bootable USB installation not booting
by johnnylanza from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6HTVS)
Hello, so I followed a tutorial on YouTube and used balenaEtcher to burn Mint Cinnamon on a USB. When I access the boot menu in the BIOS the USB device is present but when I click Enter on it nothing happens. This is true for 2 old PCs running obsolete Windows (7 & 10 respectively) that I am trying to give new life to with a Linux OS. However, on a third PC (even older and previously running Windows 7), the installation process was as smooth as the tutorial.
Therefore, if it isn't a matter of the USB not working, nor the PC being too old..what is the issue? And how can install Linux using the USB? (I've also tried booting lighter distros to see whether that might help but I get nothing every time I click Enter, regardless of the distro I'm trying to boot via USB.
Thank you in advance for your kind attention
Therefore, if it isn't a matter of the USB not working, nor the PC being too old..what is the issue? And how can install Linux using the USB? (I've also tried booting lighter distros to see whether that might help but I get nothing every time I click Enter, regardless of the distro I'm trying to boot via USB.
Thank you in advance for your kind attention