Linux Mint 22.3 installer fails to create root partition on B85 desktop

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Hello
I never reached the GUI since the fdisk wouldn’t make /dev/root_partition

System:
  Host: null-byte Kernel: 6.17.0-22-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: GNOME v: 46.0 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: gnome-shell
    tools: gsd-screensaver-proxy dm: GDM3 v: 46.2 Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena
    base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: All Series v: N/A serial: N/A
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: B85-PLUS v: Rev X.0x serial: 140932600200082
    part-nu: All uuid: 33ee5420-d7da-11dd-bf96-382c4a6364c5
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2107 date: 08/08/2014
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: Intel Core i5-4430 bits: 64 type: MCP
    smt: <unsupported> arch: Haswell rev: 3 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
    L3: 6 MiB
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI (rev 05)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d5)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation B85 Express LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c)
04:00.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1083/1085 PCIe to PCI Bridge (rev 04)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1038:1722 SteelSeries ApS SteelSeries Sensei 310 eSports Mouse
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1c4f:0002 SiGma Micro Keyboard TRACER Gamma Ivory
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2357:0005 TP-Link M7350 4G Mi-Fi Router
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
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Welcome! Please introduce yourself
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If nothing shows up there, it’s likely a SATA issue or the disk needs to be initialized first.

Worth checking lsblk to see if the drive is even being detected.
Can you run sudo fdisk -l from the live session and paste what it shows?

How experienced are you with the Linux command line so I can better approach helping?

Welcome to the community!

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inxi -p will show disk/partitions

Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 218.51 GiB used: 65 GiB (29.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
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( Cross-referencing to my original reply: Failed Arch Linux install )

Absolutely need to clarify this datum point:

  • Did you successfully boot from Live ISO and obtained a GUI from the Live, without attempting the install?

  • Is that Live session giving us the above inxi report?

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Pavlos, does the reference to Ubuntu 24.04 seem out of place for Mint 22.3?

I don’t know why, but I thought their versions were kept in sync to avoid confusion and reflect inherent code “line-up”?

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Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena”, released in January 2026, is based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) package base and is supported until April 2029.

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