I've been trying to install Ubuntu on my personal computer after experiencing issues with my Windows installation. After some thought, I decided it was time to switch to Linux, and Ubuntu seemed like the best option since it has a lot of community support.
Unfortunately, I'm facing a major hurdle when trying to install it. I created a bootable USB drive using BalenaEtcher, but I keep getting a "ZSTD-compressed data is corrupt -- System halted" error when I run the ISO. I've even tried installing PopOS, but the same issue arises.
Thinking it might be a problem with my USB drive, I used an older one initially but then bought a new SanDisk flash drive and installed Ventoy on it to save space, but the error persists.
In the past, I also ran into complications related to my RAM and motherboard setup. I have a B550 Aorus Elite V2 motherboard with 4x 16GB DDR-3600 XMP G.Skill memory. Testing each RAM stick in isolation was fine, but running all four together caused issues. Suggestions led me to throttle the RAM speed to 2600MHz in the BIOS and increase the voltage slightly to 1.25V which helped with passing Memtest, but I still face this installation problem.
Interestingly, I managed to install Ubuntu successfully once before, but I encountered a WiFi connectivity issue where it wouldn't connect to my home network. Now, after the ZSTD error during a reinstall attempt, I'm at a loss. I'm quite inexperienced with troubleshooting tech issues, so any straightforward, step-by-step advice on how to move forward would be super helpful!
2 Answers
For the WiFi, you can use USB tethering from your phone, which is what I did when I had a similar issue. However, since your computer doesn’t have an OS at the moment, you won't have access to a terminal to run these commands just yet. Once you get the installation sorted out, you’ll be able to tackle the WiFi problem more effectively.
First, ensure that the checksum for the ISO file matches what's listed on the official site; you can use `Get-FileHash` in PowerShell on a Windows machine for this. If that's all good, try using `Rufus` instead of BalenaEtcher to flash the ISO onto your USB.
It’s also a good idea to connect your computer directly to the internet via a wired connection for the installation; wireless can often be tricky at this stage.
After installation, you can determine your WiFi device model by running `lspci` and `lsusb` in the terminal, which will help you find the right drivers to get your wireless connection up and running.
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