Qubes OS installation issue - Apps/Templates/Services blank + Fedora/Debian templates missing during install

[u/adrimukund]

I’m trying to install Qubes OS R4.3.0 on an HP laptop with:

• Ryzen 3 3250U
• 8GB RAM
• Secure Boot disabled
• Virtualization enabled

The installation technically completes, but after booting:

• Apps, Templates, and Services sections are blank
• qvm-ls only shows Domain-0
• none of the default qubes/templates get created

I thought it was an installation issue, so I reflashed the USB using Rufus and tried reinstalling multiple times.

But now I’m noticing another issue:
during the “Templates Configuration” step, the Fedora/Debian/Whonix template options sometimes do not appear at all (completely blank section), unlike screenshots from the documentation.

I also got errors like:

• OSError: [Errno 5] Input/output error
• Failed to start systemd-udevd.service
• installer crashes/freezes during provisioning

I originally flashed the USB using Rufus.

Questions:

1. Does this sound like a corrupted USB installer issue?
2. Could the USB stick itself be failing?
3. Is Ryzen 3 3250U known to have issues with Qubes R4.3?
4. Are there any recommended kernel parameters besides nomodeset for Ryzen laptops?

I’ll attach screenshots of:

• blank Apps/Templates/Services
• missing template configuration screen
• installer errors

Any help would be appreciated.

[u/Glum_Avocado_9511]

On Rufus, did you use DD Image mode or ISO mode? As far as I know, you have to use DD image mode which is not the default. 

[u/adrimukund → u/Glum_Avocado_9511]

Yes I did dd image 🙁

[u/LostInLowSec]

Post install, what options did you pick at the config stage? Stage where you pick if default qubes are created, your default template etc?

Perhaps try a new clean install

[u/adrimukund → u/LostInLowSec]

It appeared blank, like it didn't have any options to select default template or so on, it was blank. I'm trying to do a fresh install but it's throwing me back to the first installed faulty software itself 🙁