Downloading Fedora from a Windows machine... Oi vey...

The download button should give you the ISO, not the media writer ?

Also, Fedora Media Writer disables minimize... Urghhh

never tried the media writer from windows but almost on linux is the best for it's category so shouldn't be a problem to me :)

I used ot once because the people around me only had windows machines and the image writer they used before which has so much logic about creating broken grub configs, didn't work well

Why you used Fedora?

never tried the media writer from windows but almost on linux is the best for it's category so shouldn't be a problem to me :)

Just a bit annoying going to download the ISO and it provides a different download than if you weren't using Windows. I guess people assume you want the "click to install" crap just because you're on Windows.

The site shouldn't change just because you're using a different client ?‍♀️

The site shouldn't change just because you're using a different client ?‍♀️

if you have an ISO you can flash it via FMW

if you have an ISO you can flash it via FMW

I know how it works

I know how it works

K, sorry

I can also flash it with Etcher and get the same results. What I'm saying is that the downloads page for Fedora changes just because I'm using Windows at the moment. The Download button downloads the Fedora Media Writer instead of the ISO, which is what it does if you were using Linux.

I got the ISO after a few tries figuring out why the hell I didn't have the ISO and just had FMW.

Fedora doesn't have a directory listing, where it list isos of several versions?

Fedora doesn't have a directory listing, where it list isos of several versions?

I'm sure it does, yeah.

I think I saw it too for fedora, but I forgot

Change useragent, might work

I can get the ISO fine now that it's apparent what the Fedora website is doing

There's a link on the side that just gives you the ISO. It's just a bit meh to set up the site like that

There's a difference between having smart downloads for a program like Chrome to download and install, and "smart" downloads for an OS

With Chrome, clearly it makes sense for it to give you an .exe if you're using Windows, but for an ISO it shouldn't matter what OS you use because you're downloading an OS, not a program!

Just a bit of an oversight :)

how can I create this EFI partision

I got the ISO after a few tries figuring out why the hell I didn't have the ISO and just had FMW.

Well maybe being on linux they assume you already have some writer tool on the system like suse writer or the media writer

ThinkPad x230 Detected

how can I create this EFI partision

Add partition, set type to efi.

Add partition, set type to efi.

its not adding

Unless windows already created one and you want to dualboot

its not adding

Do you have free space on that drive? because / is missing as well.

Do you have free space on that drive? because / is missing as well.

well I allocated 20GB for fedora

well I allocated 20GB for fedora

That is very close to failing on update because too little space.

And where have you allocated that? i dont see it in the overview.

And where have you allocated that? i dont see it in the overview.

well I shrinked 20GB leavs it as unallocated

well I shrinked 20GB leavs it as unallocated

then click the blue "click here to create them automatically"

And after tha modify the partitions to your hearts content

then click the blue "click here to create them automatically"

Then that erro from the photo shows

But keep in mind, 20 GiB is really really small.

Then that erro from the photo shows

Then 20GiB may not be enough.

What is the minimum amout recommend

How much does that drive have and why did you want to give so little to fedora? And are you dualbooting?

And keep in mind, if you use the minimal amount - no system updates to newer versions, no additional programs, 0 space in /home...

How much does that drive have and why did you want to give so little to fedora? And are you dualbooting?

200GB yess im dual booting... i wanna give it a try...

If you want to give linux a try first use it in a virtual machine.

It will run a little slower than one can expect in the end and no game emulation but if you like it you can just replace windows in the end or assign half that platter or more.

@BruceWyn006, if you've already got an EFI partition, you need to tell Fedora where that mount point is. If you're dual-booting with Windows, you need to create one.

512MB should be enough for an EFI partition, so you won't need to allocate more than that. 20GB for the rest of the system should be fine for a while.

@BruceWyn006, if you've already got an EFI partition, you need to tell Fedora where that mount point is. If you're dual-booting with Windows, you need to create one.

Well my pc doesnt have a UEFI partition ... how can I create it

That looks horrible. My flatmate's PC was suffering mainly of an excess of fur. LOL

512MB should be enough for an EFI partition, so you won't need to allocate more than that. 20GB for the rest of the system should be fine for a while.

How can I creat a EFI partition

Well my pc doesnt have a UEFI partition ... how can I create it

If you're not using UEFI, you don't. You'd be using a legacy configuration, so you shouldn't have to create one.

Well my pc doesnt have a UEFI partition ... how can I create it

click plus on the bottom left

If you want to give linux a try first use it in a virtual machine.

I wanna try it on laptop.. nota virtual machine... so that I could 100% sure that will work

select "efi"

I wanna try it on laptop.. nota virtual machine... so that I could 100% sure that will work

Is that laptop equipped with a gtx 10x0, intel i9 or i7 latest series or whatever came out a few months ago? (or does it have broadcom wlan?)

yes

Is that laptop equipped with a gtx 10x0, intel i9 or i7 latest series or whatever came out a few months ago? (or does it have broadcom wlan?)

Latest one

Yeah, I think all grandmas had one somewhere, even if they didn't use it. :-P

yes

Size ?

Latest one

So a 7xxx series? Well since the installer works everyhting else will as well.

Size ?

512 MiB

JPG? What has to do image formats with this?

That looks horrible. My flatmate's PC was suffering mainly of an excess of fur. LOL

Mines thriving in the same condition. XD

JPG? What has to do image formats with this?

Boot splash support

Yeah, I think all grandmas had one somewhere, even if they didn't use it. :-P

Oh yes, i had two grandmas with one - now it rests at my families house as paper holder. XD

ERROR: S client not available

512 MiB

Doesnt work

Boot splash support

I have no boot splash tough. Just plain boring seabios.

Doesnt work

Then use MB

Doesnt work

Try 1 GiB

Mines thriving in the same condition. XD

Yeah, well... imagine a 6 years old PC gathering fur, dust and whatnot.... Cleaning it was almost an archeological task.

Then use MB

Nop and it says "fail to add new device" but with a blank error message

Nop and it says "fail to add new device" but with a blank error message

Do you have free memory left?

O__o

Do you have free memory left?

Yess

Oh yes, i had two grandmas with one - now it rests at my families house as paper holder. XD

I suspect the one at home ended up as metal scrap. But I don't know, I left before.

Nop and it says "fail to add new device" but with a blank error message

Do you have a gpt or mbr partitioned drive?

Close? Close what?

what the fuck

Also that mbr.

Do you have a gpt or mbr partitioned drive?

Well i have no idea

You are booted into the wrong mode

You are booted into the wrong mode

Serious?

And you cant create more partitions on an mvr drive than 4.

What should i do

Serious?

Those are just 4 ntfs containers, thus its likely you have a legacy install of windowsm

What should i do

Do you need your Windows partitions?

Do you need your Windows partitions?

Yess ?

What should i do

delete one of those partitions after moving over the data from it

Then install linux when booted without uefi and with a single /

And that drive has much much more than 200 GiB.

Why the heck is it made into several partitions anyway

And you cant create more partitions on an mvr drive than 4.

He can by creating virtual partitions, but I'm not sure how to make it in fedora installation.

He can by creating virtual partitions, but I'm not sure how to make it in fedora installation.

Not if all 4 are used without a single one to boot from already.