I'm really desperate now. I have a laptop (model: Toshiba SATELLITE L770-12Q) with Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit 2004. Since I recently installed an SSD in my PC, I wanted to take the opportunity to do a parallel installation of Linux and Windows. Windows was already on it and Ubuntu should follow.
I wrote the current Ubuntu installer with Rufus as ISO on a stick and started the computer from the stick. Then I told him to do a parallel installation. The installation failed because the installer appears to be faulty. Ubuntu seems to have received several error messages for this installer.
Then I rebooted into my Windows 10 to format and delete the Linux partition I had created. That turned out to be a bad idea, however, as I couldn't get into Windows afterwards and only GRUB Rescue was displayed at the start. But I fixed the problem with "Boot Repair Disk". The partition is now formatted, but can only be integrated into the Windows system as an extra drive.
Then I wanted to write an older Ubuntu installer on the stick (also with Rufus) because I know that it will definitely work. However, the write operation failed. Then wanted to format it with the Windows tool, but the window did not open. Then I ejected and removed the stick and plugged it in again. Since then, the stick has stopped working. Windows recognizes that a storage medium is connected, but always outputs the error "Please insert a data carrier in the drive ()." But so far I haven't been able to repair the stick.
Now today I have connected a stick that I now wanted to use as an alternative installation stick. However, copying the files did not work. I restarted Windows, but the problem was still not resolved, so I ejected the stick and put it out and then back in again. Since then the same error occurs there as with the first one.
With a third stick, an error suddenly seems to occur. When connected, the LED flashes briefly and then lights up permanently. Windows does not recognize that something has been connected.
That's three sticks in a week that broke. That's not normal, is it? Stick 1 is one from Intenso with 32GB and the other two from ISY with 16GB each.
I'm getting really desperate and as a precaution I disconnected all USB devices from the laptop before further damage occurs. Fortunately, there was no important data on the damaged drives.
I'm grateful for any help. I can't keep buying new sticks or maybe even hard drives soon.
I also tried the one with Ubuntu and parallel installation. And if I still remember it, I managed to get it back with the Windows 8 Pro (that was the Windows on the laptop) and a DVD with the operating system. Setting the BIOS to boot with a DVD drive and inserted Windows led to success. When asked how Windows should be installed, I chose the 2nd function specified there. Then the hard drive was erased by me using the "Format" function - everything was gone, including private data. This was much faster with the reset function than with the internal computer program. Then Windows was reinstalled (key entered) by the program. If everything is installed, you can set the start function in the BIOS back to the hard drive (HDD or SSD), but you do not need it.
Windows 10 is on it and works again. I was more concerned with the USB sticks, which have been destroying themselves since then. The whole thing with Ubuntu and Windows installation was just to tell the story, if it can possibly contribute to the solution.
Have a look on the Internet and there are instructions on how to get your USB stick "working" again. I tried it with my Intenso USB stick, unfortunately without success.
I've already tried it, but since Windows thinks nothing is in the drive, the programs there don't recognize anything either, because Windows doesn't mount anything.
This is done via the input request: There a text is entered you have already tried, the black field.
Don't think that the sticks are defective.
Windows does not accept formatting from other operating systems. That's why I also disposed of Windows.
However, there should be a possibility in the disk management to bring sticks back to life.
Via Linux with fdisk / dev / sd?
It is advisable to have a Linux live system on CD or DVD or USB. So everything goes faster and something like dug… Then does not occur because nothing is installed there.
