Tried to get through disk management step without pre-partitioning, with pre-partitioning, new msdos table, enabling the root account.

Hangs at that step every time. And this is all older hardware.

Two things that stick out to me:

python2.7
Is python3 now required for the partitioning tool called by the script? That would deprecate the whole installer wouldn't it?

msdos disk labels do not support partition names.
Maybe missing some dependency like mtools?

Are you using a msdos partition table? Maybe try with a gpt partition table and see if that works; although that's not really recommended for legacy BIOS setups.

Been using earth tones a lot lately:

This is a Debian issue because I never had this issue with the April 2018 release and now it is with both the 2018 ISO and the new ones I have built

I think it's more of an installer issue.

Not sure what this means:

Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: .....
Is the installer written in python? Maybe some deprecation issues?

I've had the installer (april 2018 iso) hang at the manage disks/partitioning stage - partitioning the disk prior to running the installer was the fix as I recall. Like this:

gotr around the NVME error by loading VSIDO to ram and formating my drive with gparted rather than the installer

Also, on my dual boot systems where Windows occupies /dev/sda, the installer has never (5+ installs) written grub to /dev/sdb or /dev/sdc. I always have to reboot and chroot into the system to install grub.

Now you have this error -

something is wrong (null)/dev/sda is not a block device'

Tells me that your installer is having issues with:

1. Identifying  hard drives
2. Writing to hard drives even though they were identified.

Sort of like writing data to /dev/null - the data is discarded, but the operation goes to completion without an error message.

@vastone - in the other thread, you were saying the fstab was blank/incomplete? I interpreted that as an install of the new 2019 build went to completion but an fstab wasn't created. Did you attempt to chroot into the install and attempt to manually create an fstab, or check the partition layout to verify they were created?

Moonlight -



!
! fluxbox style - moonlight
! created by PackRat
! derived from bl-moonlight by hhh - https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/index.php
! creation date - 03-03-2019
!
! This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
! it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
! the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
! (at your option) any later version.

! This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
! GNU General Public License for more details see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

!FONT OPTIONS
*.font:                          Fira Sans-11:Regular
toolbar.workspace.font:          Fira Code-11:Regular
toolbar.clock.font:              Ubuntu Mono-11:Regular
!window.font:                    Sans-11:Regular
!menu.frame.font:                Sans-11:Regular
!menu.hilite.font:               IBM Plex Sans-10:Medium
!menu.title.font:                Sans-11:Regular
!toolbar.iconbar.focused.font:    Fira Sans-10:Regular
!toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.font:  Fira Sans-10:Light

!menu.title.effect: shadow
!menu.title.shadow.color: red

!TOOLBAR OPTIONS

toolbar:                        flat gradient vertical
toolbar.height:                 24
toolbar.shaped:                 false
toolbar.bevelWidth:             2
toolbar.borderColor:            #141414
toolbar.borderWidth:            1
toolbar.color:                  #152126
toolbar.colorTo:                #152126

toolbar.clock:                  flat gradient vertical
toolbar.clock.justify:          Center
toolbar.clock.borderColor:      #141414
toolbar.clock.borderWidth:      0
toolbar.clock.color:            #152126
toolbar.clock.colorTo:          #152126
toolbar.clock.textColor:        #D3DAE3

toolbar.workspace:              flat gradient vertical
toolbar.workspace.justify:      Center
toolbar.workspace.borderColor:  #141414
toolbar.workspace.borderWidth:  0
toolbar.workspace.color:        #152126
toolbar.workspace.colorTo:      #152126
toolbar.workspace.textColor:    #D3DAE3

toolbar.systray:    parentrelative
toolbar.button:     parentrelative
toolbar.button.PicColor:   #D3DAE3
toolbar.button.scale:      0.50

toolbar.iconbar.empty:          flat gradient vertical
toolbar.iconbar.borderColor:    #152126
toolbar.iconbar.borderWidth:    1
toolbar.iconbar.empty.color:    #152126
toolbar.iconbar.empty.colorTo:  #152126

toolbar.iconbar.focused:              raised gradient vertical
toolbar.iconbar.focused.justify:      Center
toolbar.iconbar.focused.borderColor:  #152126
toolbar.iconbar.focused.borderWidth:  5
toolbar.iconbar.focused.color:        #346077
toolbar.iconbar.focused.colorTo:      #346077
toolbar.iconbar.focused.textColor:    #D3DAE3

toolbar.iconbar.unfocused:              raised gradient vertical
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.justify:      Center
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.borderColor:  #152126
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.borderWidth:  5
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.color:        #23343A
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.colorTo:      #23343A
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.textColor:    #D3DAE3

!WINDOW OPTIONS

window.title.height:            20
window.justify:                 center
window.bevelWidth:              0
window.borderColor:             #141414
window.borderWidth:             1

!window.roundCorners:            <{Top|Bottom}{Left|Right}>
!window.frame.focusColor:        parentrelative
!window.frame.unfocusColor:      pafrentrelative
!window.label.active:            <texture type>
!window.label.active.textColor:  <color>

window.title.focus:             flat gradient vertical
window.title.focus.color:       #152126
window.title.focus.colorTo:     #152126

window.title.unfocus:           flat gradient vertical
window.title.unfocus.color:     #152126
window.title.unfocus.colorTo:   #152126

window.label.focus:             flat gradient horizontal
window.label.focus.color:       #23343A
window.label.focus.colorTo:     #23343A
window.label.focus.textColor:   #D3DAE3

window.label.unfocus:           flat gradient vertical
window.label.unfocus.color:     #152126
window.label.unfocus.colorTo:   #152126
window.label.unfocus.textColor: #D3DAE3

window.button.focus:            flat gradient vertical
window.button.focus.color:      #152126
window.button.focus.colorTo:    #152126
window.button.focus.picColor:   #D3DAE3

window.button.pressed:          sunken
window.button.pressed.color:    #444F55
window.button.pressed.colorTo:  #444F55

window.button.unfocus:          flat gradient vertical
window.button.unfocus.color:    #152126
window.button.unfocus.colorTo:  #152126
window.button.unfocus.picColor: #152126

window.grip.focus:              flat gradient vertical
window.grip.focus.color:        #23343A
window.grip.focus.colorTo:      #23343A

window.grip.unfocus:            flat gradient vertical
window.grip.unfocus.color:      #141414
window.grip.unfocus.colorTo:    #141414

window.handle.focus:            flat gradient vertical
window.handle.focus.color:      #141414
window.handle.focus.colorTo:    #141414

window.handle.unfocus:          flat gradient vertical
window.handle.unfocus.color:    #141414
window.handle.unfocus.colorTo:  #141414

window.handleWidth:             2

!MENU OPTIONS

menu.itemHeight:                22
menu.bevelWidth:                1
menu.borderColor:               #141414
menu.borderWidth:               1
menu.frame.justify:             Left
!menu.bullet:                    <{empty|square|triangle|diamond}>
menu.bullet:                    triangle
menu.bullet.position:           Right
menu.frame:                     flat gradient diagonal
menu.frame.color:               #152126
menu.frame.colorTo:             #152126
menu.frame.disableColor:        #444F55
menu.frame.textColor:           #D3DAE3

menu.hilite:                    flat gradient vertical
menu.hilite.color:              #346077
menu.hilite.colorTo:            #346077
menu.hilite.justify:            left
menu.hilite.textColor:          #D3DAE3

menu.title:                     flat gradient vertical
menu.title.color:               #23343A
menu.title.colorTo:             #23343A
menu.title.textColor:           #D3DAE3
menu.title.justify:             Center
menu.titleHeight:               20
!menu.roundCorners:              <{Top|Bottom}{Left|Right}>

! PIXMAP OPTIONS

!toolbar.pixmap:                 <filename>
!toolbar.workspace.pixmap:       <filename>
!toolbar.clock.pixmap:           <filename>
!toolbar.iconbar.focused.pixmap: <filename>
!toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.pixmap: <filename>
!toolbar.iconbar.empty.pixmap:   <filename>

!window.title.focus.pixmap:      <filename>
!window.title.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>

!window.label.focus.pixmap:      <filename>
!window.label.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>

!window.button.focus.pixmap:     void.png
!window.button.pressed.pixmap:   void.png
!window.button.unfocus.pixmap:   void.png

!window.grip.focus.pixmap:       <filename>
!window.grip.unfocus.pixmap:     <filename>
!window.handle.focus.pixmap:     <filename>
!window.handle.unfocus.pixmap:   <filename>

!window.close.pixmap:            close_test.png
!window.close.pressed.pixmap:    pclose_test.png
!window.close.unfocus.pixmap:    void-unfocus.png


!window.maximize.pixmap:         void.png
!window.maximize.pressed.pixmap: void-pressed.png
!window.maximize.unfocus.pixmap: void.png

!window.iconify.pixmap:           void.png
!window.iconify.pressed.pixmap:   void-pressed.png
!window.iconify.unfocus.pixmap:  inactive.png

!window.shade.pixmap:            shade.png
!window.shade.pressed.pixmap:    pressed.png
!window.shade.unfocus.pixmap:    inactive.png
!window.unshade.pixmap:            shade.png
!window.unshade.pressed.pixmap:    pressed.png
!window.unshade.unfocus.pixmap:    inactive.png
!window.unstick.pixmap:            shade.png
!window.stick.pressed.pixmap:    pressed.png
!window.stick.unfocus.pixmap:    inactive.png
!window.stuck.pixmap:            shade.png
!window.stuck.unfocus.pixmap:    inactive.png
!window.lhalf.pixmap:            <filename>
!window.lhalf.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>
!window.rhalf.pixmap:            <filename>
!window.rhalf.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>

!menu.frame.pixmap:              <filename>
!menu.hilite.pixmap:             <filename>
!menu.title.pixmap:              <filename>
!menu.selected.pixmap:           <filename>
!menu.submenu.pixmap:            <filename>
!menu.unselected.pixmap:         <filename>

!slit.pixmap:                    <filename>

!SLIT
slit:             flat gradient vertical
slit.bevelWidth:  0
slit.borderColor: #000000
slit.borderWidth: 0
slit.color:       #000000
slit.colorTo:     #000000

!BACKGROUND

!background: centered|aspect|tiled|fullscreen|random|solid|gradient <texture>|mod|none|unset
!background.pixmap: <file or directory>
!background.color: <color>
!background.colorTo: <color>
!background.modX: <integer>
!background.modY: <integer>

!
!fluxbox-style.txt              08 February 2015               FLUXBOX-STYLE(5)

matching gtk by hhh at BunsenLabs; still in beta.

!
! fluxbox style - cygnus
! created by PackRat
! creation date - 01-14-2019
!
! This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
! it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
! the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
! (at your option) any later version.

! This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
! GNU General Public License for more details see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

! FONT OPTIONS
*.font:   Work Sans-11:regular
!toolbar.workspace.font:           IBM Plex Mono-10:Regular
!toolbar.clock.font:               IBM Plex Mono-10:Regular
!toolbar.iconbar.focused.font:    Source Serif Pro-11:semibold
!toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.font:  Source Serif Pro-11:regular
!window.font:                     <font>
!window.label.focus.font:          IBM Plex Sans-10:Medium
!window.label.unfocus.font:       Source Serif Pro-11:regular
!menu.frame.font:                 <font>
!menu.hilite.font:                Source Serif Pro-11:regular
!menu.title.font:                 <font>

!TOOLBAR OPTIONS
toolbar: flat gradient vertical
toolbar.height:                 24
toolbar.bevelWidth:             2
toolbar.color:                  #E6E9ED
toolbar.colorTo:                #C1C3C7
toolbar.borderColor:            #202020
toolbar.borderWidth:            1
toolbar.shaped:                 false

toolbar.clock:                  flat gradient vertical
toolbar.clock.borderColor:      #202020
toolbar.clock.borderWidth:      0
toolbar.clock.justify:          Center
toolbar.clock.color:            #E6E9ED
toolbar.clock.colorTo:          #C1C3C7
toolbar.clock.textColor:        #202020

toolbar.systray: parentrelative
!toolbar.systray.color: #0D1114
!toolbar.systray.colorTo: #0D1114

toolbar.workspace:              flat gradient vertical
toolbar.workspace.color:        #E6E9ED
toolbar.workspace.colorTo:      #C1C3C7
toolbar.workspace.justify:      Center
toolbar.workspace.textColor:    #202020
toolbar.workspace.borderColor:  #202020
toolbar.workspace.borderWidth:  0

toolbar.button: parentrelative
toolbar.button.PicColor: #202020
toolbar.button.scale: 0.5

toolbar.iconbar.empty:          raised gradient vertical
toolbar.iconbar.empty.color:    #E6E9ED
toolbar.iconbar.empty.colorTo:  #C1C3C7
toolbar.iconbar.borderColor:    #B8B6C2
toolbar.iconbar.borderWidth:    1

toolbar.iconbar.focused:        raised gradient vertical
toolbar.iconbar.focused.color: #E6E9ED
toolbar.iconbar.focused.colorTo: #C1C3C7
toolbar.iconbar.focused.borderColor: #B8B6C2
toolbar.iconbar.focused.borderWidth:    1
toolbar.iconbar.focused.justify:        Center
toolbar.iconbar.focused.textColor:     #202020

toolbar.iconbar.unfocused:             raised gradient vertical
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.color:       #E6E9ED
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.colorTo:     #C1C3C7
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.borderColor: #B8B6C2
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.borderWidth:  1
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.justify:      Center
toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.textColor:  #202020

!WINDOW OPTIONS
window.title.height:            20
window.justify:                 Center
window.bevelWidth:              0
window.borderColor:             #202020
window.borderWidth:             1
!window.roundCorners:            <{Top|Bottom}{Left|Right}>
!window.frame.focusColor:        <color>
!window.frame.unfocusColor:      <color>

window.title.focus:             flat gradient vertical
window.title.focus.color:       #E6E9ED
window.title.focus.colorTo:     #C1C3C7

window.title.unfocus:           flat gradient vertical
window.title.unfocus.color:     #E6E9ED
window.title.unfocus.colorTo:   #C1C3C7

!window.label.active:            flat gradient vertical gradient horizontal
!window.label.active.textColor:  #E5E5E5

window.label.focus:             flat gradient vertical
window.label.focus.color:       #3A64A6
window.label.focus.colorTo:     #1A4281
window.label.focus.textColor:   #E6E9ED

window.label.unfocus:           flat gradient vertical
window.label.unfocus.color:     #E6E9ED
window.label.unfocus.colorTo:   #C1C3C7
window.label.unfocus.textColor: #202020

window.button.focus:            flat gradient vertical
window.button.focus.color:      #E6E9ED
window.button.focus.colorTo:    #C1C3C7
window.button.focus.picColor:   #202020
window.button.pressed: sunken bevel1
window.button.pressed.color:    #C1C3C7
window.button.pressed.colorTo:  #E6E9ED
window.button.unfocus:          flat gradient vertical
window.button.unfocus.color:    #E6E9ED
window.button.unfocus.colorTo:  #C1C3C7
window.button.unfocus.picColor: #202020

window.grip.focus:              flat
window.grip.focus.color:        #6FA0E3
window.grip.focus.colorTo:      #6FA0E3
window.grip.unfocus:            flat
window.grip.unfocus.color:      #E6E9ED
window.grip.unfocus.colorTo:    #E6E9ED

window.handle.focus:            flat gradient vertical
window.handle.focus.color:      #E6E9ED
window.handle.focus.colorTo:    #E6E9ED
window.handle.unfocus:          flat gradient vertical
window.handle.unfocus.color:    #E6E9ED
window.handle.unfocus.colorTo:  #E6E9ED
window.handleWidth:             4

!!MENU OPTIONS
!menu.roundCorners:              <{Top|Bottom}{Left|Right}>
menu.itemHeight:                22
menu.bevelWidth:                1
menu.borderColor:               #202020
menu.borderWidth:               1
!menu.bullet:                    <{empty|square|triangle|diamond}>
menu.bullet: triangle
menu.bullet.position:           right
menu.frame:                     flat gradient diagonal
menu.frame.color:               #E6E9ED
menu.frame.colorTo:             #E6E9ED
menu.frame.disableColor:        #6FA0E3
menu.frame.justify:             Left
menu.frame.textColor:           #202020
menu.hilite:                    flat gradient vertical
menu.hilite.color:              #3A64A6
menu.hilite.colorTo:            #1A4281
menu.hilite.justify:            Left
menu.hilite.textColor:          #E6E9ED

menu.title:                     flat gradient vertical
menu.title.color:               #3A64A6
menu.title.colorTo:             #1A4281
menu.title.textColor:           #E6E9ED
menu.title.justify:             Center
menu.titleHeight:               20

!! PIXMAPS

!toolbar.pixmap:                 <filename>
!toolbar.clock.pixmap:           <filename>
!toolbar.workspace.pixmap:       <filename>
!toolbar.iconbar.empty.pixmap:   <filename>
!toolbar.iconbar.focused.pixmap: yellow-black.png
!toolbar.iconbar.unfocused.pixmap: <filename>

!window.title.focus.pixmap:      <filename>
!window.title.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>
!window.label.focus.pixmap:      title.png
!window.label.unfocus.pixmap:    title.png

!window.grip.focus.pixmap:       <filename>
!window.grip.unfocus.pixmap:     <filename>
!window.handle.focus.pixmap:     <filename>
!window.handle.unfocus.pixmap:   <filename>

!window.button.focus.pixmap:     <filename>
!window.button.unfocus.pixmap:   titlebar.png
!window.button.pressed.pixmap:   <filename>

!window.close.pixmap:            closefcs.png
!window.close.pressed.pixmap:    closeprs.png
!window.close.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>

!window.maximize.pixmap:         maxfcs.png
!window.maximize.pressed.pixmap: <filename>
!window.maximize.unfocus.pixmap: <filename>

!window.iconify.pixmap:          minfcs.png
!window.iconify.pressed.pixmap: maximize-pressed.xpm
!window.iconify.unfocus.pixmap: <filename>

!window.shade.pixmap:            maximize-prelight.xpm
!window.shade.pressed.pixmap:    <filename>
!window.shade.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>

!window.stick.pixmap:            maximize-prelight.xpm
!window.stick.pressed.pixmap:    <filename>
!window.stick.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>

!window.stuck.pixmap:            <filename>
!window.stuck.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>

!window.lhalf.pixmap:            <filename>
!window.lhalf.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>
!window.rhalf.pixmap:            <filename>
!window.rhalf.unfocus.pixmap:    <filename>

!menu.frame.pixmap:              <filename>
!menu.hilight.pixmap             <filename>
!menu.title.pixmap:              <filename>

! pixmaps for menu bullets
!menu.selected.pixmap:           redtest.png
!menu.submenu.pixmap:            redtest.png
!menu.unselected.pixmap:         <filename>



! usually do not change background and slit

!BACKGROUND
! Every style must specify the background option. If you don’t want your
! style to change the user’s background, then use ‘background: none’.
! background: centered|aspect|tiled|fullscreen|random|solid|gradient <texture>|mod|none|unset
! background.pixmap: <file or directory>
! background.color: <color>
! background.colorTo: <color>
! background.modX: <integer>
! background.modY: <integer>
! background: none

!SLIT
slit: flat
slit.bevelWidth: 0
slit.borderColor: #101010
slit.borderWidth: 0
slit.color:         #101010
slit.colorTo:       #101010
!slit.pixmap: <filename>
           
! EOF


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