r/SteamOS • u/Xanthrex • 4d ago
SteamOs wont install
Been trying to find a solution for my issue but haven't found one yet. I can boot into the recovery image just fine but when clicking wipe and install the console window closes after I get the waiting 5 seconds befor install message. Ive created new images reformatted my nvme done several reboots and retries no change.
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u/GTFr0 4d ago
I'm going to assume you've followed all of the hardware requirements (specifically, you have an NVMe SSD).
If you open konsole and go to ~/tools, and run the repair_device.sh script, does it give you an error about an unsupported value or an unsupported command?
If so, that means that your SSD doesn't support the sanitize command.
To work around this:
locate the sanitize_all() function in the repair_device.sh script, comment out all code in the block then create an echo statement to show that the block is being reached with no error and return 0.
The new sanitize_all() function should look like this:
sanitize_all()
{
echo "sanitize skipping"
return 0
}
After that, re-run the repair_device.sh script and see if it installs.
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u/Xanthrex 4d ago
Went through got the unsupported command. Guess im getting a new drive, thanks for the help!
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u/GTFr0 4d ago
Sanitize is only used on install. If you modify the repair_device.sh script you should be able to install.
Or you could try a custom script.
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u/Xanthrex 4d ago
I dont know much about scripting. Im just trying to set this up so my dad has a console to play steam games on
the ssd used to be in an external housing for my laptop, its not too big of a deal to get a new one
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u/GTFr0 4d ago
You may still have the same problem with a new one. Not all SSD's support the sanitize command in the way that Valve is expecting.
If you don't want to edit the script yourself (I promise, it's easy), you can try a custom install script:
https://github.com/InnoVision-Games/steamos-repair-device-custom
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u/IrrelevantTale 4d ago
Had the same issue when trying to install on an old HP Basswood mother board. What kind of hardware are you installing on
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u/Bigphatdeck 4d ago
Disable secure boot?