Error encountered while attempting to boot from a USB formatted with YUMI.
Error encountered while attempting to boot from a USB formatted with YUMI.
Hello. I own a Micromax Canvas Lapbook L1160 UEFI-only system (no legacy BIOS support confirmed). When trying to boot an ISO with YUMI, it fails completely. Other tools like Rufus, BalenaEtcher, and Linux Mint's image writer worked better, but only YUMI offered a usable selection interface. After choosing the OS via YUMI’s boot menu, I encounter a long list of checks followed by a warning: "Could not find <ISO PATH>". This might stem from a corrupted file system due to crashes, interrupted booting, improper shutdowns, or unplugging devices without unmounting. To resolve, restart into Windows, wait for it to boot fully, log in, run 'chkdsk /r', then shut down gracefully and restart. After this, you should be able to continue the installation. There are two peculiar aspects of my case: my laptop runs a 32-bit Windows despite a 64-bit processor, and booting Bodhi Linux’s 32-bit version produced a blank screen even though the flash drive showed activity. Please feel free to provide more details if needed! System specs: Intel Atom Z3735F, 2 GB RAM, GPT drive.
UEFI displays the message "USB doesn't have any boot option, please choose another device to boot from in the boot manager." when attempting to boot from a USB that was flashed with other applications. The issue appears to be specific to the UEFI system, not the Linux Mint installation itself.
Visit Ventoy at the provided link. Once installed, simply drag and drop ISO files onto the USB to create an installation media for the OS. Check if the Linux boots; if not, press F1 after highlighting the Linux ISO—it will load the ISO onto a RAM disk.
I believe the BIOS is secured to stop unauthorized operating systems from accessing it.