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Re: Installation Problem after selecting Language and Country

dummy@example.com (fsmithred) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:34:22 +0000

New hardware can be a problem if it's too new for the kernel. Which model cpu, motherboard and graphics card do you have? You might need to use a kernel from excalibur-backports.

Re: Installation Problem after selecting Language and Country

dummy@example.com (Bobby) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:17:48 +0000

I tested on a virtual machine on a Windows 11 laptop, and everything seems fine there (just quickly went through the install process without really caring about the settings). So I assume it must be a hardware issue, I guess. I'm installing on a newly built PC: AMD CPU and graphics card with an MSI motherboard, and the iso file is on a usb stick. Could that be the problem?

Re: Installation Problem after selecting Language and Country

dummy@example.com (greenjeans) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:17:59 +0000

As rbit asked :

Is this a cd, usb stick, virtual machine install, something else ?

This is pretty important actually, and can easily be a cause for an issue.

Re: Installation Problem after selecting Language and Country

dummy@example.com (Bobby) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:59:41 +0000

I verified the iso file and everything was good (I did so on Windows 11). I used this mirror (mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan/) to download this iso (devuan_excalibur_6.1.1_amd64_netinstall.iso) on a usb stick.

I'm trying to use those commands you mentioned (alt-F4 et al), now with a re-downloaded iso and a new day/boot, but it won't do anything (it also turned off num lock and won't let me turn it back on for some reason, or at least the light on my keyboard turned off and won't turn back on). I did see it do one to three things real fast (grey box that filled up), but then it stopped after that.

I'll keep it on for a bit to see if maybe it'll continue, but then I'll try expert install like you suggested.

Edit: After some time, now all my lock keys don't work, or at least don't light up.

Re: Installation Problem after selecting Language and Country

dummy@example.com (rbit) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:37:58 +0000

My first suspicion would be to verify the download (check the sha256sum). Secondly, verify that it was written to your boot media without any errors. Is this a cd, usb stick, virtual machine install, something else ? Also, which ISO file are you using?
The installer iso should allow you to press alt-F4 to view the latest ouput, there may be some debugging text there that will let you know what it's locked up on, or waiting for, or at least what succeeded last. alt-F2 and alt-F3 will activate terminals in which you can issue commands, and alt-F1 will go back to the installer.
Another option is to do the "expert install" which will help narrow down on which point it is stuck.

Installation Problem after selecting Language and Country

dummy@example.com (Bobby) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:42:29 +0000

Hi, new to this forum.

I tried to install Devuan, but I've been stuck on this blue screen with a white bar at the bottom with a small black rectangle at the left. I entered my language and country (maybe one or two other related things) and then it stayed on this screen without doing anything else. Is it just taking long to do anything or is something wrong (most likely) and what should I do? Thanks.