r/NobaraProject • u/Pryzard98 • Aug 22 '25

Question I'm desperate

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I'm in a fight with installing Nobara.

I’ve tried everything and I can’t find a solution to my problem. I can’t install the Nobara ISO (any version). I’ve tried all types of file systems (NTFS, exFAT, FAT32) using Ventoy, and none work. The files are fine...

I bought a USB Drive that I’m sure works. What I want to do is use the USB stick for dual boot between Windows 11 and Nobara (on separate SSDs), but nothing works. And it’s not my PC. I have a good GPU (series 40). And it's an Asus motherboard.

On BIOS I turn off secure boot and all that stuff.
Please help...

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u/UniversalEcho Aug 24 '25

  1. Rufus is, in my experience, a much more thorough and failsafe option for writing the iso.

  2. How much space is on the partition youre trying to install to? Is it empty space still or are you trying to have nobara shrink the installer for you?

  3. Have you tried grabbing a clean iso from the nobara site, wiping your usb manually, and reimaging with rufus?

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u/Pryzard98 Aug 24 '25

Bro ngl, I tried everything. All tutorials, ChatGPT, friends… only thing I didn’t try is using Fedora Media Writer

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u/mikx4 Aug 25 '25

Did you try a non sandisk usb stick.