bytes, 4037800 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/mmcblk2: 29.13 GiB, 31272730624 bytes, 61079552 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: D4580910-E74C-4D9C-A006-FDDF5963FCB8
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/mmcblk2p1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/mmcblk2p2 1050624 61077503 60026880 28.6G Linux filesystem
Disk /dev/sda: 57.73 GiB, 61991813632 bytes, 121077761 sectors
Disk model: DataTraveler 3.0
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 8B39C4ED-46CE-4C11-96DC-B8916946F9C9
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 2048 121012191 121010144 57.7G Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda2 121012192 121077727 65536 32M Microsoft basic data
Disk /dev/dm-0: 2.07 GiB, 2219098112 bytes, 4334176 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk /dev/dm-1: 57.7 GiB, 61957193728 bytes, 121010144 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x54430a0d
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/dm-1p1 1701847107 3470934196 1769087090 843.6G 2b unknown
/dev/dm-1p2 1935998986 3889652093 1953653108 931.6G 61 SpeedStor
/dev/dm-1p3 0 0 0 0B 0 Empty
/dev/dm-1p4 27525514 27525953 440 220K 0 Empty
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
- sudo parted -l
Model: Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 62.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 62.0GB 62.0GB ntfs Ventoy msftdata
2 62.0GB 62.0GB 33.6MB fat16 VTOYEFI msftdata
Model: MMC HBG4e (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/mmcblk2: 31.3GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 538MB 537MB fat32 EFI System Partition boot, esp
2 538MB 31.3GB 30.7GB ext4
Error: /dev/mmcblk2boot1: unrecognised disk label
Model: Generic SD/MMC Storage Card (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/mmcblk2boot1: 4194kB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: unknown
Disk Flags:
Error: /dev/mmcblk2boot0: unrecognised disk label
Model: Generic SD/MMC Storage Card (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/mmcblk2boot0: 4194kB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: unknown
Disk Flags:
Quote:I chose "something else" and I partitioned my hdd in two partitions: a 35MB EFI partition and the rest for Linux lite 6.0.
What were the reasons for doing this ?
It appears the built in disk is the MMC HBG4e but this has a 512MB EFI partition not 35MB so I am confused.
I read elsewhere that although the Asus X205TA has a 64 CPU, the UEFI is 32-bit.
If this is true, it may make things complex.
Did you have any complications when you got Linux Lite 5.8 working ?
(02-23-2026, 09:24 PM)Quote Wrote: [ -> ]Did you have any complications when you got Linux Lite 5.8 working ?
No, It's working perfectly.
I'm confused. Which partition is the Linux Lite 5.8 installed on ?
No, when I install Linux lite 6.0 I completely format my hdd and I install Linux lite 6.0. So I find the se two partitions but there would be only one of them.
Earlier, you said you used the 'something else' method to install 6.0 and manually partitioned the disk.
Why did you use this method instead of 'erase disk and install' method ?
Did you try to install 6.x as 'erase disk an install' ?
Which method did you use for the working Linux Lite 5.8 install ?
Even though the disk is small, you could try a dual boot set up.
Install 5.8 as the only OS, and confirm it works. Then shrink the 5.8 installation to maxiimise free space and install 6.x alongside to make a dual boot system.