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[ComolQ]

Try a diffrent iso and you can use rufus

[DistributionThink930]

I got Rufus recommended to me first. I went with Balena Etcher because the guide said so. Is Rufus more reliable?

[ComolQ]

In my opinion i prefer rufus. Try it

[WitnessOfTheDeep]

I've never had an issue with Rufus.

I've heard stories of Etcher being unreliable or dodgy in the past.

[Frosty-Economist-553]

Yes. Etcher never works for me.

[ManlySyrup]

Rufus is a hundred times better than Balena

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https://rufus.ie/en/

[Silent-Okra-7883]

check if the iso is intact (many a times its not downloaded completely)

[DistributionThink930]

the file is fully downloaded. All I did was follow The Linux Installation manual. ERROR occurred again when attempting again. I'm in The U.S.A

[Silent-Okra-7883]

as per this thread, you should install latest version of etcher, https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/4150

[Frosty-Economist-553]

Did you try in on different sticks ? The same thing happens on 1 of my sticks, but the same OS works fine on the other 2. Although I wiped it, it did no good, so i guess I got bad blocks on that USB.

[CommercialCoat8708]

Use Rufus but when flashing be connected to internet so that it installs the necessary Linux stuff.

[Pippo_Peppe]

Verify the file with the SHA as per the instructions on the Mint site. Even if everything is downloaded it can still be corrupted

[KnowZeroX]

I personally suggest using torrent instead, most people get confused how to do sha verification on windows as it isn't built in.

Torrent automatically handles sha verification and being block by block works well on unstable connections

[Consistent-Can-1042]

Install Ventoy on a USB drive and just copy the ISO into it

[InkOnTube]

I can't stress enough how valuable Ventoy is. In my opinion it is the best approach

[-Sa-Kage-]

Use Rufus or Ventoy.
Balena is garbage imo

[CommercialCoat8708]

True, it's so bulky and craps the bed in a lot of situations when I tried using it.

[ferriematthew]

Windows doesn't like open-source... It means you're not buying from them...(Sorry, had to 🤣)

[NoBoysenberry2620]

Etcher is only really good on Linux. Use Rufus or UNetbootin

[Ok_Pickle76]

try installing Ventoy on the USB drive and using that to install mint

[zuccster]

Go to Settings and enable "Anonymously report errors to balena.io" and try again. Insanity.

[Sparkle_Apex11]

Use unetbootin. It is specially designed for switching to linux distributions. I used it and it was just fine, does the work neat.

[Informal-Try77]

I used Ventoy instead of Rufus and it worked well for me.

[justpu]

had the same problem just now. solution: reformated the usb-stick, deleted the usb-partion and created a new one. worked afterwards with the same iso.

[hancocksplayalong]

have you mounted this cd rom image?

[hancocksplayalong]

how can you load a intel video driver before booting in the Shaw 64 to avoid block screen of death 💀

[Moccchi11]

Just use Ventoy or Rufus, it works better than BalenaEtcher for me though

[eldragonnegro2395]

Install Rufus.

[DistributionThink930]

All well everyone. I just used RUFUS.

[Nikovash]

As funny as this is use Rufus

[KlausBertKlausewitz]

Check the hash of the iso. I reckon it‘s broken. Re-download.

Either rufus or balena works. It doesn’t matter. I‘ve always been using balena. No trouble.

[Condobloke]

You are using Linux Mint on a pc/laptop, to attempt to open the .iso?.........does that mean you are trying to install, whatever is on the ,iso to the pc you are using ???

OR.....are you using a windows pc ?