installed Q4 OS on dell 3120 chromebook. out of disk space

bhm00 · 2026-07-11 23:14

Works fine but it complains that it is running out of disk space. It states it only has 14 gb. In fact it has emmc 64 gb ssd. Any thoughts ?

hchiper · 2026-07-12 06:52

Please provide the following info:
- Installation media image file, or a method, you have used for system installation.
- Desktop environment (Plasma, Trinity, ... other).
- Desktop software profile applied, using the Desktop profiler tool (Full, Basic, Pure, Custom).

Please run in terminal:
$ inxi -Fxxx
and post back the terminal output.

bhm00 · 2026-07-12 15:38

rian@brian-candy:~$ inxi -Fxxx
System:
Host: brian-candy Kernel: 6.12.94+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.6 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland vt: 2 dm: SDDM
Distro: Q4OS 6.7-deb13u1 base: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: GOOGLE product: Candy v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: GOOGLE model: Candy v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: coreboot v: MrChromebox-2603.2 date: 05/17/2026
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 41.4 Wh (100.0%) condition: 41.4/43.7 Wh (94.7%)
volts: 12.3 min: 11.2 model: LGC DELL KT type: Li-ion serial: 7D07
status: full cycles: 155
CPU:
Info: dual core model: Intel Celeron N2840 bits: 64 type: MCP
smt: <unsupported> arch: Silvermont rev: 8 cache: L1: 112 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 650 min/max: 500/2582 cores: 1: 650 2: 650
bogomips: 8666
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0f31 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 064e:c236 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1132 res: mode: 1366x768 hz: 60
scale: 100% (1) dpi: 136 size: 256x144mm (10.08x5.67") diag: 294mm (11.6")
modes: 1366x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus wayland:
drv: crocus x11: drv: crocus
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.7-2 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (BYT)
device-ID: 8086:0f31 display-ID: :0.

installed with Rufus
64 bit plasma full profile

hchiper · 2026-07-12 17:39

It looks like you've pasted only the first third of information available from the inxi command. Please can you try again?

bhm00 · 2026-07-13 01:21

rian@brian-candy:~$ inxi -Fxxx
System:
Host: brian-candy Kernel: 6.12.95+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.6 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland vt: 2 dm: SDDM
Distro: Q4OS 6.7-deb13u1 base: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: GOOGLE product: Candy v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: GOOGLE model: Candy v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: coreboot v: MrChromebox-2603.2 date: 05/17/2026
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 41.5 Wh (100.0%) condition: 41.5/43.7 Wh (95.0%)
volts: 12.6 min: 11.2 model: LGC DELL KT type: Li-ion serial: 7D07
status: full cycles: 155
CPU:
Info: dual core model: Intel Celeron N2840 bits: 64 type: MCP
smt: <unsupported> arch: Silvermont rev: 8 cache: L1: 112 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 500 min/max: 500/2582 cores: 1: 500 2: 500
bogomips: 8666
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0f31 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 064e:c236 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1132 res: mode: 1366x768 hz: 60
scale: 100% (1) dpi: 136 size: 256x144mm (10.08x5.67") diag: 294mm (11.6")
modes: 1366x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus wayland:
drv: crocus x11: drv: crocus
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.7-2+deb13u1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (BYT)
device-ID: 8086:0f31 display-ID: :0.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: 4 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 0
type: integrated-gpu driver: mesa intel device-ID: 8086:0f31 device: 1
type: cpu driver: mesa llvmpipe device-ID: 10005:0000
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info x11: xdriinfo,
xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:0f04
class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.95+deb13-amd64 status: kernel-api
Server-1: aRts v: 1.5.10 status: off with: artswrapper status: off
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.2 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b1 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: f0:42:1c:62:72:3a
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-4:5 chip-ID: 8087:07dc
class-ID: e001
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down
bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: no
address: F0:42:1C:62:72:3E
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 14.68 GiB used: 13.07 GiB (89.1%)
ID-1: /dev/mmcblk1 vendor: Hynix model: HAG2e size: 14.68 GiB
type: Removable tech: SSD serial: 0x46cbd22b fw-rev: 0x7 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 14.06 GiB used: 13.07 GiB (92.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/mmcblk1p2
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 7 MiB (2.3%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/mmcblk1p1
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0 fan-2: 0 fan-3: 0 fan-4: 0
Info:
Memory: total: 4 GiB available: 3.75 GiB used: 3.23 GiB (86.1%)
Processes: 223 Power: uptime: 7h 15m states: freeze,standby,mem,disk
suspend: deep wakeups: 1 hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 257
default: graphical
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2278 Compilers: gcc: 14 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.37
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.38

hchiper · 2026-07-13 17:46

It seems the detected storage is a 14.68 GiB "Hynix HAG2e" and it seems to be a removable one.
Beside an EFI partition used to boot, it has a main partition of 13.07 GiB, of which 92.9% is used.
Obviously, no 64 GB SSD is detected. Is it really present inside your laptop and correctly inserted?
Do you really have an external storage (like an SD card)?

bhm00 · 2026-07-13 18:26

Here are the specs
The Dell Chromebook 3120 (and 2-in-1) is a durable 11.6-inch laptop built primarily for students. It features an Intel Processor N100, up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and up to 64GB of eMMC storage. It boasts Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and automatic Chrome OS updates

The 64 gig ssd is in the laptop. It was running as a chromebook. I used Mr chromebook to flash the system board to be able to run a new OS.

bhm00 · 2026-07-13 18:28

Should I try to install it again. I used a 16 gb usb thumb drive with rufus .

bhm00 · 2026-07-13 18:43

in put in a 4gb flash card
to upload to.
Example: inxi --debug 21 --ftp ftp.myserver.com/incoming
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brian@brian-candy:~$ inxi -Fxxx
System:
Host: brian-candy Kernel: 6.12.95+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.6 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland vt: 2 dm: SDDM
Distro: Q4OS 6.7-deb13u1 base: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: GOOGLE product: Candy v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: GOOGLE model: Candy v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
UEFI: coreboot v: MrChromebox-2603.2 date: 05/17/2026
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 41.7 Wh (100.0%) condition: 41.7/43.7 Wh (95.4%)
volts: 12.4 min: 11.2 model: LGC DELL KT type: Li-ion serial: 7D07
status: full cycles: 155
CPU:
Info: dual core model: Intel Celeron N2840 bits: 64 type: MCP
smt: <unsupported> arch: Silvermont rev: 8 cache: L1: 112 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1299 min/max: 500/2582 cores: 1: 1299 2: 1299
bogomips: 8666
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0f31 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 064e:c236 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1132 res: mode: 1366x768 hz: 60
scale: 100% (1) dpi: 136 size: 256x144mm (10.08x5.67") diag: 294mm (11.6")
modes: 1366x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus wayland:
drv: crocus x11: drv: crocus
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.7-2+deb13u1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (BYT)
device-ID: 8086:0f31 display-ID: :0.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: 4 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 0
type: integrated-gpu driver: mesa intel device-ID: 8086:0f31 device: 1
type: cpu driver: mesa llvmpipe device-ID: 10005:0000
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info x11: xdriinfo,
xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:0f04
class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.95+deb13-amd64 status: kernel-api
Server-1: aRts v: 1.5.10 status: off with: artswrapper status: off
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.2 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b1 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: f0:42:1c:62:72:3a
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-4:5 chip-ID: 8087:07dc
class-ID: e001
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down
bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: no
address: F0:42:1C:62:72:3E
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 18.37 GiB used: 13.24 GiB (72.1%)
ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 vendor: SanDisk model: SD04G size: 3.69 GiB
type: Removable tech: SSD serial: 0x20ff1d25 scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/mmcblk1 vendor: Hynix model: HAG2e size: 14.68 GiB
type: Removable tech: SSD serial: 0x46cbd22b fw-rev: 0x7 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 14.06 GiB used: 13.03 GiB (92.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/mmcblk1p2
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 7 MiB (2.3%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/mmcblk1p1
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0 fan-2: 0 fan-3: 0 fan-4: 0
Info:
Memory: total: 4 GiB available: 3.75 GiB used: 3.26 GiB (87.0%)
Processes: 213 Power: uptime: 1h 14m states: freeze,standby,mem,disk
suspend: deep wakeups: 1 hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 257
default: graphical
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2278 Compilers: gcc: 14 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.37
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.38

q4osteam · 2026-07-13 19:59

It seems, there is no 64G drive in your computer, or it's not detected. Check your Bios please.

bhm00 · 2026-07-13 20:20

It's in the bios. The only disk is the 64gb ssd. Seems when it installed it created only 14gb partition on the ssd. The os was an iso image that was created on a 16gb usb thumb drive. That looks like what it created a small 16 gb disk .

bhm00 · 2026-07-13 20:20

Maybe I missed something about partition size ?

hchiper · 2026-07-13 21:37

From a question to IA, it appears that

"The lower capacity is likely due to ChromeOS's complex, hidden recovery partitions, unallocated space, or binary prefix miscalculations."
"Chromebook motherboards and firmware don't always flag internal soldered eMMC or NVMe drives as "system internal". If the OS kernel detects a hot-plug capable connection or reads the port as eSATA, it automatically categorizes the drive as removable."

I don't know why inxi doesn't report those partitions (provided they really exist).
You can try to install Gparted from the Software Centre and see if it detects more partitions.
Do you remember what choice you made for disk usage when you installed Q4OS? (the full disk? a partition?) I think the best choice would be to use the full disk (erasing everything, included the ChromeOS recovery partition), but in this case you'll loose all the data stored on your drive and you'll never be able to reinstall ChromeOS.

q4osteam · 2026-07-13 22:19

Thanks @hchiper. Also try to run in terminal:
$ lsblk
and post the output here.

hchiper · 2026-07-14 07:39

I asked other questions to IA today, and it appears that the situation is worse than I believed : Chromebooks are protected against installation of other OS.
This article can be interesting: https://saagarjha.com/blog/2019/03/13/d … entary-os/

Edit

One step further with IA.

Q: Is it possible to erase all the partitions on a Chromebook eMMC to retrieve the full storage in order to install Linux?

A: Yes, it is entirely possible to wipe all partitions on a Chromebook's eMMC and reclaim the full storage for a native Linux installation.

However, because Chromebooks use highly specialized firmware and partition layouts, you will need to take specific steps to format the drive and allow the system to boot.

For tips on how to properly set up a live USB and launch the necessary scripts to modify your Chromebook's bootloader:
Installing Linux Mint on a Chromebook – Full Tutorial

1. Reclaim the Full Storage

When installing a standalone Linux distribution (like Ubuntu, Debian, or Linux Mint), the Linux installer will guide you through the partitioning process. You simply choose the "Erase disk and install" (or similar) option in your Linux installer. This will completely delete the ChromeOS kernel and stateful partitions, merging all unallocated space into a single usable drive.

2. Bypass Chromebook Firmware (Required)

Unlike standard PCs, Chromebooks have write-protected firmware designed exclusively to boot ChromeOS. To actually run a standard Linux OS directly from your eMMC, you cannot simply wipe the drive; you must also alter the boot firmware.

Developer Mode: You will first need to enter Developer Mode.

Firmware Script: You must replace or modify the firmware using the MrChromebox Firmware Utility Script, which enables Legacy Booting (RW_LEGACY) or Full UEFI.

Write Protect: Depending on your Chromebook's model and age, you may need to temporarily remove a physical write-protect screw or disconnect the battery to flash the new firmware.

3. Install Linux

Create a bootable USB drive with your chosen Linux distribution using a tool like Rufus or BalenaEtcher.
Boot your Chromebook into the Live Linux USB environment.
Run the installer, wipe the internal eMMC disk entirely, and install Linux.

Last edited by hchiper (2026-07-14 07:59)

bhm00 · 2026-07-14 14:01

brian@brian-candy:~$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
mmcblk1 179:0 0 14.7G 0 disk
├─mmcblk1p1 179:1 0 300M 0 part /boot/efi
└─mmcblk1p2 179:2 0 14.4G 0 part /
mmcblk1boot0 179:256 0 4M 1 disk
mmcblk1boot1 179:512 0 4M 1 disk

q4osteam · 2026-07-14 16:34

The SK Hynix eMMC model HAG2e has a total raw storage capacity of 16 GB (or ~14.68 GiB of available user data). No other storage has been detected.

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