Flash drive invisible in boot menu.

[tepid loom]

I put Linux Mint on a laptop and desktop. Everything went smoothly. I'm doing it again on my Asus laptop. I have the flash drive in the laptop before booting. I go to the setup to boot off the drive but it's not showing up there on this computer. How do I find it?
I thought it needed to maybe be mounted so I followed instructions on how to do that in the terminal, (currently running Cosmic which I hate). I got a WARNING: source write-protected, mounted read-only.
Do I have to flash a new drive from the computer I want to put Mint on?
.....I did find in the boot setup menu where to create a new boot option but I don't know exactly what to type in so my system sees the USB flash drive with Mint on it.

[sturdy echo]

Make sure the USB stick hardware is functional and that the partition table is GPT. Some UEFI firmware setups are picky about it.

[plucky basin]

what temmie said.

[tepid loom]

The USB stick is functional. I just used it to install Mint on 2 other computers.

[plucky basin]

#1295816480256163892 message

yeah but some BIOS's are extremely picky

such as new Asus or Acer

see step 4b in the link

[tepid loom]

I don't know how to do GPT or whatever.

[plucky basin]

also if you're sure the stick is already formatted in GPT style, then

well there's two guides in that link, one for ventoy, and the other for Rufus

[plucky basin]

then show the BIOS screens related to boot stuff, since some by default have 'boot from external device' prohibited

[tepid loom]

Oh....I used a different app to flash it....ummm starts with a B...

[plucky basin]

Etcher

[tepid loom]

Yes

[plucky basin]

let's have a quick look at the usb shall we?

pop it into a working Windows or Linux computer

and load up the real OS

tell me when at desktop

[tepid loom]

Flash is in port and running Cosmic currently.

[plucky basin]

cosmic..

[tepid loom]

Yeah

I hate it.

[plucky basin]

what base distro tho?

Pop OS?

[tepid loom]

Ubuntu

Pop

Yes

[plucky basin]

ok so, see if it comes with the Disks application

u can also fire it up from terminal: gnome-disks

[tepid loom]

Ok I have a list

[plucky basin]

the program opened?

[tepid loom]

I see the San disk flash drive there

[plucky basin]

click it

on the left side of DISKS app

then look at the lines of info near top

what's the Partitioning style ?

[tepid loom]

Looks like 2

[plucky basin]

no no

read the TEXT block

4th or fifth line

[plucky basin]

.

[tepid loom]

The /dev/sdc1 ?

[plucky basin]

just show a pic.......

[tepid loom]

K

[plucky basin]

of the complete window.

[tepid loom]

Sorry if it's fuzzy....using my phone.

[plucky basin]

it said right on the fourth line

is this the same computer you want to live-boot Mint off of, to install overtop of POP?

[tepid loom]

Yes

[plucky basin]

aight

show result of inxi -M in terminal plz

as a cursory estimate, you just need to redo the USB with GPT using ventoy.

[tepid loom]

Not found days I need to sudo apt install inxi

[plucky basin]

which u can do easily enough right from Pop OS

ok install inxi . it's tiny

[tepid loom]

Says

Done

[plucky basin]

now the result

[tepid loom]

Gives me my system type, model, and UEFI

[plucky basin]

so it says literally UEFI before a date of it?

[tepid loom]

11/08/2018

[plucky basin]

and what is the date

ok nvm

run one line for info: df -h && mokutil --sb

does the df result show a line about efivars?

[tepid loom]

Yes

[plucky basin]

if it does and secure boot shows off, you're good to proceed

[tepid loom]

Want screen shot?

[plucky basin]

just follow this guide, 6 simple steps (plus read the added notes) and u should be able to boot Mint up to live mode

close the Disks app first too. after ventoy is installed, you might need to unplug and replug the USB to see it properly in file manager. then continue with step 6 @tepid loom

[tepid loom]

So I need to re flash Mint on the stick with Ventoy?

I can't use the current flashed with etcher?

[plucky basin]

nah your ASUS can't see it. it's MBR style

[tepid loom]

Ok

[main jasper]

alternatively, Rufus using GPT should also work

[tepid loom]

It worked on my old hp pavilion and my acer but I guess Asus is super picky

[main jasper]

It's more modern... Modern Bios does not support MBR anymore

except, maybe, if you force CMS/Legacy Mode, but it tend to disapear

[tepid loom]

Ok

I saw that cms and legacy in the bios

Didn't know what it was for

[plucky basin]

if you use that, then you'll boot legacy-style and end up with a possibly missbooting installation

unless u do a proper hard drive wipe and reformat to MBR style and apply manual settings in the installer

[tepid loom]

I just want to keep it simple

I'll re flash another drive. I have spares.

[tepid loom]

Someone else told me I could otherwise disable secure boot and make sure USB boot is enabled..which I think it is. I put Pop Os on this same computer a long time ago but I might have flashed with a different app back then too.

But they said I should be able to boot off the etcher stick if secure boot is disabled. 🤔

[plucky basin]

.

[plucky basin]

.

[plucky basin]

any news on this, @tepid loom ?

and btw, it's not Secure Boot at all. If the BIOS boot menu can't even see the drive plugged in....

go into BIOS setup, and ensure it's on UEFI and look at bootables list.

Secure Boot would cause interference AFTER attempting to boot from a device.

[tepid loom]

I didn't have time to go any further with this issue. I'm hoping to get it figured out this weekend. I will update then. Thanks for asking 🙂.

[plucky basin]

just ventoy it. takes 10 seconds

even if u dont copy any ISO over

it'll likely show up and boot to an empty white ventoy screen

@tepid loom

[tepid loom]

That sounds the easiest.

[plucky basin]

leave all checkmarks as shown in pic

[tepid loom]

Ok

[plucky basin]

and if gives a blue screen for MOK watch vid in yellow link

halfway in

[tepid loom]

Ok....my work break is over now...thanks for the info.

[plucky basin]

k

[tepid loom]

@plucky basin are you available?

Can someone please help me with Ventoy? I don't know which of these to use?

For Linux - GUI mode
Method 1: Linux GUI (GTK/QT)
Method 2: Linux GUI (WebUI)

For Linux - CLI mode

I am running Linux Cosmic on my system currently.

And do I put Ventoy on the computer or the USB? I am confused.

[sturdy echo]

gtk/qt

[sturdy echo]

the USB stick

[plucky basin]

#1295816480256163892 message

it's all there. 6 simple steps, plus added notes

[tepid loom]

I am trying...and I found a video to help but I keep getting this....sudo: ./Ventoy2Disk.sh: command not found

tried installing other programs to run rufus like bottles and wine but niether of them are working

[sturdy echo]

you have to be in the same directory as the script

[sturdy echo]

don't use rufus, mint has a built-in tool

[tepid loom]

I don't have mint yet on this computer

I am running cosmic but want to switch to mint

[sturdy echo]

ohhh

[tepid loom]

I hate cosmic

[sturdy echo]

well, rufus probably won't run in wine

you can use dd though

[tepid loom]

it wont

dd?

I am self learning Linux so....

Been a pop os user for years

[sturdy echo]

hit up man dd

it can write an ISO directly to a USB stick

[tepid loom]

got it up now what?

[sturdy echo]

syntax is sudo dd if=/path/to/image.iso of=/dev/DEVICE bs=4096 status=progress

[tepid loom]

I already downloaded mint to the computer

[sturdy echo]

i gtg sleep

[plucky basin]

ur using the wrong freaking thing

read the guide i sent u

[tepid loom]

I did but I was confused

[plucky basin]

there's absolutely zero mention of an sh file

[tepid loom]

I was confused and looked up a video which gave me a download link for ventoy in the terminal. 🤷‍♀️

[plucky basin]

plug ur blankable usb in, and do step 3b now

[tepid loom]

let me get to that on my phone

ok step 3b...

I guess I should redownload ventoy and start over

[plucky basin]

no

u got the tar.gz yes or no?

@tepid loom

[tepid loom]

one min

[plucky basin]

just follow steps 1 to 3b and tag me if confused

[tepid loom]

I have to redownload ventoy because I already trashed it.....

[plucky basin]

well get the right file

as step 1 or 2 details

[tepid loom]

wait I found it and restored it to downloads

its the 1.1.10 tar.gz

[plucky basin]

fine. extract the whole archive

[tepid loom]

its in a folder named ventoy- 1.1.10-linux

[plucky basin]

carry n

8on

[tepid loom]

so I am dragging that folder to the terminal?

confused

[plucky basin]

did u go into the folder, as per step 2?

#1295816480256163892 message

[tepid loom]

dragging that line only to the terminal

[plucky basin]

you in the ventoy folder, drag the ventoy GUI 64 file over as it says

a FILE

not a FOLDER.

did u get the program open?

[tepid loom]

it's a little hard to drag it becuse my terminal is a seperate window that keeps disappearing when I grab the line and I try to drop it in the terminal at the bottom of my screen but it's not going there

[plucky basin]

mkay

right click in a blank section between files IN the file manager

in the ventoy extracted folder, of course

and choose "open terminal here"

got terminal open there?

[tepid loom]

not seeing that option...

[plucky basin]

ooof

what a POS pop os is

show your file manager please. the whole thing

take good pic or use screenshot

[tepid loom]

stupid cosmic version

[plucky basin]

press Ctrl-L so it should expose the location / address bar

and show pic

[tepid loom]

it's still pop os

[plucky basin]

...

show your file manager please. the whole thing
press Ctrl-L so it should expose the location / address bar
take good pic or use screenshot

[tepid loom]

you want my computer name on thee or am I supposed to block that out somehow

thee*

[plucky basin]

i really dont care

just show the file manager and PATH

[plucky basin]

ok open a terminal

do clear to clear any crap off it if any

then you will do pwd

[tepid loom]

new terminal open

pwd

[plucky basin]

i presume it will result in someting like /home/username

[tepid loom]

ooops lol

[tepid loom]

yeah shows my username etc

[plucky basin]

cd to ~/Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux

do not include any quotation marks unless i specifically say to

cd ~/Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux

you there?

it should now show that path in the prompt

[tepid loom]

it says bash downloads ventoy is a directory

[plucky basin]

hit clear

and hit enter ofc

[plucky basin]

put this line in EXACTLY

[tepid loom]

Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux: Is a directory

[plucky basin]

but no quotes, since Discord puts hidden quotes

ok pwd to confirm please

@tepid loom

cd ~/Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux/ventoy-1.1.10

tag me when you're in it.

the prompt left of the $ sign will show your "present working directory" as does the pwd command

[tepid loom]

The command shows the download

[plucky basin]

from their website, and once you're in the proper folder in the prompt:

3. Usage 

Open the terminal and directly execute the corresponding file in the above table.
Take the most commonly used x86 64-bit OS for example, just execute ./VentoyGUI.x86_64

PLEASE be in the right DAMN folder!!!

and do ./VentoyGUI.x86_64

[tepid loom]

I am sorry I put in the comand exactly as you typed it

[plucky basin]

did u open the program?

@tepid loom

[tepid loom]

cd ~/Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux/ventoy-1.1.10
~/Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux/ventoy-1.1.10$

the 2nd line it what came up

[plucky basin]

do this

this is all made ridiculous cuz ficking cosmic tiling window horseSHIT

[tepid loom]

i know

[plucky basin]

That u cant just fkn drag n drop a file

[tepid loom]

bash: ./VentoyGUI.x86_64: No such file or directory

[plucky basin]

run ls -l

and show a photograph of result

[tepid loom]

yeah with just the old pop os I would have had no problem

[plucky basin]

this should show a list of files. directories start with a d, and are usually blue.

[plucky basin]

why...

[tepid loom]

?

[plucky basin]

WHY did u go back to the home folder???

cd ~/Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux/ventoy-1.1.10

[tepid loom]

I typed in the ls -l

[plucky basin]

do that and STAYH THERE

cd ~/Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux/ventoy-1.1.10

hit up arrow

[tepid loom]

one min

[plucky basin]

til u get old thing that matches what i just put

[tepid loom]

I put in the command and same as before that second line comes up with the $ at the end

[plucky basin]

please show pic

cuz without fucking pics im aggravated as fucvkkk

[tepid loom]

sorry I am too

[plucky basin]

FINALLY

./VentoyGUI.x86_64

[tepid loom]

does that go at the end of that line because if I hit enter the same line appears

[plucky basin]

did it prompt for admin rights pw?

[tepid loom]

no, if I hit enter the same line keeps copying itself

[plucky basin]

dot-slash means 'run this shit'

[tepid loom]

so do I put that line after ?

[plucky basin]

./VentoyGUI.x86_64

show where u are by pic

[tepid loom]

(Ventoy2Disk.gtk3:49109): Gtk-WARNING **: 19:02:44.580: cannot open display: :1
bailey@pop-os:~/Downloads/ventoy-1.1.10-linux/ventoy-1.1.10$

[plucky basin]

mkay there's no other popup?

in ur dock

minimize the terminal

[tepid loom]

k

[plucky basin]

https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_linux_gui.html

what's shown there should be what u see

in its lower screenshots

if not, that's ok

could be cuz dumb POP OS and its Wayland horseshit

https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_linux_webui.html

[plucky basin]

which is why these guys made a web UI

go back to terminal

[tepid loom]

k

[plucky basin]

the one u minimized

[tepid loom]

yes

[plucky basin]

does it look exactly like this now?

[tepid loom]

yes but with that warning line

[plucky basin]

hit ctrl-c

i want a CLEAN PROMPT

that looks like the pic i just asked about

[tepid loom]

ok

I am so sorry...I really appreciate your help, I really do

[plucky basin]

k try to keep up

[tepid loom]

I have the line clean as b4

[plucky basin]

looks like this now ur prompt?

[tepid loom]

yes

[plucky basin]

sudo bash VentoyWeb.sh

open browser and visit http://127.0.0.1:24680

or ctrl+leftclick the address in terminal

[tepid loom]

ventoy server is running

[plucky basin]

show browser tab on that new page

screenshot

[plucky basin]

.

[plucky basin]

click the blue Option menu

partition style: GPT

then click Install button

[tepid loom]

It's not changing from mbr

I can only install the mbr

[plucky basin]

cant be

click option menu

go into partition style

[tepid loom]

should I pull the stick out of the port?

I forgot it was plugged in the port

[plucky basin]

match this

[plucky basin]

absolutely not

[tepid loom]

One min

my bad...I am sorry...I got it now..I've been at this for a few hours...frustrated too

ready to install then?

[plucky basin]

if it now says gpt on the left part by version number

then yes

[tepid loom]

yes gpt

Installed

[plucky basin]

ok close the browser tab

and the terminal

carry on with step 6 (all) in guide

[tepid loom]

Don't update?

[plucky basin]

show screenshot

[plucky basin]

of the completed ventoy webgui if u still have it open

close tab

[tepid loom]

ok so don't update got it

[plucky basin]

#1295816480256163892 message

all of 6 and read the added notes

[tepid loom]

earlier I downloaded mint to this computer

[plucky basin]

good copy , keyword being copy. it over

[tepid loom]

confused on how to get it copied to the USB stick?

it's not showing

[plucky basin]

did u close terminal ?

to exit the webGUI launcher command?

then replug the usb stick

[tepid loom]

I thought I was supposed to close the terminal

it is still plugged in

[plucky basin]

and refresh file manager

it should appear in the Devices list there after a replug

[tepid loom]

mint is in my downloads

[plucky basin]

idc about that

u see the ventoy usb now??

literally labelled Ventoy

[tepid loom]

ok taking it out and replugging it in

it is there now

[plucky basin]

copy/paste the ISO

[tepid loom]

it is copying to ventoy

[plucky basin]

let it rest after done

then step 7

btw, this whole ventoy thing only needs to be done on this stick ONCE.

afterwhich u can just add or delete ISOs at will, at any point in time

[tepid loom]

I got that...and hopefully never need to go thru this again..as I said from the get go...I had no trouble installing mint from a reg usb using etcher on my other 2 computers...but this asus is super picky

[plucky basin]

it should work with this now as u've created the stick

[tepid loom]

I hope so...because I need a drink now lol

96%

[plucky basin]

see #📘wiki message << BIOS and BOOT MENU key codes

in the meantime

[tepid loom]

it appears to be complete, it doesn't show it's copying anymore

[plucky basin]

let it rest

according to the chart in #📘wiki F8 is your boot menu key for Asus, which u will press upon restarting the computer at POST time

[plucky basin]

check mokutil --sb in terminal

what does it result?

[plucky basin]

i forgot u had Mint PC's. ventoying the stick would've taken 2 minutes at most on that

[tepid loom]

says I have to install mokutil

[plucky basin]

sudo apt install mokutil

[tepid loom]

oh sorry I forgot to mention that

[plucky basin]

or plural if it says plural

anyway now u know there's a webGUI

[tepid loom]

mokutil installed

[plucky basin]

ok ruun the thing i put earlier

[tepid loom]

secure boot disabled

[plucky basin]

aight showtime

[tepid loom]

lol

[plucky basin]

goodluck

[tepid loom]

omg lol

rebooting now

Ok...reboot into firmware interface?

[plucky basin]

hit f8

upon immediate POST

power comes on, Asus logo appears, hit f8

hit it twice or thrice even if needed

then u should see a vtoyefi (partition2) of 32GB USB

boot from it

[tepid loom]

I don't remember using f8 b4

[plucky basin]

dang. ok go to interface

i just told u to use f8

[tepid loom]

I did

[plucky basin]

well go to interface

[tepid loom]

Im in the bios

[plucky basin]

and show pic

of the boot category

[tepid loom]

Ventoy is not there?

[plucky basin]

it's there

just not written ventoy visibly

[tepid loom]

Oh

[plucky basin]

move boot option 3 to priority number 1

[tepid loom]

How? I hit enter but it didn't change

[plucky basin]

follow the hints it shows on the side or bottom for how to change values of a selected item

[tepid loom]

Oh +/- to change option

Ok

[plucky basin]

once at the top of priority list, then save/exit bios

[plucky basin]

let it reboot

[plucky basin]

.

[tepid loom]

Do not save and exit?

[plucky basin]

of coursseeee save

[tepid loom]

Ok

Lol sorry I got ahead of you

Rebooting

Oh...wtf ...it got mad and shutdown

[plucky basin]

try plug stick to different usb port

firmly

then turn pc back on and dont touch anything

[tepid loom]

I'm getting a something is seriously wrong warning. I'll try to take a pic

[plucky basin]

mkay

probably too many EFI/MOK keys

[tepid loom]

F8 took me back to the original boot screen

[plucky basin]

Forget f8

[plucky basin]

go back to BIOS

n turn 'fast boot' off

[plucky basin]

shown here

[tepid loom]

.....somehow pop is back on the boot option 1

[plucky basin]

fix it

[plucky basin]

and that

then save / exit

[tepid loom]

Still turn off fast boot?

K

[plucky basin]

if still not work, go back to bios: security section> clear all keys

[tepid loom]

Hitting f10 to save and exit per instructions

[plucky basin]

F10 go on.....

[tepid loom]

Getting this again....computer is mad

[plucky basin]

clear the keys

[tepid loom]

Reboot to bios hopefully

Ok I had to press esc to get to here otherwise it kept shutting down

Go to setup? Or is one of these my Ventoy?

[plucky basin]

"enter setup:"

[tepid loom]

Ok

Im there

[plucky basin]

.

might be worded bit differently

[tepid loom]

I don't know how to clear the keys

[plucky basin]

show all the options in Security

[tepid loom]

New territory for me here

[plucky basin]

into the Secure Boot item

[plucky basin]

there has to be more. show whole screen of it, in landscape

[plucky basin]

go here

[plucky basin]

then here....

[tepid loom]

I did. I have secure boot menu highlighted. Then arrow key takes me to the next screen. Same thing.

[plucky basin]

who said to press arrow?

highlight 'secure boot menu' and press enter and show pic

[plucky basin]

go to Platform mode, and change value to 'setup'

or whatever other options it can do

that or u may have to turn Secure boot on to get to the keys thing

[tepid loom]

Up/down arrows are supposed to select item but its not

Trying to select platform mode

[plucky basin]

.

[plucky basin]

go into 'key management'

[tepid loom]

Scarey place to be tbh but I'm following along as best I can

[plucky basin]

has to get done or else no USB or DVD will ever boott

nor even a LAN ethernet boot

[tepid loom]

Jeeze crappie pic

[plucky basin]

press enter on 'Delete all Secure Boot variables'

[tepid loom]

Ok

[plucky basin]

does that list all clear up after?

[tepid loom]

Done

Yes

[plucky basin]

good back up to previous page

, turn secure boot off

[plucky basin]

then save/exit

and do not touch the keyboard til ventoy shows up

[tepid loom]

I must have to esc to exit this screen

Ok esc to security screen

Now I see the tabs on top

[plucky basin]

.

[tepid loom]

Go to boot tab?

Oh

[plucky basin]

then save/exit
and do not touch the keyboard til ventoy shows up

[tepid loom]

Ok its off

Now save and exit

Ok not touching it

Omg

[plucky basin]

press enter

then enter again

then enter again....

and let mint live, boot up. 2 minutes

[tepid loom]

Enter again in normal mode I presume

[plucky basin]

https://klipy.com/gifs/star-wars-do-it

[tepid loom]

Wow...

I'm finally there

It's a Christmas miracle

[plucky basin]

moral of the modern Asus story:

• use ventoy in GPT-style partition mode to prep USB
• set boot order to UEFI USB as #1 , or use F8 key for boot menu choices to start USB up
• clear MOK keys in BIOS if too many clogged up the process to boot and error of such shows
• proceed to live boot any OS off USB

[tepid loom]

Once this is installed....do I need to go back into the bios and change secure boot and keys back?

[plucky basin]

nope

[tepid loom]

How come? I mean with secure boot? What's that prevent from being enabled exactly?

[plucky basin]

just dont even think about it. it's solved.

[tepid loom]

Lol ok....I am extremely grateful for all your help.

[plucky basin]

if you ever do put secure boot back on, then

**
**
https://youtu.be/CuonyS3xdwg?t=303 <<5:03 ThioJoe Ventoy Secure Boot enroll steps

and you'll also have to do some crap with secure boot off and make some sb password in mint via terminal, then reboot with secure boot on and register mint, just like the vid shows him registering ventoy

[tepid loom]

Jeeze....

Ok

I don't remember this screen from last time. I'm assuming it's a good to continue.

Ok

The installer crashed....that's a first

[plucky basin]

show error

[tepid loom]

It's gone already it went to home screen but the installer won't work now. This didn't happen b4.

[plucky basin]

reboot

make stuff manually

i hope it didnt mention I/O error

[tepid loom]

Idk there was a lot of script

[plucky basin]

reboot

back to live Mint

[tepid loom]

Umm

[plucky basin]

that's why it crashed. u nudged the usb or it's in a shitty loose port

[tepid loom]

Told me to remove the installation medium so I pulled the stick out then it did that

[plucky basin]

just hold power button for 7 seconds

til it's off

then fit the usb stick to a SNUG-fitting port

[tepid loom]

It's off

It plugged in

[plucky basin]

and turn back on n boot ventoy and mint back to the desktop

[tepid loom]

Ok ....that was wierd...it's rebooting mint

[plucky basin]

ofc it's normal. u put usb to top in boot order

open gparted once at live desktop

[tepid loom]

I have to go thru the setup process again. Waiting for my network to show up on the list. It took a few minutes last time.

[plucky basin]

dont launch installer

[tepid loom]

I already did. I'm at the network screen.

[plucky basin]

fkkk

close down the installer!

[tepid loom]

Ok it's closed

[plucky basin]

pick hard drive and follow picture

[tepid loom]

?

[plucky basin]

.

[tepid loom]

I'm sorry....how? With terminal?

[plucky basin]

it's in start menu

then read up. i showed what to do

[tepid loom]

Apply,

?

Now?

My screen doesn't look exactly like your pic so I want to make sure b4 I apply.

[plucky basin]

yes

[tepid loom]

Ok

[plucky basin]

done?

[plucky basin]

r-click the unalloc'd line

do 'new'

[tepid loom]

Ok

[plucky basin]

primary , 'new size'=300 MiB , type: fat32 label ESP

done?

[tepid loom]

Where does the 300 go?

[plucky basin]

in new size, like i wrote....

and put label as i said

[tepid loom]

Good?

[plucky basin]

yes click add

[tepid loom]

Ok

[plucky basin]

then r-click the unalloc'd space again: "new"

[tepid loom]

Ok

[plucky basin]

primary, type: ext4, label: LINUX

size will be all remaining

[tepid loom]

Confused about why I had to do this....this time on this computer.

Sorry for the bad pic

Leave the numbers in the file size?

I only have + and - in the for the size box.

Is this correct?

[plucky basin]

yes

click add

then the apply mark in toolbar

[tepid loom]

Done

[plucky basin]

when it finishes completely, right click sda1

[tepid loom]

Idk why the pic is doing that

[plucky basin]

it's fine click the big checkmark

[plucky basin]

choose "manage flags" and put the esp and boot flags for sda1

[tepid loom]

Ok

Save details or just close it?

Guessing I save details.

Not seeing anything about managing flags

But I haven't saved details yet either.

I don't know which partition I'm supposed to be on.

I never had to do anything like this b4.

I'm sorry, are you still there?

[plucky basin]

right click sda1

[plucky basin]

.

[tepid loom]

Right click on that after saving details,?

[plucky basin]

fjcj the details

[tepid loom]

I just don't want to miss a step

[plucky basin]

gedt that fkn details shi out of there

[tepid loom]

Ok close it then

Right?

[plucky basin]

yep

[tepid loom]

Am I ready to install now?

[plucky basin]

ok close gparted

[tepid loom]

Pk

[plucky basin]

run up installer, n choose the 'something else' option

[tepid loom]

By that you mean clicking on the install mint?

That takes me to the setup

Sorry, not sure what you mean by run up installer. There's not a something else option.

[plucky basin]

ofc run the install icon

[tepid loom]

Yes, I'm in the setup mode now.

Select language, etc.

Now I'm on the select network screen. Still no something else option.

[plucky basin]

its coming up

perhaps hold off on network

[tepid loom]

Ok, I'm waiting for my network to appear.

[plucky basin]

do an offline install

[tepid loom]

Ok

Install multi media codecs?

Ok I'm on the something else page

[plucky basin]

no

go back and uncheck codecs

since ur offline

[tepid loom]

Ok

Ok back to something else

[plucky basin]

show the chart

[plucky basin]

well scroll it down

put 'device for bootloader installation' to /dev/sda1

then click sda2 in the chart and click Change

[plucky basin]

read up

[tepid loom]

🤔

?

[plucky basin]

k. scroll FURTHER

in chart!

and change the options of sda2

[tepid loom]

Ok didn't know i right click to change

[plucky basin]

i said how to do it

show the options thing

[tepid loom]

This is how it was. I didn't change anything yet.

This stuff is beyond anything I've ever done b4 so it's a little confusing.

[plucky basin]

..

[plucky basin]

use as: ext4 journ fs

untick the format box

set mount point to /

and fix this

!!

[tepid loom]

It's back where it was

[plucky basin]

no PUT IT TO HOW MY PIC SHOWS

[plucky basin]

the same way i had u change it

sda1 !!!!

[tepid loom]

Ok left clicked and selected sda1

[plucky basin]

IDK WHY u chanecd it back to fuckkihng sda

leave it sda1 !!!!

set the sda2 options

[tepid loom]

Left click on sda2 now

Then at the bottom...

[plucky basin]

use as: ext4 journ fs
untick the format box
set mount point to /

fur fuckssw sakes

leave the fuckinhg bottomj to SDA1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CLICK SDA2 IN CHART

CLICK CHANGE

NOW

[tepid loom]

Sorry but I'm not seeing the ext4 journ and I didn't click any format box.

[plucky basin]

....

[tepid loom]

Ok?

[plucky basin]

PUT MOUNT POINT AS I SAID

[tepid loom]

For sda2?

[plucky basin]

YHES

[tepid loom]

/boot

[plucky basin]

GEEZE

IREAD WHAT 8I FUCVKING SAID TO PUT IT TO

[plucky basin]

OMG

[tepid loom]

😕

[plucky basin]

Take it off /boot

i friggin wrote /

are u blind?

then hit ok then hit install

[tepid loom]

Sorry what am I missing?

[plucky basin]

u see the slash yes or no?

ffs

copy that but no format tick for sda2 . then install

[plucky basin]

yes goooo

[tepid loom]

I have no data to worry about. I just want this to be right so I can successfully install mint on this stupid laptop.

So hit continue here?

[obsidian coral]

yep

[tepid loom]

Are you helping me now instead of the other guy?

[obsidian coral]

maybe

[tepid loom]

😳

I hit continue and I'm here now.

I just wanted to install mint. I didn't know I was gonna have to do all these other things I've never done b4 so I apologize.

[obsidian coral]

Why are manually setting up partitions?

[tepid loom]

He told me to.

Idk what I'm doing.

[obsidian coral]

You don't have to do that. back out of the menu and click on erase disk an install linuxmint.

[tepid loom]

Ummm...ok?

He had me change the sda 1 and 2

Do I have to fix that first?

[obsidian coral]

no it does it for you

[tepid loom]

Ok 😥

I'm clicking on the installer now.

I have to wait for my network to show up to continue.

Ok here's where I'm at now.

All good so far?

[obsidian coral]

yes

[tepid loom]

10-4

Omg....it's working! ....I hope.

I've been at this all day. 🙄

This computer did not want to use my etcher stick.

I installed mint on 2 other computers with no problem but this one...I had to turn off secure boot and keys, etc.

Then I had to install Ventoy and now I'm here.

[obsidian coral]

@plucky basin ur buns a new user doesn't need your method of installing and OP would have been fine after booting the live environment.

[tepid loom]

I removed the stick as instructed by the system and rebooted and I am on my log in screen now so I think I'm on the right track now.

Looking good. I'm on the welcome screen!

@obsidian coral THANK YOU!

[obsidian coral]

Your welcome

[tepid loom]

I think what happened earlier was I pulled the stick out too early and the installer or whatever crashed and he thought there was another problem....idk. But it's all good now. I'm where I want to be now and shouldn't have any other problems other than not knowing if I need to re enable secure boot and fast boot and my keys are all undone.🤷‍♀️

[obsidian coral]

I don't use secure boot on my pc. also never use fast boot.

[tepid loom]

Ok, well they are disabled now. Wtb the keys?

He had me do something to that too.

All the pics are way back in the chat.

I found the keys pic

[obsidian coral]

if secure boot is of then you don't need them.

[tepid loom]

Ok

That stuff is out of how much I know about computers.