Did a memory part get broken after an update?
Did a memory part get broken after an update?
It all started when I let Windows 10 update on its own while I was away for two days. Before I left, I turned the house power off hoping the computer would save its battery life in case I forgot to shut it down. When I came back, the PC wouldn't even start past that welcome screen. If I pressed any key, it just stayed there for a split second before going back to normal. I tried some tricks and looked up online solutions but nothing worked. I also reset Windows thinking that was enough since I didn't have important files saved locally, but that didn't help either.
Desperate and thinking my computer was messed up, I started trying to install Linux (specifically Elementary OS). But that always ended in an error. Here is the log from what happened:
ERROR: partitioning error: failed to commit logical partitions: unable to create volume group 'data qKzL3' on "/dev/mapper/data_qKzL3": vgcreate failed with status: 5 (Input/output error (os error 5))
ERROR: errored while installing system: failed to commit logical partitions: unable to create volume group 'data_qKzL3' on "/dev/mapper/data_qKzL3": vgcreate failed with status: 5 (Input/output error (os error 5))
INFO: Install error: failed to commit logical partitions: unable to create volume group 'data qKzL3' on "/dev/mapper/data_qKzL3": vgcreate failed with status: 5 (Input/output error (os error 5))
I thought just installing a Linux distribution would have fixed it, but now I'm in a bad spot.
Come join our forums here! As a new member, let me try to help you make your own bootable USB for Windows 10 using the Media Creation Tools on another PC, and then put it on that disk after wiping it clean so I can reinstall the system for you.
That Linux error means you need to wipe out your partitions because they are designed for both Linux and Windows, so deleting them is the right step.
That was my plan to do after some time with the new Elementary OS setup, but I got scared messing it up too much. Honestly, I'm not very good at handling partitions myself. I don't know if that tool can work or if I need to make things differently. (I guess I won't be installing Windows anymore). EDIT: I went ahead and partitioned my system again for a Linux install. When the Linux installer ran successfully, but after unplugging the USB and restarting, I see "No Bootable Device" on the screen—meaning nothing seems to have installed?