Spent the last 10 hours trying to get any #linux operating system to work on a #dell #inspiron15 with #windows10.
First tried to get #fedora to boot via #yumi, but it black screened.
Next tried to use the same USB stick with #Ubuntu only to realize that it was too small.
Got myself a second stick, but Windows wasn't reading it via "This PC", thus had to format it via Disk Management before using YUMI to install Ubuntu onto it.
And it didn't help that Windows was very sluggish with the existing hardware. Making the whole experience a mental challenge onto one's patience!
@kkarhan yes and had to deactivate secure boot to progress further to get YUMI to even show up
@barefootstache You could try #Ventoy which supports #CensorBoot...
That way you can just drag & drop ISO files.
@barefootstache Dell usually has good linux support so this is a bit surprising. Did you manage to get linux on it after all?
@hax the current state is that Ubuntu has supposedly been successfully installed, though it won't boot into it
@barefootstache I have access to 2 Inspirons and both run Linux with ZERO issues.
Perhaps you could use Ventoy - despite the security issues?
@barefootstache Rufus is the best bet for burning a Linux ISO in Windows. Choose the "dd" option.
Windows will not recognize any drive onto which a Linux image has been burned. Windows will also not recognize any drive formatted using common Linux file system. (Burning an image doesn't create or use a filesystem or otherwise format a drive. It's a direct byte-for-byte copy.)
@barefootstache can you get to the #UEFI / #BIOS?
Consider keysmashing Del, Esc, F1-F12 at startup.