I wanted to install the latest version of Linux on my old laptop, but since I plugged in the USB stick, booted from it and did nothing so that it starts automatically, nothing works.
Is the stick bootable? Bootloader or GRUB seems to be missing.
I downloaded it with img32 or something
https://www.zdnet.de/88194695/linux-mint-18-2-bootfaehigen-usb-stick-erstellen/amp/
Rufus is a better option. Note FAT32 and partitioning.
Although the article applies to Mint, the approach is the same for all distributions.