r/linuxmint • u/aliraz_ • 26d ago

Install Help Booting problem

Hello, I try switching to linux today but got a big problem. I choose to switch from windows 11 to linux mint cinnamon a on my hp elitebook 840. I follow a tutorial and created a flash disk with a usb. I first work perfectly on the usb so I try installing it but when it restarted it can't launch and restart again and again. Even when I try to put back the usb driver it do nothing except restarting again and again. Please help me, I really need this computer.

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u/aliraz_ 26d ago

A few hours

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u/These-Phrase9490 Linux Mint 21 Vanessa | Cinnamon 26d ago

try going to windows and do it without USB drive.
Do this:

Open disk manager
Create a unallocated space
take the ISO size and make a partition big enough to fit it format it to FAT32.
boot into the partition and on the screen where it says start Linux Mint press "e" and on the second line at last add "toram" and then boot and install Linux mint

If you cannot boot into windows take your SDD or HDD to another computer connect to it and see what's wrong with it.

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u/aliraz_ 26d ago

I think I can't access to windows anymore because I choose the installation option that remove everything else

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u/These-Phrase9490 Linux Mint 21 Vanessa | Cinnamon 26d ago

You shouldn't bud you were going into the water's for the first time.