I'd like to install/run Kicksecure from my "EAGET USB 3.2 Solid State Pen Drive" as described here. (Im not set on Kicksecure, just read about it on privacyguides; open for suggestions! I just want something ... well secure and easy to use.
... However, my Windows PC does not recognize the USB with Debian as a bootable medium.
What I did:
- Download debian-live-12.5.0-amd64-xfce
- Flash it to USB with balenaEtcher
- Try to boot from it in all possible ways
I also tried other Linux distributions like Mint and Ubuntu ... nothing gets recognized on that USB, expect Tails. After it recognizes it as UEFI OS and I select Harddisk Mode.
Tails is amazing, love it! But I just don't really need Tor, and mostly I need to use an App that will simply not connect via the Tor network and cannot be configured to do so.
Thank you very much 😊
Edit: Not everything can boot on windows I guess. But in my case Ubuntu suddenly could after turning off the PC and remove it from its power source.
I have a cheap USB drive that doesn't work as a bootable medium too (except for Ubuntu and maybe some other specific distros). Though I suspect this issue apppeared after I dropped it from like 1.3 meters height. Anyways it can be a malfunction or your drive just doesn't properly support it. What is your hardware though? Are you sure you need the UEFI mode and not the legacy BIOS mode?
im not. and i dont even understand that question 🙈
but the stick is new and should not be too bad: https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005006057488603.html
soon will be one year old.
Hmm then I'm almost sure it's working in UEFI mode. I'd say try another USB stick