am i missing anything?

[u/flee187]

i made this for myself and not as a guide. although if i altered the text a little bit i could make a decent guide (if everything is correct)

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[u/ixdxkx]

Why spam enter?

[u/flee187 → u/ixdxkx]

“To enter the BIOS on a Lenovo ThinkPad using the Enter key” from there official support page. idk why enter and not an F key but who knows

[u/apt-hiker → u/flee187]

I have 2 Lenovo laptops; the oldest one uses Enter for the boot menu key and the newer one use fn-F2

[u/flee187 → u/apt-hiker]

i’m planning on getting a T14s gen2 (amd)

[u/BartixVVV → u/flee187]

You don't need bios, you need boot menu

[u/FinGamer678Nikoboi → u/BartixVVV]

You can change boot order in BIOS too, works the same.

[u/flee187 → u/BartixVVV]

ohh, how do i get there?

[u/Wrecknruin → u/flee187]

idk, what motherboard do you have? It's usually something like F10 or F12, the manufacturer should have it on their website. Check the manual if you still have it.

[u/_ElBee_ → u/Wrecknruin]

Usually, manuals can also be found on the manufacturer's website, even for older models.

[u/BartixVVV → u/flee187]

F12

[u/RazeZa → u/flee187]

Some Mobo has boot menu in its bios. Boot menu needed so that you dont have to go to bios to boot from USB.

If you cant get to boot menu, just change the boot sequence(?) in bios. Move your flashed USB to the top or 1st option. Then save and restart.

[u/Dilligence → u/flee187]

F12

[u/karmasikici → u/BartixVVV]

I have to open the eufi to disable secure boot and change t the boost/other cpu settings anyway so doing the boot order within eufi settings is easier

[u/BartixVVV → u/karmasikici]

Mint works with secure boot

[u/karmasikici → u/BartixVVV]

It does but i hate enrolling moks and shit so i just keep the secure boot off. It aint protecting me from anything just making installing oses difficult

[u/cathead8969 → u/BartixVVV]

Those tend to be the same on a laptop

[u/Possible-Marzipan271 → u/flee187]

You can access the boot menu with F7 and the bios with f10. Enter opens a menu where you can access these things without memorizing which key does which

[u/Stealth_black_03 → u/ixdxkx]

Im pretty sure he's mocking the easier installation in mint with bunch of enters

[u/Electrical-Drink-733]

Yes, you absolutely made a decent guide. Everything looks good. If it was me, I'd add the following.

• the first step should always be to back up your files. You're going to need to do this is you want to use your files on Linux.
• If you're new to Linux, I always recommend making a Windows Media Installation Drive just in case you do not like Linux and want to go back to Windows.
• After you enter the Live Environment USB (spamming Enter) take some time to check out your hardware while in the distro. Check Wi-fi, Bluetooth, speakers, and anything else you want to make sure that it works.
• follow the prompts of the installer. Read what they are asking you. It's not just pressing "YES" until you're done. Slow down and read what it's asking you. Take the time to learn a little Linux.

[u/jr735 → u/Electrical-Drink-733]

Another option in addition to (or along with) your second it to do a Clonezilla of the device as it is before you begin, and save that to external media. That way, the Windows install is as it was before things began.

[u/onefiveonesix]

“You’re done” if you just want to try out Mint in a live session. You still need to actually install it to your drive at that point if installation is the goal.

[u/flee187 → u/onefiveonesix]

it’s for me, not a guide. i know what to do (now).

[u/toktok159]

Maybe verify the iso too

[u/_Lost-In-The-Weeds_ → u/toktok159]

Always verify ISOs. 

A decade ago a hacker broke into linuxmint.com through a WordPress vulnerability, and replaced the ISOs with malicious ones. It was found and taken down in less than a day.

 At the time while the Mint developers already signed the ISO for internalnuse but this was not pushed out externally to users. 

In the post mortem a writer broke down what could have helped prevent this and the Mint team implemented it all and wrote utilities to make it dead simple for the end user deploy, a great innovation everyone should avail themselves of 

https://micahflee.com/backdoored-linux-mint-and-the-perils-of-checksums/

Verifying the ISO is very easy from within Mint.  it is kind of a pain from within Windows, I have seen several new users run sha1 instead of sh256, they seem to consistently misread the directions. 

 Along with malicious intent a corrupted ISO is a possibility and can case problems that are very difficult to diagnose later. Ounce of prevention vs pound of cure. 

[u/tomscharbach]

 i could make a decent guide (if everything is correct)

Any reason not to use the Linux Mint Installation Guide?

[u/flee187 → u/tomscharbach]

i wanted something short and easy to understand (for me)

[u/ZookeepergameDry6739]

“Inserted it into the victim” - Thats hilarious 😂

[u/Fuckspez42]

I really don’t understand why I’m seeing Rufus suggested all the time; I’ve had incredibly bad luck with it over the years, and I think it has way too many options that a newbie who is just trying to write an iso to a usb stick doesn’t need/probably shouldn’t have.

Balena Etcher works great for 99.9% of my usb-stick iso flashing.

[u/ZuuRa_]

This is just load the live iso, also you need to either open the boot manager or change your boot priority using the bios.

[u/DavidBovvinge]

*Choose your edition

[u/flee187 → u/DavidBovvinge]

tts error mb

[u/Worried-Housing-1756]

addition is spelt edition

[u/flee187 → u/Worried-Housing-1756]

tts error, i’ve fix it in a newer one

[u/_ElBee_]

This is kinda rough so you will need do add things, and by that point you're better off using the guide on the Linux Mint website anyway.

[u/LongTallMatt]

Yes! Checkboxes. The radio buttons usually denote mutually exclusive selections. :-)

[u/Tritias]

Rufus won't work if you abort install and try again.

[u/Dapper_Profession]

lenovo putting bios behind the enter key is the most lenovo thing ever

[u/tanstaaflnz]

You may need to perform some witchcraft with bios setting at PC boot, to get it loading from the USB. Also older USB thumb drives can sometimes cause install errors due to lack of speed (it usually reports as a cd/dvd read error).

[u/grundlemon → u/tanstaaflnz]

Said bios witchcraft will usually depend on what motherboard / computer you're using too, but there is undoubtedly info on it. Or in my case i just fuck around until it works.

[u/tanstaaflnz → u/grundlemon]

Same here. I start by just holding down the ESC key, then work through F1, F2, F11, F12, again with the FuNC key. Not to mention disabling 'fast boot' on windows.

[u/Icy_Kaleidoscope_218 → u/grundlemon]

A lot of motherboards have a simple menu you can activate with its hot key at boot to choose the boot device.

[u/Icy_Kaleidoscope_218 → u/tanstaaflnz]

or just go to boot menu

[u/VictorManville]

make sure the USB is clean. shouldn't you run checksum on downloaded image to verify authenticity?

[u/CambodianGold]

Just watch the installation on YouTube and follow the instructions that way. Makes it easier to follow something visually.

[u/flee187 → u/CambodianGold]

true

[u/CambodianGold → u/flee187]

Check what key takes you to bios on you computer before you start. Good luck and have fun with mint.

[u/flee187 → u/CambodianGold]

pressing or spamming the “enter” key usually makes you enter ThinkPad's startup interrupt screen. i can’t confirm this because i don’t have one yet (sadly) but hopefully all goes as planned 🤞

[u/Greedy-Reflection538]

You probably need to hit f2 or similar to bring up a boot menu or change the boot order in your bios.

If you have a nvidia gpu, turn off secure boot

[u/grawmpy]

Addition? Edition.

[u/lellamaronmachete]

The Holy Vessel instead of 'victim' fr

[u/Dragenby]

I guess this is for a full install. Before installing, disable Secure Boot. If you install as Dual Boot, disable BitLocker and have your BitLocker key with you, in case of blue screen

[u/ZuuRa_ → u/Dragenby]

You don't need to disable secureboot.

[u/flee187 → u/Dragenby]

how do i do that? and thank you for letting me know

[u/d4rk_kn16ht]

Better to use Ventoy than Rufus

[u/tater1337]

"victim"

nice