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fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 4:50 PM

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My computer (hp) runs very poorly on windows 11 so I decided to install lunix, yesterday I installed it and it worked great, but I found out that to fully install linux you need to trun off decryption on computer so I turned it off (which took 12 hours ) and today when it finished I decided to launch lunix but it failed to launch, picture down bellow showcases what it says every time I try. Any helpful suggestions? (PLEASE IT TOOK ALL MORNING NOTHING WORKS)

PS I tried changing lunix on my USB but it didn't work

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:08 PM

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So, is this when you try to bot from usb?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:09 PM

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Yes

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Everytime

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:10 PM

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disabled secure boot and fast boot ?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:11 PM

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I disabled secure boot but fast I don't know let me see

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How do you turn it off theought boot settings?

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My bad

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:13 PM

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Wait, actually you already installed Linux, or this is what it say when you boot USB ?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:13 PM

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Yeah it's already installed

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spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:14 PM

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So you need boot repair

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:14 PM

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Yes

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:15 PM

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Boot on your USB (Linux)

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dans launch boot repair

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It an application in the menu

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:15 PM

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But when I boot it up it crashes

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:15 PM

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OK so...

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This is what you get when you try to boot what exactly ? Windows ? The USB ?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:16 PM

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Oh my sorry it is when I launch lunix mint usb

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I made a bootable usb

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:16 PM

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Please show your BIOS boot options

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:17 PM

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You mean BIOS set up?

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:17 PM

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yes, the settings

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not the boot menu

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:17 PM

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These?

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:18 PM

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Yes, the Secure Boot is enabled, disable it

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:18 PM

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Ok when launch lunix?

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:18 PM

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always !

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keep it disable, this is useless anyway

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:19 PM

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I'll try to launch it now?

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:19 PM

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yep

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:19 PM

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spark scarab keep it disable, this is useless anyway

Ok

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Nope the same error message

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:20 PM

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Can you show secure boot settings again?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:20 PM

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Ok

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:21 PM

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Still enabled, you're not saving the settings?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:22 PM

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What?! I saved them

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:22 PM

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Show us where you save them

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:22 PM

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spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:23 PM

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Ok, return to Boot Options, disable Secure Boot, and change boot order

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make USB Flash drive first

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:24 PM

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Ok

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:24 PM

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exit and save

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:24 PM

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How do you change order press enter or what it keeps loudly beeping?

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I moved it nw

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:25 PM

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Can you photo entire screen?

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:25 PM

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this depend the Bios, maybe use pg-up pg-down, or, try enter

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:25 PM

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Sry

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Now I launching the usb?

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I changed position

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:26 PM

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Also, use "clear all secure boot keys"

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:27 PM

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Where do I clear all secure keys, and it still auto enables after I safe

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:28 PM

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fickle grove

here you can see the option on the top

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:28 PM

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Ok

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:28 PM

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maybe another bios where you need to setup admin password to modify secure boot

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:29 PM

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Which one?

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:29 PM

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Could be, but the option is not grayed out in that screenshot. Maybe it becomes available after disabling secure boot

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:29 PM

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Bios setup.

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:30 PM

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spark scarab Bios setup.

Ok

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:30 PM

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I think I understand, you need first to set Secure Boot to disabled

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:30 PM

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Ok

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:30 PM

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then the Clear all secure boot key turn available

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:30 PM

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Press enter?

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:30 PM

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yes

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Also, try to find a Fast Boot options

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:31 PM

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It says enter a code amd press enter

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:31 PM

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Disable Fast Boot in BIOS:

Fast Boot can interfere with secure boot settings. Disable Fast Boot in BIOS if it’s enabled, then attempt to disable Secure Boot.

From HP forum

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:32 PM

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fickle grove It says enter a code amd press enter

photo

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:32 PM

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I think I disabled the secure boot

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It is now grey

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:33 PM

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ok, save settings and try again

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:33 PM

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modern meteor ok, save settings and try again

Ok

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:33 PM

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try booting from usb i mean

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:33 PM

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Ok

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Nope same screen

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Error screen

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But now it does not auot disable the disabled secure boot

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:35 PM

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How did you made the usb anyway?

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what program did you use

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:35 PM

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Through rufus

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:36 PM

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with what options ?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:36 PM

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Can you boot to windows?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:36 PM

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These settings

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I followed this tutorial and I am 100% sure I did everything what he said

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:38 PM

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modern meteor Can you boot to windows?

Right now?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:38 PM

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yes

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:39 PM

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Yes I can boot it

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:39 PM

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ok, boot to windows and show us usb contents

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:39 PM

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Ok

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:40 PM

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fickle grove

bad start, you should select GPT and EFI

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using ISO method

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:40 PM

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O: OK

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:41 PM

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modern meteor ok, boot to windows and show us usb contents

Give me a second it launches rather slowly

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:41 PM

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If you're going to remake usb anyway, might as well use ventoy then

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:41 PM

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Ventoy ?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:41 PM

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yes

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:42 PM

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Is it available on maicrosoft store?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:42 PM

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https://sourceforge.net/projects/ventoy/files/v1.1.10/ventoy-1.1.10-windows.zip/download

here

Download ventoy-1.1.10-windows.zip (Ventoy)

A New Bootable USB Solution

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:43 PM

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Ok, btw I can't enter my USB for some reason it's plugged in but it thinks it something different

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Through file explorer

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:44 PM

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Right.... download ventoy and extract it somewhere

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Then run ventoy2disk.exe

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:44 PM

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Ok, my computer is still launching

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Use the same mint file I downloaded?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:45 PM

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What specs is it?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:45 PM

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Computer?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:45 PM

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yes

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:45 PM

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8 ram but Windows 11 is killing its hard drive

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:46 PM

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HDD, not SSD?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:46 PM

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Of HDD this is why it so slow

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:46 PM

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Ok....

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Has it booted yet?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:47 PM

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Almost I just need to enter discord for your ventoy file

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:47 PM

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Windows 11 on HDD...

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:47 PM

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Pathetic right?

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:47 PM

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It's kind of funny, in a way...

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:48 PM

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spark scarab It's kind of funny, in a way...

Painful is a way I would put it

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:48 PM

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You might wanna consider buying an ssd, even a cheap one

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:48 PM

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modern meteor You might wanna consider buying an ssd, even a cheap one

Probably

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:48 PM

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yep, even for Linux, SSD is better

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:48 PM

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But I am trying sort of revival program lol

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I tried lunix and it worked brilliantly on it

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:49 PM

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Replacing a hard drive with an SSD is a good way to give old computers a second life.

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:50 PM

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Truly so

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Yay I am opening up discord

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So just extract file on desktop?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:50 PM

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Yeah

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:51 PM

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Why not rufus?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:51 PM

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You saw why )

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:51 PM

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Oh yeah right

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So you think that is the problem?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:52 PM

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yeah

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From the extracted folder, run ventoy2disk.exe select your usb flash and click install

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:53 PM

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I think the problem was not Rufus, but the fact he selected MBR

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:54 PM

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spark scarab I think the problem was not Rufus, but the fact he selected MBR

To be fair I tried iso on rufus format
Ps before I disabled secure boot

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:55 PM

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fickle grove To be fair I tried iso on rufus format Ps before I disabled secure boot

you tried iso ? you mean iso method ?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:55 PM

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Yes

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:55 PM

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That'as not the point, unless you specify GTP and UEFI only, the BIOS is lost

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:56 PM

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Ok? Do I try with ventoy or continue rufus with your settings recommendation?

spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 5:57 PM

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Yes go on with ventoy

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 5:57 PM

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Ok it almost installed

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Oh my, it doesn't want to download

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 5:59 PM

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do other sites work?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:00 PM

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This one?

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:00 PM

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Alright, here then

📎 ventoy-1.1.10-windows.zip

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:01 PM

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Ok

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Downloaded now extract?

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On home screen

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:03 PM

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yes extract

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:03 PM

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Ventoy2disl?

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:04 PM

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yes

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:04 PM

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Next?

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spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 6:05 PM

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GPT

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:05 PM

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(BTW Ty so much for helping)

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Ok gpt

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:05 PM

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should work with mbr too

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either way, click install

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:06 PM

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Sry how do I stwith from mbr to gpt?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:06 PM

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option menu

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:07 PM

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Here?

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:07 PM

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no

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Show the option menu then

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:08 PM

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I changed just click instal?

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:08 PM

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yes

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:09 PM

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Wait, but when do I put lunix in it?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:09 PM

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after installing ventoy to usb

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:09 PM

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Ok!

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Installed!

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:12 PM

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Ok, you can close the program. Now copy mint iso you downloaded to drive D (as is)

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:13 PM

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I have two doesn't matter?

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Ok I am copying

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:13 PM

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Whichever is empty

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:14 PM

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Copied

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Now restart?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:14 PM

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that was fast.....

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:14 PM

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To boot?

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My computer has some potential lol

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:15 PM

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hmm... use safely eject to eject usb, to make sure it actually finished copying

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:15 PM

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Ok!

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Eeeee I accidentally closed the view of my tab lol it still copies

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:16 PM

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right..... flash sticks aren't that fast

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:17 PM

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Hehe yep

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Btw my flash drive is 7.5 gb is that enough?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:17 PM

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yes

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:19 PM

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When it downloads do I still eject to check?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:19 PM

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yeah

shy kettle Mar 10, 2026, 6:22 PM

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fickle grove When it downloads do I still eject to check?

did you write it beeps loudly? could it be the cmos battery is down?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:23 PM

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60 %

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:23 PM

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shy kettle did you write it beeps loudly? could it be the cmos battery is down?

Eh dunno

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But it scares the life out of me every time lol

shy kettle Mar 10, 2026, 6:26 PM

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fickle grove But it scares the life out of me every time lol

yeah, it should! 😜 i could be wrong but the inability to disable secure boot is maybe caused by a dead battery? i flew over the posts, so i could miss a hint, though...

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:26 PM

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I think we disabled secure boot

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:26 PM

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Yep

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I think it is just hp features in boot menus when you press a buttom which doesn't do anything

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I think it copied I am going to eject!

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:27 PM

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ok

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:28 PM

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Ejected now plug in and restart?

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:28 PM

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Yes, now try booting from it

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:29 PM

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Ok

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pressing esc intensely

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Ok I am launching it...

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Oh my what do I do?

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spark scarab Mar 10, 2026, 6:32 PM

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you press enter...

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:32 PM

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press enter, then select normal mode

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:32 PM

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Ok

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Noooo it showed this

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:33 PM

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huh.... weird

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try grub2 mode?

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:34 PM

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Ok

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Does it MEAN it works?

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modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:35 PM

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press enter and see

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:36 PM

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😮

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:36 PM

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seems like that worked

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:36 PM

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Ty so much!

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Now I can fully install lunix

modern meteor Mar 10, 2026, 6:37 PM

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You're welcome

fickle grove Mar 10, 2026, 6:37 PM

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And delete the blasted windows 11!

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Absolutely brilliant, on windows everything was 100%

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