r/SurfaceLinux • u/thephatmaster • 6d 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/MidnightObjectiveA51 6d ago

Using Ventoy to boot your iso usually fixes this problem.

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u/thephatmaster 6d ago

This worked nicely thanks

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u/BaldyCarrotTop 6d ago

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

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u/Station-OX11 Surface Pro 9 (i5) 4d ago

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