Screen goes black when booting mint. | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

blissful island Mar 9, 2026, 11:17 PM

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Im a new linux user trying to switch from windows to mint cinnamon 22.3. I did all the steps, installed mint onto a 32gb usb, turned off secure boot and fast boot, switched my boot option to my usb, got to the boot linux screen clicked boot linux and my screen turns off and my fans start spinning fast. Im not sure how to fix it, im not very good at this kind stuff.

cyan epoch Mar 9, 2026, 11:47 PM

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https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ First check and see if everything in here was followed. Make sure from your BIOS it boots first from USB. You can set it back after you install Linux.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:07 AM

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It brings me here, tried both compatibility and the first one. Just uninstalled and reinstalled it to the usb and same issue persists.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:09 AM

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So when you click Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon 64-Bit you get a black screen?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:11 AM

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Yes

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I also tried nomodeset, and noveau.noaccel=1

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No luck with those either

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:21 AM

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Is your monitor wire connected to your GPU? HDMI, DP?

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You can connect your monitor wire, depending on your PC to your motherboard, CPU output. It's a quick way to get access without needing a GPU.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:23 AM

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I have two monitors, both plugged into the gpu, one is a DP and the other HDMI.

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I'll try connecting one to the CPU

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:24 AM

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Ah that's your problem. Only have 1 plugged in.

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Just have the 1 monitor at first.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:26 AM

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Ok, I tried plugging it into the CPU, the screen stayed black. Then I tried it with one monitor, still the same issue.

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:27 AM

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What's your CPU and monitor?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:27 AM

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My cpu is a ryzen 7 5600X

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:28 AM

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RAM amount? 16gb?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:28 AM

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32 ddr4

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:29 AM

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I'd say, reinstall from scratch. This time with only the monitor, dp wire plugged in. Make sure your monitor stays on all the way through.

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Did you use Etcher, Ventoy or Rufus for the Linux ISO install?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:29 AM

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Rufus

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:29 AM

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Also include, install codecs in the install menu.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:30 AM

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I should reinstall the entire linux mint again?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:36 AM

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Yes, if you can't get into Linux.

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The reinstall will lock into a single port. Your DP GPU. Otherwise we'll have to track down all the things you did, and undo them.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:39 AM

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Alrighty

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So after I put it on the usb, should I take it out of the pc or keep it in?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:52 AM

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Keep it in, reboot into BIOS, boot from USB, install from USB. When it's done. It will tell you to remove the USB.

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Just make sure you also install the codes in the install Mint process.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:54 AM

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Should I shut down my pc or restart it to get into bios?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:54 AM

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Whichever gets you into BIOS easier.

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When you shut down or restart with the USB in socket. It will power it down.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:56 AM

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Does this look right?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:56 AM

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Are you dual booting?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:57 AM

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Im not sure, like I said im not very good with this stuff.

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I would perfer just to use Linux

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:57 AM

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Are you deleting the entire Windows drive for Linux?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:58 AM

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I would like to.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:58 AM

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When you installed this the first time. Did you split the partition? Split your storage drive in half? Half Windows, half Linux?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 12:59 AM

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No, I dont think I did.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 12:59 AM

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Ah. If you want to have two OSes on the same drive. You will need to split partition. Otherwise they'll step on each other. Windows has the bigger foot.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:00 AM

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Oh

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:00 AM

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Before formatting a drive. Make sure you backed up all data.

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Normally people put 1 OS on each SSD or HDD.

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If they share the drive. It creates some issues down the road. Again, Windows not liking to share. You can encounter the same issue by installing two Windows OSes on the same drive.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:02 AM

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So am I able to delete windows off the SSD after I get linux working?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:03 AM

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Yes. Just install Linux from scratch. It will format, wipe the drive. No more Windows.

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Be warned, it will wipe the drive. You will lose all data on it.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:04 AM

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So, to install linux I need to split the SSD first?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:05 AM

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No, if you plan on removing Windows.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:08 AM

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It still isn't letting me boot mint.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:09 AM

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You did a fresh install of Linux? Installed the codec, chose your time region, language?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:10 AM

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I installed it from the website and put it onto my usb.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:11 AM

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Then you restarted your PC. The USB shows the Linux install screen?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:12 AM

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blissful island It brings me here, tried both compatibility and the first one. Just uninstalled ...

I get to this screen

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Then click the first one

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And my screen goes black.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:13 AM

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Can you show the first screen?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:14 AM

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Like when I click the first one?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:14 AM

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The first screen should be it booting from the USB into a LIVE Linux Mint environment.

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Then in the upper left corner should be the install linux icon.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:14 AM

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Yeah but that doesn't happen

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:15 AM

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So you aren't getting into the Linux Live boot?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:16 AM

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:16 AM

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This should appear after it is done running the USB.

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You have the Start menu appearing instead. It says it's already installed.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:17 AM

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Do I just wait?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:18 AM

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No. It's not booting into the live environment. Linux has a try before you buy method.

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https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ We're starting over. For whatever reason it's out of order on Ventoy.

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Go back into Windows. Follow this guide using Etcher instead to create the bootable ISO, USB.

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https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/burn.html

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In Windows, Mac OS, or other Linux distributions
Download Etcher, install it and run it.
Using Etcher
Click Select image and select your ISO file.
Click Select drive and select your USB stick.
Click Flash!

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:24 AM

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alrighty, its downloading the data onto the memory stick.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:27 AM

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(:

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:37 AM

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:39 AM

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Did you flash the USB drive, with Etcher?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:39 AM

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Yes

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:39 AM

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Linux is on there now?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:40 AM

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Should be

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:40 AM

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If it's on there. Reboot PC, run from USB. It should run a bunch of script. Then you'll get the Linux environment. Upper left hand corner will be your Install Linux Option.

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Keep in mind you are formatting your Windows drive? Deleting everything on it for Linux?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:41 AM

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yes

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:41 AM

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Then have at it.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:43 AM

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Why is there 3 now?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:45 AM

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USB Disk

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Stick with the basic, 31gb version. Partition 2... Hm... Did you fully flash your USB stick?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:46 AM

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It said it was done flashing.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:46 AM

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Either way boot from the basic version.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:47 AM

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Partion 2?

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Or the other

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:47 AM

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The default. No partition listed.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:47 AM

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Ok

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Im here again

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:48 AM

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Reboot, try partition 2. /:

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:49 AM

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Same screen

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:50 AM

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Hm...

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Try f12 or escape at that screen.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:52 AM

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Didn't do anything.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:52 AM

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Try OEM install.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:53 AM

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Still doesn't display anything

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:53 AM

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Try compatibility mode.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:53 AM

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It did the same thing in that mode as well

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:54 AM

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UEFI firmware settings?

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Your Secure Boot is off?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:54 AM

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Yes, it should be off

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:54 AM

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Check your BIOS under boot/ secure boot. Make sure it's off. It may show as CSM.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:55 AM

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:56 AM

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Secure Boot state is on user. Is there an off option?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:56 AM

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Windows UEFI mode

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And Other Os

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:56 AM

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Secure Boot State

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Is there another option in there? If no, go back a screen

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:57 AM

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This aswell

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:58 AM

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Go back a further screen.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:58 AM

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Ok

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:58 AM

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That's just the secure boot settings.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 1:59 AM

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Yes

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Thats all for that tab

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 1:59 AM

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Found it. CSM. Turn it off.

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That should grey out your secure boot options.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:00 AM

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Do I change anything here?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:00 AM

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Launch CSM. Disable.

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Set the rest to UEFI or UEFI+ Legacy

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CSM is how your motherboard launches secure boot.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:03 AM

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I still can't get Linux open

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:04 AM

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CSM is off now?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:04 AM

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Yes

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:04 AM

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Is it the same screen?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:04 AM

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Yes

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:05 AM

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Ok turn CSM back on. You'll need to completely format the USB stick. Right click the USB stick, properties, format FAT32.

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Then do the USB Etcher flash again. Turn off CSM in BIOS. Boot into Linux with the USB. That should do it.

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(I'm thinking it's the Ventoy still on your USB stick)

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:07 AM

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Do I need to wipe anything from the usb

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:08 AM

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Yes. The whole thing. Remove anything extra on there that you want to keep.

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We are totally formatting the USB stick.

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CSM back on. Do this in Windows.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:13 AM

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:14 AM

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You completely formatted the USB drive before doing this?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:18 AM

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I forgot about that. I tried to format but it wont let me.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:18 AM

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You need to format the USB.

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Right click, properties. Format. After Fat32. Check for errors. Then Flash for etcher.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:22 AM

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:23 AM

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Remove quick format.

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We found the issue. It's the USB stick.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:23 AM

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Whats the issue with it?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:24 AM

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Looks like it's got conflicting partitions.

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We're going to use a more exacting method to fix the USB stick.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U6ykXoFn3E Start at 55 seconds in.

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Open CMD Prompt as Administrator
diskpart
list disk
select disk 2
(Make sure it's the correct disk)
attributes disk clear readonly
clean
create partition primary
format fs=fat32 quick

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:32 AM

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alright I did that

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:32 AM

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What does the stick say in Windows File Explorer?

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32gb? 31gb?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:32 AM

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28.8

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cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:35 AM

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I don't like that it's losing space. Well, we'll try and flash it now.

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(When USB sticks stop displaying the exact number like 32, 16, or very close to said numbers. It's an indicator they are dying.)

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To save themselves the USB write away bad sectors. Thus it's smaller.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:36 AM

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I just bought this USB today.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:37 AM

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We'll see. Install Etcher and let's see if we can get this working. Reminder: turn off CSM before booting up Linux.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:45 AM

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Almost done

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Ok, so now I just turn off my pc and enter bios?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:48 AM

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Yes. CSM off.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 2:48 AM

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alright

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Its still not working

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 2:53 AM

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I recommend #⛑triage Link them to this. You got something going on that could be a hardware issue.

brittle sequoia Mar 10, 2026, 3:04 AM

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I remember when I fresh installed it last May, I had the same problem

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:04 AM

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Do you have another usb drive u could try ?

brittle sequoia Mar 10, 2026, 3:04 AM

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But I forgot how to solve it

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:04 AM

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frigid scroll Do you have another usb drive u could try ?

No.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:04 AM

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Are you able to get back to windows

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:04 AM

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Im on windows right now.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:05 AM

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Ur usb drive plugged in ?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:05 AM

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yes

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:05 AM

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Try check disk

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:05 AM

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We formatted the USB. I did notice the amount is off for a 32gb. Twice BTW, different numbers.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:05 AM

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Chkdsk in command prompt

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:06 AM

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It says I dont have sufficient privileges.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:06 AM

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Did you run as admin

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Always run command prompt as administrator

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:07 AM

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how?

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:07 AM

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When you go to open it, right click

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Then run as administrator

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:07 AM

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Oh, I see.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:08 AM

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Out of curiosity, what’re you wanting to download Linux for ?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:08 AM

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Mint Cinnamon 22.3 from what I saw.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:08 AM

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Fun

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:09 AM

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If they want to nuke Windows from orbit. It's probably the usual.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:09 AM

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Ok, I think it finished

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:09 AM

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What’s it say

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Send a pic if possible

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:09 AM

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Did the size on the USB stick change? 28.8gb still?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:10 AM

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frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:10 AM

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cyan epoch Did the size on the USB stick change? 28.8gb still?

It’s weird, bc it never changed whenever they formatted it

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:10 AM

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frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:10 AM

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blissful island

What’s on it right now?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:10 AM

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Holy crap there it is again.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:10 AM

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thats what it looks like right now.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:11 AM

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It's not 28.8gb anymore? It went back to 1.44mb?

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:11 AM

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This is odd

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What’s that program, disk manager?

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:11 AM

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file explorer

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:11 AM

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I think that’s what it’s called. Run disk manager

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:11 AM

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That seems highly likely a USB stick error. Did you try switching USB slots? First right click stick, eject. Plug it into another slot.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:12 AM

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frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:12 AM

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Okay, go back to task manager

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Or file explorersorry

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And format your usb drive to fat32

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:13 AM

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we did that prior.

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All of that.

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This is again a different number. 26.03

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:13 AM

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It says the primary partition isn’t formatted

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Only 5mb is

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That’s why it’s only showing 5mb usable

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:14 AM

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Yep. Looks like it needs to be fully partitioned.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:14 AM

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What’s the command for that

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Lemme google

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Okay back to disk manager

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:15 AM

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ok

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:16 AM

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Right click your usb drive

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:16 AM

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ok

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:17 AM

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Actually this will be easier, sorry. Close that out and open command prompt as admin

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:17 AM

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ok

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:17 AM

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Run “diskpart”

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Then use “list disk”

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:18 AM

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ok

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:18 AM

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Run “select disk 1”

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:18 AM

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alright

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:18 AM

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Now run “clean”

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:18 AM

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Wait.

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Make sure it's the correct disk

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:19 AM

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It is

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:19 AM

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Yep. Disk 1. (:

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:19 AM

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cyan epoch Make sure it's the correct disk

Run disk 1 makes certain of that

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Have you ran clean?

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:19 AM

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Aye. I scrolled up and double checked.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:19 AM

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yes

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:19 AM

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Yes we did. But go over it again if anything was missed.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:19 AM

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Okay now, run “create partition primary”

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:20 AM

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k

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:20 AM

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“Format fs=fat32 quick”

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:21 AM

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alright

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:21 AM

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Now finally “assign”

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:21 AM

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ok

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:21 AM

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Now run back to disk manager, and send me a photo like the one you sent earlier

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:22 AM

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frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:22 AM

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Perfect, usb fixed

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Now you will have to go thru the Linux mint steps from step 1

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Bc that wiped the drive clean

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:22 AM

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28.91, 28.89 seems sus.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:23 AM

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I also agree there

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That’s weird

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:23 AM

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I think it's a bad USB more than ever.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:23 AM

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cyan epoch I think it's a bad USB more than ever.

I saw he bought it today ?

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Or they, sorry

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:24 AM

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Doesn't matter. It's $1 tech. Sometimes you get a bad batch. Or maybe some kind of damage like static electricity, didn't eject device when removing it.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:24 AM

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True

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:25 AM

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The fluctuating file sizes is a big warning sign. I'll we'll try one more time and hope for the best.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:25 AM

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You can try again, if not work, new usb time

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:25 AM

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@blissful island So give the install process one more shot.

frigid scroll Mar 10, 2026, 3:26 AM

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I bet that’s why it was black screening

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:26 AM

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Make sure it's in a different USB port on your PC. Right click, eject before removing the stick.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 3:26 AM

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alrighty

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 3:28 AM

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https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=326 Link to Linux Mint ISO

Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" - Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 4:14 AM

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It still didn't work, thanks for trying to resolve my issue though.

cyan epoch Mar 10, 2026, 4:14 AM

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That confirms it. The USB is borked.

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You have the entire install process down. Secure another USB in the future and you should be set.

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We'll always be here if you need any additional help.

blissful island Mar 10, 2026, 4:16 AM

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Yeah i'll try again some other time.

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