Fresh windows to linux switcher, stuck on final step of the install | Omacom | Page 1

orchid terrace Oct 26, 2025, 4:29 PM

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Secure Boot is disabled, tried 4 different USB drives even bought a new one.
On the final step where you remove the USB and reboot I get an error and then the OS will not startup.
Please help, thanks in advanced.

quartz oasis Oct 26, 2025, 4:39 PM

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How'd you write the USB?

orchid terrace Oct 26, 2025, 4:40 PM

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with Balena etcher

drowsy basin Oct 26, 2025, 4:41 PM

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rewrite it using Rufus set to GPT and use DD when writing

orchid terrace Oct 26, 2025, 4:42 PM

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I'm now downloading Rufus

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Now I can't even see the USB in the boot option, I'm now trying it again with the new USB

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Nope that also did not work

orchid terrace Oct 26, 2025, 5:32 PM

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I've now tried every different parameter with Rufus and none of them worked

drowsy basin Oct 26, 2025, 5:38 PM

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is your bios set to boot UEFI? and make sure secureboot is turned off as well as tpm

orchid terrace Oct 26, 2025, 5:49 PM

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I cannot find a ''EUFI'' option in the bios, secure boot is off, tpm is not on the system so that's good

drowsy basin Oct 26, 2025, 5:51 PM

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is legacy boot on?

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or anything like MBR GPT

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we want MBR off

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and GPT/UEFI on

orchid terrace Oct 26, 2025, 5:58 PM

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I do not have these options in the BIOS, I think I need to buy a different laptop

orchid terrace Oct 26, 2025, 6:29 PM

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Can I maybe install a new BIOS that has these options?

sudden nebula Oct 27, 2025, 4:16 PM

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@orchid terrace what kind of laptop are you using?

orchid terrace Oct 27, 2025, 6:27 PM

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''Lenovo T410s'' the s in the end is apparently important because with the T410 there are those options in the BIOS, that are not there in the T410s

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I'm open to do hardware modifications or risky flashes, since I'm not going back to windows and if linux cannot be installed on this laptop I will give it away

sudden nebula Oct 27, 2025, 6:56 PM

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you don't see any mention of EFI or UEFI in your BIOS?

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also you can try seeing if lenovo has any firmware updates for your machine and see if that helps

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even if you already removed windows, you can usually still trigger a firmware update using a bootable USB with the firmware package on it (most vendors have instructions on how to do this)

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like Sicarius said, if you have a "legacy boot" option in your BIOS (usually shows up near the boot or security menus) that needs to be turned off

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use Rufus or Ventoy to make your bootable USB for the omarchy .iso

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worst case scenario, you may need to go manual install route. Sometimes that is able to work around weird issues

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