How do I know windows is deleted after I install mint? | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 9:59 PM

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New! Confused!

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:11 PM

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latent bronze New! Confused!

During installation of mint there is a menu where it asks you how you want to install mint to your storage drive. If you don't pick "Install Linux Mint alongside Windows" or manually configure it to do so then Linux Mint takes up the entire drive and everything that was on the drive (ie: windows) is deleted

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:11 PM

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THANK YOUUU

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im finally burning it to my usb and im so nervous

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Although in the long run I know im not making a mistake

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I just hope upgrading is easy

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I wanna upgrade to opensuse once im savy enough

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:13 PM

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Just make sure to test mint in the live environment before committing to the installation. Test that everything works, like wifi, mouse, keyboard, printers, ethernet, sound, mic, bluetooth, etc

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:16 PM

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oh shoot, how would I go about doing that?

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:17 PM

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just explore

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:17 PM

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The iso image ur burning to the USB has live mint and the installer. When you boot that USB you will be in the live mint environment. It wont install linux mint until you press "Install Linux Mint" in that live environment

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:17 PM

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there's no time limit to how many minutes or hours u can spend in the live desktop

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:19 PM

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And live mint will be a testing ground while keeping windows?

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so, say, something refuses to work, I can always just yoink the usb out and go back to square one?

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:20 PM

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yeuh

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:20 PM

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bet

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see you on the other side gamers

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oh,,,

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:21 PM

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just be aware, u cant install massive stuff in live

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small apps yes, for testing

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:22 PM

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Also note that the live environment will be much slower than when it's fully installed. Since it's running off the USB

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:22 PM

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i guess i,,, restart my computer,,,?

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hrm

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:23 PM

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Once you flashed the USB, insert it and restart ur pc and load up the boot menu

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:23 PM

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what did u make the usb with?

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:23 PM

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Then select the option to boot from the USB

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:23 PM

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preferably uefi usb on a newer pc

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:24 PM

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Stunner, is there a need to disable secure boot?

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:25 PM

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HAZZA >:3

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So the testing would be in mint compatibility mode? Or just mint?

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:28 PM

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latent bronze So the testing would be in mint compatibility mode? Or just mint?

Just mint

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:31 PM

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wait up

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how old is pc?

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:32 PM

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static wren Stunner, is there a need to disable secure boot?

no, unless nvidia gfx or special wifi card

static wren Mar 18, 2025, 10:32 PM

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Looks like it has a usb c port

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:32 PM

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latent bronze

i may be wrong, but this looks like legacy boot menu

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eh maybe not

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:34 PM

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What's that mean???

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Cuz the download for this one on the mint website was.... Like 2 minutes

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IDK if that's a red flag but the one I downloaded for the tester was like an hour

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Which in retrospect could also be a green flag?

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:36 PM

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2 mintes for 2.9 GiB's if on fiber optic internet

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:36 PM

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?

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:36 PM

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how big the ISO file?

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:37 PM

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warm frost 2 mintes for 2.9 GiB's if on fiber optic internet

From what I saw it was this

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Although I'm not hooked up to an Ethernet cable

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This one btw

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:38 PM

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warm frost what did u make the usb with?

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latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:38 PM

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OH

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:39 PM

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are u on fiber internet?

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:39 PM

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https://etcher.balena.io/

balenaEtcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives

A cross-platform tool to flash OS images onto SD cards and USB drives safely and easily. Free and open source for makers around the world.

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Nnn

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No I don't think so

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:39 PM

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then how the hell did u download nearly 3 gigs in 2 minutes?

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:40 PM

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I am really really sorry I'm so lost, these are probably things I should already know

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Yeah! That's why I was like "hm this feels like a red flag, and the other ones took 2 hours... But."

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"I don't know enough about this to argue..."

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And a few people on forums also claimed kernel was p good and the tutorial on YouTube also downloaded it in 2 minutes

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:41 PM

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did u reach live desktop?

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:41 PM

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Yes!

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:41 PM

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did u connect to internet now in live desktop?

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:41 PM

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Yes! :D

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:41 PM

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if so, open browser. go to http://pcmag.speedtestcustom.com/

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do a test n show pic

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:43 PM

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EYYY I LOVE DOXING MYSELF :D

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Sure thing!

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warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:46 PM

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ya so u must have fiber optic internet service

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cable internet is around 50 to 150 or maybe 200 MEGABITS per second down

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just test all the stuff like coby said. onlinemictest.com webcamtest.com

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then installer option: erase disk and install linux mint

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explore system settings

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:51 PM

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I also got recommended to verify my mint but like

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Jesus they don't make this shit easy for me. I don't even know how to get to my iso image if I'm running Linux

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Oh also in this lil testing playground I probably won't have all my space/storage/disk drive, will it?

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:56 PM

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hm?

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just verify it against the checksum on the website

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if the hash matches, all good.

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 10:58 PM

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OH I was on the wrong page

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 10:59 PM

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latent bronze Oh also in this lil testing playground I probably won't have all my space/storag...

open start menu, type disks

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it should show up unless nvme with RST on it

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:07 PM

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Again I'm sorry for the dumb questions but I'm driving myself insane trying to figure out how to do this

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I guess I do that in the terminal?

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 11:09 PM

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nah

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u back on windows?

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:09 PM

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I am not

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 11:09 PM

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go back a moment

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u did things in wrong order

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:09 PM

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Fuck

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 11:09 PM

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ur supposed to verify before live booting really

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:09 PM

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That's why I'm having such a hard time

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 11:09 PM

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unless u had ventoy flasher, cuz it can verify on the boot

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:10 PM

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I guess I just shut the computer down then?

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Yoink the USB once it's asleep?

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Shut down*

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 11:10 PM

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yep

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tbh i would just ventoy ur usb stick.

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unless u dont mind having the usb locked up n useless for anything else in the future

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if u have 500 usb sticks, n dont care, leave it etchered.

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:12 PM

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Ehelaags

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Sorry uhh yeah I'll ventoy it

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 11:14 PM

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#1295816480256163892 message

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pay attention 4b and all of 6

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:16 PM

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Thank you so much

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Honestly tho

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 11:17 PM

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easy verify on boot

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:17 PM

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Is there a way to delete everything on my USB, make it usable again and try it on a different computer? Or will ventoying do just that?

warm frost Mar 18, 2025, 11:17 PM

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it will do just that

latent bronze Mar 18, 2025, 11:17 PM

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Got it

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 6:43 PM

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warm frost it will do just that

3b

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Ventoy2disk.exe file.

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Finally getting around to it haha,,,

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 6:44 PM

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warm frost https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/1295816480256163892/129582895003...

yep. it's all here. follow every word

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for safety, one should ALWAYS have file extensions view turned on in Windows Explorer settings imo

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but if ur gonna wipe it soon, no matter

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 6:47 PM

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AAAAAAA OMG IT WORKED YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 7:45 PM

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latent bronze AAAAAAA OMG IT WORKED YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what did? you installed new operating system yet?

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 7:50 PM

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I did

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Kinda?

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its not installing on the old computer and on the new computer irs just not reading my usb at all

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not sure what I did wrong

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like its not even seeing the driver at all. I think I may have killed it

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 7:53 PM

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how old is this "old" computer?

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@latent bronze

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and new computers sometimes need ventoy made as GPT (step 4b) from the start in order to even see a bootable drive. and fast boot off in bios

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 7:56 PM

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Well i carried it around in my first and second year in highschool and im 25 now, and it was made by a guy who makes custom computers two years before I even bought it, and it runs on windows 7, so it was made at LEAST 2012

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 7:57 PM

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that's not out of the question

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 7:58 PM

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warm frost easy verify on boot

did u reach this?

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@latent bronze

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 7:59 PM

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One sec

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Fuck I see what I did wrong

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I didnt copy it. I just thought burning it would be enough

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thank fuck I got these usbs for free

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:01 PM

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do all of step 6 in guide accurately

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 8:03 PM

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ill see if I can find a smaller driver this time. Tbh the version of mint i downloaded is a lot smaller compared to the usb i have which

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kinda stings but i mean, whatever it was free

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:03 PM

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with ventoy, it doesnt matter

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u can still use the drive for whatever,

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unlike etcher

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 8:04 PM

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wait fr? Even if the computer cant even find the drive?

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YEAH I.,,

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I USED ETCHER,,,,,,

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:04 PM

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u showed a picture in windows of the d: drive present

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just put a damn iso on it

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 8:06 PM

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I cant fucking do that because it cant find the usb

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:06 PM

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latent bronze

what is this then?

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 8:06 PM

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idk what the hell happened but im not just telling a lie for shits and giggles

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 8:06 PM

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warm frost what is this then?

This was before I took it out

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:06 PM

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simply eject n replug

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 8:07 PM

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i took it out, tried it on the new computer, put it BACK in the old computer and ejected it and repluged it like 5 times

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Im not being obtuse, im not trying to piss you off, im telling you what happened

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:08 PM

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open windows disk management, with the ventoy'd usb inserted first. what shows?

latent bronze Mar 19, 2025, 8:08 PM

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warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:12 PM

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it needs to have ventoy put on it

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presuming this 115 gig drive is your usb

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:14 PM

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warm frost https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/1295816480256163892/129582895003...

just redo all from steps 3b to 7. idk if u cleared it strangely or picked up a different usb

warm frost Mar 19, 2025, 8:47 PM

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alternatives to ventoy that still let you flash and image and still have the drive available for data are:

UUI (universal usb installer)
Rufus

crude mango Mar 20, 2025, 2:34 AM

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so like, how did we end up here from just trying to install mint?

warm frost Mar 20, 2025, 2:47 AM

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any updates or completions on this, @latent bronze ?

warm frost Mar 22, 2025, 11:23 PM

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abandoned, @latent bronze ?

latent bronze Mar 22, 2025, 11:23 PM

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tbh, i needed a break from trying to fuck with this

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