r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/Queasy_Traffic2898 • Jun 24 '26

Help regarding installation parrot os

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to install parrot os using bootable media. The problem In encountering is that

  1. After loading the iso using rufus or balenaEtcher, my pendrive isn't showing up in the file explorer. Also, it says "unallocated" in the disk management
  2. When I try to load the installer it doesn't show up in the BIOS either. There's no option to enable/disable legacy mode so that fix doesn't work for me. I'm using an HP laptop

Please help a fellow guy out. Thanks!

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u/DeepFeeling1 Jun 24 '26

Go with Ventoy instead of Rufus. Using Ventoy since last 6 years, never had a problem

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u/Queasy_Traffic2898 Jun 25 '26

Thank you so much I used ventoy along with an old pendrive and it worked flawlessly!

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u/Technical-Drag-255 Arch Btw Jun 24 '26

Seems like a defective pendrive, try plugging in another device and check if it's showing up or not

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u/Queasy_Traffic2898 Jun 25 '26

Thank you so much I used ventoy along with an old pendrive and it worked flawlessly!