My friend Timmy has bought a laptop without a CD drive, which has a Windows 10 Home version installed. He does not want to have this anymore. Instead, I would have liked to play linux mint, tails or similar OS on it.
I used "linuxlive_usb_crea.", "YUMI", "rufus", "Unetbootin-windows" to create a bootable USB stick. Problem: The OS (at least knoppix) can be easily started on other computers from the USB stick; With this device, however, you can't even boot. I make it into a boot menu via F12. There, so it was up to me run, efi files should be displayed, which must be booted.
Unfortunately, no matter what I choose, the windows 10 user interface loads every time I start, and the "ready-made USB stick" - in the last attempt Linux Mint - will not even be displayed in the f12 menu when I start! But even if I can make a selection (e.g. Knoppix displayed the efi that I selected), the booting is canceled and instead I end up in the windows again…
Is it somehow possible to set up another OS on Timmy's USB laptop? Is a script missing on the stick or is it due to Windows, do I need a specific Windows command or what am I missing? I'm grateful for any help!
Try burning the stick with Rufus
Create the stick with Etcher https://www.balena.io/...io/etcher/
Check that all Windows-specific BIOS settings are off (Secure Boot, Fastboot; Mint still does not support Secure Boot to my knowledge)
To install the emergency mint in legacy mode (in the bios of UEFI on Legacy convert)
When my neighbor came with his Fujitsu laptop, only Win booted. After snapping out the disk (open the large bottom flap, snapping out the disk), Linux can be booted from the pen without any problems. The SATA disk can be snapped back in during operation and is recognized. With Gparted (included in Linux), the disk is quickly repartitioned for Linux with Ext4+ Swap - or installed directly, Gparted starts when "something else" is chosen instead of automatic installation.
I like to buy bootable Live + Persistant Linuxes on USB pens from IXSOFT for 10 euro each.
Unfortunately there's no legacy mode that I could switch to. How could I tell that the operators of this Etcher site are not intent on espionage / are there good reviews with the site in the first point?
What does "pen" mean? Are the operators of "IXSOFT" serious / are there any good recessions?
Etcher I found in a Linux journal (Linux Welt I think) at that time. I've been using it ever since.
Ixsoft is trustworthy, of which I have already bought 5 computers with Linux installed (partially dual boot Win + Linux Mint / Ubuntu). The computer was there after one week, everything worked just fine. The owner is cooperative and answers promptly by phone and email. Only the first order was paid in advance, from then on I chose debit.
Incidentally, Linux has the great opportunity to build the disk into another computer, then simply boot and install Linux from DVD there. Then replace the plate and the computer runs. I did it twice successfully, the computer ran completely without an additional handle. A lot of things are very easy for the user under Linux.
