Boot method: USB Stick (Ventoy)
Image version:
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-13.4.0-amd64-gnome.iso
Date: April 13, 2026 3:30 am

Machine: Pegatron BYT-X1
Processor: Celeron J1800
Memory: 8gb DDR3
Partitions: HDD 160 GB (Let the installer use the full drive and set the
default partitions recommended for beginners)

Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): Can't attach a log if the system isn't
installed, but all read normal, it didn't mark any missing driver

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [E]
Detect media: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: []
Install boot loader: []
Overall install: [E]

Comments/Problems:

The installer boot successfully. I did detect the network card but fail to
configure network because I don't have internet at the moment of
installation. Set to configure it later. The issue arrives after it
installed the base system, it get stuck on "updating the list of available
packages". The USB don't flash to sign that is being used, and the hard
drive is silent, it is also not being write. I tried with Calamares and it
did installed successfully and the system booted normally. Don't know what
could be causing the problem, maybe it's trying to pull a package from the
iso that doesn't exist?

Hope this info is useful.
Have a nice day. ☺️

Can you try without Ventoy ?

During the installation, busybox shells are available in tty2 and tty3
and installer logs are written to tty4 and /var/log/syslog. At any time,
you can check logs by switching to tty2, tty3 or tty4 with Alt+F2,
Alt+F3 or Alt+F4 respectively (also press Ctrl if using the graphic
installer). In a shell you can also mount any supported filesystem and
save logs and other information.

First of all, thanks for answering.

After reading the reply of the bug report suggesting to try an alternative
to Ventoy to make the USB booteable, I decided to try something different
first:
Grab another iso from the website, and decided to use the full DVD install,
that comes with all the DE inside.

Well, I did the same process, no internet, used the graphical installer and
all, and to my surprise it installed just fine (albeit slow but that is the
hdd that really is a spinning snail). I'd go with Gnome again.

After the installation and reboot, the system boot up normal as expected.
It was a success.

Might try later the suggestion of using something like Rufus and the Gnome
live iso to check if it's Ventoy with that specific iso that is causing the
problem, or if is that iso that has an issue with my specific hardware and
no internet connection.

Nothing else to add.

With Ventoy ?

Be careful with Rufus. Depending on the selected mode, it may modify the
ISO image contents when writing it to the USB drive. Make sure to select
"dd" mode which should write the ISO image "as is". Or ideally write the
ISO image with cp or dd from any Linux system as recommended in the
installation manual.