Universal Blue•12mo ago

Im on my first boot from a usb stick and the grub command line is the only thing appearing

title says it all, will post pic in a sec

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:28 PM

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tulip•1/4/25, 2:36 PM

Most likely bad flash, try either re-flashing the ISO to the USB stick or use a different one

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:36 PM

alright

Kasher_CS•1/4/25, 2:36 PM

What did you use to flash

tulip•1/4/25, 2:36 PM

https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter/releases/tag/5.2.2

GitHub

Release 5.2.2 · FedoraQt/MediaWriter

Fixed Windows support after update to Qt 6.8 (#772)

tulip•1/4/25, 2:36 PM

i recommend using fedora media writer for the flash

tulip•1/4/25, 2:36 PM

download the windows version and flash the ISO with it

KKasher_CS What did you use to flash

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:37 PM

rufus

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:37 PM

what do you recomend

Ttulip download the windows version and flash the ISO with it

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:37 PM

alright

Kasher_CS•1/4/25, 2:38 PM

Also note officially bazzite only supports uefi boot

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 2:38 PM

also if you mashing escape a lot sometimes you miss the grub menu and you get the grub console instead

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:38 PM

i have csm disabled if that is what you mean

Wwolfyreload also if you mashing escape a lot sometimes you miss the grub menu and you get th...

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:39 PM

never clicked escape so i will just try reflashing with media writer

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 2:39 PM

Cool. Good luck

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:40 PM

Where do I get this

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tulip•1/4/25, 2:41 PM

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads

This article lists the download links for the latest versions of Visual C++ Redistributable packages.

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 2:41 PM

thanks

tulip•1/4/25, 2:41 PM

should be the visual c++ redistributable runtimes

tulip•1/4/25, 2:41 PM

donwload the x64 version

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 3:01 PM

ive reflashed and rebooted my pc

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 3:01 PM

but now the usb isnt showing up in my boot menu

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 4:34 PM

@tulip does the media writer convert the drive to btrfs

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 4:36 PM

Have you calculated the checksum on the ISO file and does it match with the checksum hash on the website? Might be the cause of your first issue if the ISO didn't download properly

Wwolfyreload Have you calculated the checksum on the ISO file and does it match with the chec...

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 4:38 PM

How do I calculate the checksum

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 4:38 PM

Apologies if this is basic stuff I'm not very smart

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 4:40 PM

I did a video on that a while ago, it's linked in the docs https://docs.bazzite.gg/General/Installation_Guide/Installing_Bazzite_for_Desktop_or_Laptop_Hardware/#calculating-iso-sha256-checksum-hash

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 4:40 PM

Hope that helps

Wwolfyreload I did a video on that a while ago, it's linked in the docs https://docs.bazzite....

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 4:43 PM

Thanks!

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 4:43 PM

I'll try it in a moment

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:02 PM

Checksum seems to match so it's not that

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softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:04 PM

The USB is no longer being recognized by windows

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:04 PM

Hence why I thought it could have been converted to btrfs

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 5:12 PM

If you open Fedora Media Writer again can it see the USB? You might find that the USB drive is on it's way out

Wwolfyreload If you open Fedora Media Writer again can it see the USB? You might find that th...

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:29 PM

In what way

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:29 PM

That it's not working?

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 5:31 PM

Even though Windows cannot see the USB drive, can Fedora Media Writer see it?

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 5:31 PM

Can you see the drive in "Disk Management" in Windows?

Wwolfyreload Even though Windows cannot see the USB drive, can Fedora Media Writer see it?

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:36 PM

Yes

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:36 PM

Rufus can too

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:38 PM

If it is "on its way out" would it be better to create a smaller partition for the installer and then create the os on a larger partition?

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 5:38 PM

Cool so you've tried Rufus and you've tried Fedora Media writer

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:38 PM

On the main hdd of the pc

Wwolfyreload Cool so you've tried Rufus and you've tried Fedora Media writer

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:38 PM

Yes

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 5:38 PM

Maybe try ventoy

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:38 PM

I'm currently trying Rufus again

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 5:39 PM

Hope it works. You might want to try safely ejecting the drive. Sometimes that makes a difference

softgapeOP•1/4/25, 5:39 PM

Does the file system matter btw?

wolfyreload•1/4/25, 5:39 PM

What filesystem options do you have in rufus?

Im on my first boot from a usb stick and the grub command line is the only thing appearing

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