Install New Distro

Questions about Grub, UEFI,the liveCD and the installer
Forum rules
Before you post read how to get help. Topics in this forum are automatically closed 6 months after creation.
Locked
bleichtman

Install New Distro

Post by bleichtman »

Let me start by saying I love LinuxMint. Being new to Linux I also want to experience other distros. I tried creating bootable usbs but none of them seemto work since I installed mint. I'm on an asus x401a and by bios has been set to boot from usb. When i restart, I'm taken to the grubmenu with the linux mint distro listed, linux mint recovery listed, and system settings listed. No matter what I try Ican't get another distro to load. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Last edited by LockBot on Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
usbtux

Re: Install New Distro

Post by usbtux »

You need to go into your bios and make usb top of the boot list. As the computer starts - before grub, you should see a list of comands - try pressing del or F2 or F8.
Or you may have a boot manager that will allow you to temp boot to a diferent drive.
rob1980

Re: Install New Distro

Post by rob1980 »

I found on my system, that, even though I was using a USB flash device, the bios would boot it from "USB-HDD".
bleichtman

Re: Install New Distro

Post by bleichtman »

usbtux wrote:You need to go into your bios and make usb top of the boot list. As the computer starts - before grub, you should see a list of comands - try pressing del or F2 or F8.
Or you may have a boot manager that will allow you to temp boot to a diferent drive.
tried all those, still took me to the grub menu and offered only the 3 choices listed above. still no option to load / install new distro
Locked

Return to “Installation & Boot”