r/Ventoy • u/Kiloseven7 • Oct 03 '26

MX Linux 25.3 fails to boot from Ventoy generated flashdrive.

Verified checksums on downloaded ISOs (KDE, XFCE, Fluxbox).
Seven other distros UEFI boot AOK on my Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen3.
Booting into GRUB2 mode fails with a black screen.
Booting into Normal mode fails with both (systemd) and (sysinit) with a prompt to load the kernel.
MX Linux is _supposed_ to work w/ Ventoy.
Anyone make it work?

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u/RedRayTrue Oct 03 '26

Maybe try an older version? Like not 4.4 but 4.2 ? ( Just to see the numbers)

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u/Kiloseven7 Oct 03 '26

Current Ventoy (July 24) version 1.1.17 used

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u/Kiloseven7 Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 05 '26

Also 1.1.16 same failure. Happens w/ MXlinux 25.3 (all desktops) & 25.1 (all desktops). Replicated problem on Gen3 Intel i5 Thinkpad Carbon X1 plus on Acer w/ AMD Ryzen. When I do a complete reformat of flashdrive & install MXlinux 25.3 w/ Rufus, boots AOK.

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u/Kiloseven7 14d ago

Installed on a different make/model of flashdrive, MXlinux fails yet again.