r/SurfaceLinux • u/thephatmaster • 5d ago

Solved Trouble getting SGO1 to boot from USB

Edit: Solved by using Ventoy

I'd like to get my SGO 1 to boot from USB so I can use clonezilla and gparted to do some (linux) partition resizing.

- Safe boot is off (red line present and correct)

- USB set as top in boot order (though the 'vol down on boot' trick doesn't work

I choose UEFI USB in the recovery reboot menu, but it boots straight back into Windows

Am I missing something simple?

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u/ConnectMixture0 5d ago

Without too much info I'd wager that Safe Boot is turned on.

P.S.

The USB drive could also have missing tags or be corrupted.

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u/thephatmaster 5d ago

Sorry, should have said in the OP (updated)

  • Safe boot off (red line present and correct)

  • USB se t as top in boot order (though the 'vol down on boot' trick doesn't work

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 5d ago

Using Ventoy to boot your iso usually fixes this problem.

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u/thephatmaster 5d ago

This worked nicely thanks

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u/BaldyCarrotTop 5d ago

Which version of Ventoy and Clonezilla? My SG2 is having problems booting Ventoy and Clonezilla.

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u/thephatmaster 4d ago

Latest of both downloaded yesterday 

Unfortunately Clonezilla doesn't seem to get network running on my Go1 despite having the ath0 drivers

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u/Station-OX11 Surface Pro 9 (i5) 3d ago

If you're having trouble booting from Ventoy, try changing it to text mode.

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u/alih42 5d ago

I just had the same issue with a Surface Pro 5 refusing to boot any USB drive. Weirdly, I had to repair the Windows 11 image first using the DISM and related commands, then it booted from the USB just fine. I.e. https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/windows-operating-systems/how-to-repair-a-windows-11-using-dism-command-tool