limpid crown
unable to create a bootable media, unable to format my usb drive, bootable media im attempting to create somehow has zero available storage even though its a 32gb drive, and probably another problem im forgetting but right now i just need to format this drive to figure out why the bootable media isnt working
this is it saying it successfully formatted my usb, while you can clearly see files in the usb
crystal oasis
this is it saying it successfully formatted my usb, while you can clearly see fi...
are you trying to just clean off the USB?
and was this USB disk previously prepared with Etcher?
cuz etcher is a b*tch, but not hard to remove if you use right tool
limpid crown
trying to figure out why A) when i create a bootable media it "works" but then when i turn my pc off and on with the usb in AND fast boot turned off, and B) when i create the bootable media that doesnt work, i can put the drivers, or anything else, in the drive because it claims theres no space left
and yes i used etcher
and am currently trying the use etcher to create the bootable media
crystal oasis
bootable for what?
limpid crown
because every other software i try to use doesnt work
limpid crown
bootable for what?
windows 11
i tried rufus, which doesnt recognize the iso file or the usb drive, and this other one that just doesnt work at all
crystal oasis
first off, etcher wont work to make a winstaller, 2ndly, use ventoy : it will clean the usb fully, and then make it ready so u can just copy/paste windows 11 ISO on it
see #1295816480256163892
limpid crown
oh yeah ventoy was the other one i tried that didnt work at all
crystal oasis
u should try it in wimboot mode
limpid crown
no clue what that means
crystal oasis
unless the flash didnt copy perfect
u must wait at least a minute after iso copied
limpid crown
but i tried opening all four of the ventoygui files that came with the zip file, and none of them appear to do anything
crystal oasis
first, u have to unzip the tar.gz
then the link above shows exactlyyyyy how to run and use
crystal oasis
only use the ventoygui x86_64
limpid crown
right now im trying to format the usb stick with the "disks" software that came with the distro
crystal oasis
ventou will wipe it
limpid crown
should i just cancel the formatting?
limpid crown
i used the two gears menu
limpid crown
it only had one partition so i figured that would have been fine
i already have the driver i need
crystal oasis
so read guide up to step 4b ,, but then stop at that point and tag me
*read and do up to
limpid crown
ok ive cleared it and switched the partition style@crystal oasis
crystal oasis
ok next, go to option again
partition config
leave space at end of drive: 3 GiB
partition style as gpt for any new computers running picky uefi
once that's done, click 'install' button
once ventoy is installed, it should show gpt, and padlock icon on both sides
@limpid crown got it?
once it's done, close the ventoy installer, and open DISKS app
click the 3GB "free space" u had left, and then the + button to add a new volume there: make it FAT32
name SPARE
Once done, u may put any unzipped drivers win 11 may need for chipset, storage, etc there on SPARE
limpid crown
sorry had to go deal with my dogs for a second
crystal oasis
and copy the win ISO onto the new empty VENTOY partition on usb, follow ALL of step 6 closely for that
limpid crown
i missclicked when typing the name, is that fine or do i need to redo it?
alright i did all of that
@crystal oasis I shutdown and it's stuck on the mint logo on both monitors
limpid crown
Alright
crystal oasis
and name doesnt matter all that much, so long as u know it
crystal oasis
did u wait a full-ass minute after ISO said finished copying?
limpid crown
I walked away from my computer for a bit after moving it over
Definitely more than a minute
crystal oasis
well it takes 5 minute s or so to copy roughly
plus 1 full minute rest after
as step 6b mentions
limpid crown
Right
crystal oasis
it says half minute cuz mint iso is smaller, thus less data
limpid crown
It still just has the mint logo
crystal oasis
anyway idk if the microsoft site offers a checksum hash for the win 11 iso
limpid crown
Oh it just shut down
limpid crown
I have two boot options that look like they are the USB, but I'm not certain, UEFI: general UDisk 5.00, partition 2, and partition 3
Oh and one that doesn't say partition
Are any of these the bootable media?
limpid crown
And you said boot in wimboot mode right?
crystal oasis
plain udisk is legacy-boot usb
crystal oasis
And you said boot in wimboot mode right?
Well no
limpid crown
Oh I thought I remembered you saying something about that
crystal oasis
idk how far u even got last time with ventoy
crystal oasis
yep
limpid crown
That did work
crystal oasis
give it a solid bunch of time to boot the winstaller
are u removing linux for windows?
limpid crown
Yup
limpid crown
It had too many problems that I just didn't feel like dealing with on a daily driver
crystal oasis
if windows asks for storage driver, browse to SPARE disk
limpid crown
Maybe one day I can get a 2nd PC to mess around with but not today
crystal oasis
u may need them later once finally at win desktop after 4 reboots (for sound, touch, network, etc)
yw
limpid crown
I really don't understand how people just jump straight to Linux as their only os
crystal oasis
non gamers like me, easy as fkn pie
limpid crown
Even the non gaming stuff I had trouble with
The biggest problem I had was when I looked up how to do something, I would get a reddit forum where all the answers are assuming you know way more than I knew
crystal oasis
well the way i started was running a live usb - with persistent save - for a whole bunch of months before installing onto another pc finally
limpid crown
Maybe I'll try that
crystal oasis
The biggest problem I had was when I looked up how to do something, I would get ...
two words: Joe Collins
limpid crown
Ah
crystal oasis
u can make a persistent usb with existing ventoy stick too
limpid crown
I like Linux as a concept because Windows is so ass, but I also want just a little bit of convenience
crystal oasis
it's a ventoy plugin, that lets u keep a dat file which is essentially a big save ile
limpid crown
Also switching to Linux or at least dual booting would be way easier if I had a NAS
crystal oasis
well a NAS is good for backup, general data
limpid crown
Yeah I need that for my blender files
crystal oasis
(dont attempt to boot from a NAS)
limpid crown
Of course
crystal oasis
Ok stepping off a min.
limpid crown
Alright, again thanks for all your assistance
crystal oasis
unable to create a bootable media, unable to format my usb drive, bootable media...
btw, this is due to how Etcher makes nearly the whole USB drive (except 5 MB) into one big read-only DVD impersonation.
crystal oasis
see <#1295816480256163892>
near very bottom of this post, an alternate method to undo that via just Windows diskpart tool is referenced. (and ofc the ventoy way)