My son is really into ExodiaOS, and we've been trying for more than two weeks to get it installed on his Asus ZenBook Pro15 Flip. We downloaded a year-old ISO, and it seems the developers have abandoned the project, but he insists on getting it working and eventually maintaining it. It's a great learning experience for him, but we're hitting some serious hurdles.
1. When we load the live ISO or try to install it, we have internet access, but applications like the terminal or browser won't launch—just a blank screen.
2. While we can access the internet, we can't install anything because of outdated packages, repositories, and dependency issues.
3. The main issue seems related to the Intel Iris GPU, as the ISO works fine on my Lenovo X1 Carbon.
4. If we could just get the browser to work, we could update and upgrade the system. Right now, we only have XFCE terminal running, and it's a hassle to look up commands on a phone or another laptop, then manually type them into the terminal.
Can anyone help us figure out why the browser and other apps won't load? Also, any tips on how we could access a browser or easily transfer commands from a phone to the laptop would be greatly appreciated!
4 Answers
For sharing info between devices seamlessly, consider using kdeconnect-cli. It allows you to copy and paste between your phone and laptop, which could save you a lot of typing hassle! Give it a shot!
You could also try using wget to download necessary files directly from the terminal. It might help bypass some of those dependency issues you're facing since you can't install packages conventionally. Just a thought!
I’d recommend checking out some installation tips online. Always good to do the installation over an ethernet cable. And once you’re done, don’t forget to remove the boot media! That can sometimes cause issues too.
You mentioned that the XFCE terminal is working, which means your graphical environment is up, so it's likely not a total GPU failure. Try launching the web browser from the terminal; sometimes, that can reveal error messages that might help diagnose the issue. Just type 'firefox' or 'chromium' and see if anything pops up! Good luck!
Thanks for the tip! We've done that, but no errors show up when running them. At least we've managed a full system update, which cleared up some issues. We're still stuck at a black screen instead of a window, and we lost audio, but we're making some progress.