Ubuntu Version:
Ubuntu Studio 24.04.1
Desktop Environment (if applicable):
KDE Plasma
Problem Description:
When I run the Ubuntu Studio installer, I can’t get past the disk setup page where it asks “How do you want to install Ubuntu Studio?”. I see the question, but no options for choices. Is there something I’m missing here?
Relevant System Information:
I’m trying Ubuntu Studio 24.04.1 on a fairly standard Ryzen 5 mini PC.
Screenshots or Error Messages:
What I’ve Tried:
Running the installer again, rebooting, trying different previous options
Welcome to Ubuntu Discourse 
Some things to try and information we need:
- Disable Secure Boot in BIOS
- Change SATA mode to AHCI in BIOS (if relevant)
- Post the output of the terminal command
sudo parted -l
If after trying 1. and 2. and rebooting the installer can see your partitions, great.
If not, then post the command output from the live version before starting the installer.
1 and 2 changed nothing.
As for 3:
ubuntu-studio@ubuntu-studio:~$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA WD Green 2.5 100 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 1000GB 1000GB primary ntfs
Model: ASolid USB (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 62.9GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.8kB 62.9GB 62.9GB primary boot, lba
Model: CT500P3PSSD8 (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 500GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 106MB 105MB fat32 EFI system partition boot, esp
2 106MB 240MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
3 240MB 250GB 250GB ext4 Extra Storagre
5 250GB 251GB 1049MB fat32 boot, esp
6 251GB 498GB 247GB ext4
4 498GB 500GB 1854MB ntfs Basic data partition hidden, diag
One thing I’m noticing here is a few leftovers from when I pooched the Windows partition, which is now extra storage. The nvme drive is the primary.
Bitlocker in Windows ?
What you should see -
here:
https://www.creativebloq.com/tech/ubuntu-studio-why-you-need-this-open-source-adobe-alternative
At the end of he article.
-The littled that I know-
You are showing two ESP - efi system partitions. On NVMe drive 1 & 5. Most systems do not like more than one ESP per drive. It looks like 1 is the default for Windows and normally grub/Ubuntu fits into that smallish ESP. Only if you have space or plan on using different boot loaders that put more files in ESP, your nvme0n1p1, so be ok. Remove boot,esp flags from 5.
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Just to add to what @oldfred has suggested: when you boot the USB choose first to try in the live mode.
Then open GParted and remove the flags as mentioned.
Close GParted and start the installer; can you make progress now?