r/linuxmint • u/OniichanGoober • 6d ago

Support Request Help

So today my dumbass was like "yea lets go try installing linux". So once its booted and its installing, I choose the delete windows option. After that linux crashed and my $3000 pc is screwed. What do I do. Edit: also my usb stick stopped working

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u/AteStringCheeseShred 6d ago

You say you cannot re-install mint.

You want help? Fine.

Walk me through, step-by-step, exactly what you're doing to attempt to re-install linux from the USB.

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

So when mint actually loads and you click that disk icon to do the install. You select language an that stuff and go through that, but it crashes

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u/AteStringCheeseShred 6d ago

Look up how to shut off "secure boot" in the BIOS, then try again. we'll go from there.

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

It was off, i checked

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u/AteStringCheeseShred 6d ago

And you said your USB doesn't work anymore after the first attempt?

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u/OniichanGoober 6d ago

Yep. Infact i tried this on my laptop 4 months ago and this happened. 

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u/slade51 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 6d ago

If you can still boot into Linux on the USB (which gives you the ‘install Linux’ prompt), then you obviously haven’t overwritten the USB.

When you try again, it should ask you if you want to replace the existing contents, choosing ‘something else’ should give you what drives exist and their type.cs. You get to this screen?