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Keep in mind this is all done after I have written the OS to the flash drive, using etch Droid.
Okay from what I can tell there is nothing to boot from on the USB stick.
It doesn't appear to have created any bootable media using flash droid.
Do you have access to another computer.
If so create a bootable usb using etcher.
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Etcher works on Windows.
You can use the Windows 7 laptop you have just to create the bootable usb.
It doesn't appear to have created any bootable media using flash droid.
Do you have access to another computer.
If so create a bootable usb using etcher.
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etcher.balena.io
Etcher works on Windows.
You can use the Windows 7 laptop you have just to create the bootable usb.
I don't have access to another computer at this time..just the android phone in my hand. And I can't get into Windows 7 on the device because all I get is the same message saying "bootmgr is missing, press Ctrl+alt+del to restart"Okay from what I can tell there is nothing to boot from on the USB stick.
It doesn't appear to have created any bootable media using flash droid.
Do you have access to another computer.
If so create a bootable usb using etcher.
balenaEtcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives
A cross-platform tool to flash OS images onto SD cards and USB drives safely and easily. Free and open source for makers around the world.
Etcher works on Windows.
You can use the Windows 7 laptop you have just to create the bootable usb.
Success! The solution wound up being downloading an android app called RAR, and extracting the files from the ISO directly into the thumb drive, via adapter. From there, I switched the Bios menus from legacy AND UEFI, to UEFI only. Lastly, I set a password in the Bios.
After that I just followed the common steps for installing Linux to any system. Idk why this worked but it did.
After that I just followed the common steps for installing Linux to any system. Idk why this worked but it did.
That's great.
So Linux is installing or is installed.
Just finished installation
Of Debian 13. Gonna switch to something lighter now.
Be VERY careful to not lose the BIOS password.
I'd seldom suggest adding a password unless you're in some sort of corporate environment or have valuable information on a portable device.
I'd seldom suggest adding a password unless you're in some sort of corporate environment or have valuable information on a portable device.
Believe me i have. I chose a very secure, memorable, and easily remindable password unique to me.
If you do forget it, it's usually possible to reset the system and erase the password. It's often a jumper on the motherboard or as simple as removing the small battery cell that's attached to the motherboard.
I'm not going to try to dissuade you. If I was in your shoes, I'd ask myself, "What do I gain by adding the password?" I'd also ask, "What do I risk by adding the password?"
Those are questions only you can answer. Because it's often a long time between the times where you'll access the BIOS, it's easy to forget that password. That's why I made my initial remark. But, if you're confident that you'll remember it, it's unlikely to cause any harm.
It can also be good if the device is stolen. Once the device is set up, you're already using secure boot, you can go in and disable things like USB booting. That way, if your device is stolen, it's harder for them to access your files (assuming your OS has a strong password) and there's no way for them to install a new OS (without resetting things).
Believe me, I wouldn't set a bios password if it didn't fix the problem. I still don't understand the connection but hey, what can you do.
If the laptop is from 2010 chances are that it's got BIOS and not EFI, and your tool of choice formatted the USB drive as "GPT" (for "general partition table", nothing to do with stochastic parrots).
Try to create a boot USB marking the options "MBR" (for "master boot record") and as many legacy-backwards-compatibility sounding checkboxes as possible.
If you use Rufus, select the partition scheme (MBR) under the drop down list of the same name, and then go to the dropdown list that says "Target System" and select "BIOS" or, if it doesn't exist, "BIOS or UEFI".
It is worse than I thought!GPT == GUID Partition Table
GUID == Globally Unique Identifier
I was happy thinking it would be just general, but anyway, nothing to do with AI Bubbles --that was my point.#offtopic.
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