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I have an old hp pavilion dv6 and I installed windows 7. Then i tried installing Ubuntu 24.04 and the USB wouldn't boot, it just showed "GRUB" in the top left of the screen. I tried with another USB and the same issue emerged.

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[-] MightyCuriosity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

How did you make the USB?

[-] Fortatech@lemy.lol 1 points 3 months ago

ubuntu disk image writer

[-] MightyCuriosity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Maybe try a different program. It might not use the right partitioning or boot scheme.

[-] Fortatech@lemy.lol 2 points 3 months ago

yes, ill try using balena etcher this time

[-] Fortatech@lemy.lol 1 points 3 months ago

Tried Balena and it still didn't work, although it worked on another laptop.

[-] MightyCuriosity@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Maybe try Rufus and make sure you use MBR for compatibility?

[-] Fortatech@lemy.lol 1 points 3 months ago

It seems Rufus is only for windows

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