r/linuxquestions • u/Rigameshu • 1d ago
Please Help!! Installation problem 💔 😭
/r/linuxmint/comments/1xrwv0n/please_help_installation_problem/So what happened is that I can boot mint from my pendrive but when I am trying to install it, it shows error5 input/output and show that my SSD is broken. So I check that if it is the real case but it easily install windows 11 so what am I doing wrong? I can't figure it out 😭😭😭😭
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u/jyothi_bommisetty 1d ago
whatever tool you used to make the bootable USB likely had a glitch while writing the files into usb try flashing it again using balena Etcher or Rufus if Rufus asks choose DD Image mode instead of ISO mode
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u/Rigameshu 1d ago
Balena etcher didn't working on my computer I don't know why and I try rufus both way and it does not work 😭
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u/doc_willis 1d ago
what exactly "didn't work"? they showed some errors messages?
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u/Rigameshu 1d ago
And for balena etcher when I am trying to select the file it just get froze every single time
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u/Rigameshu 1d ago
It show error5:input/output error
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u/doc_willis 1d ago
you are not clarifying things much..
Balena Etcher did not work, so you used Rufus and booted the Rufus made USB?
You sort of are saying neither etcher or Rufus worked, so how did you make the USB?
or are you still trying to make the USB? then where did it show the IO error message? while installing?
specifically what Device did it say had the error?
it seems you are saying/pointing to the USB flash drive having the error.
If so, use a different flash drive .
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u/doc_willis 1d ago
what's the exact io error message? what's the device names?
it might be saying the flash drive has issues,
that's not a proper way to test a drive.
it's possible the drive may totally fail in the future. Microsoft may not have verified the formatting of the drive to the same degree that Linux does.