xserver bug in centos stream 9 iso installer

[chip121422]

Hello, I downloaded the centos stream 9 iso and flashed a usb drive with balena. I get to the first dialog:

[install centos stream 9]
[test this media & install centos stream 9]
[troubleshooting]

...but it hangs right before the gui shows up to assign root user/pass and install location.

I used the vnc installer and i got into run level 3, but changing to run level 5 causes the same error.

i've tried three separate dell machines and run into this problem.

I am currently using a dell optiplex E93839 motherboard, with a xeon E3-1270 v5 and 2x8gb ddr4

[tunk]

Did you create a checksum and see if it's correct?
There are iso2usb tools that doesn't work correctly,
balena is not mentioned here:
https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey

[jlehtone]

Did you try text mode install? (IIRC, it is in [troubleshooting] menu.)

I am currently using a dell optiplex E93839 motherboard, with a xeon E3-1270 v5 and 2x8gb ddr4

None of those is GPU? GPU is relevant on graphic issues.

Did you create a checksum and see if it's correct?

That is good practice pre-flash, but there is also that [test this media & install centos stream 9] that I presume to checksum something, if chosen.

[TrevorH]

I used the vnc installer and i got into run level 3, but changing to run level 5 causes the same error.

If you use the vnc option then you can also append 'text' and not have it start the GUI at all.