Hello all
I used ventoy to create the Zorin 17 flash usb. When I tried to boot into it, it gives me this error and then boots back to my Z-Lite 16.3 .
Any solutions how to fix this?
(attaching few more screenshots if it could help)
Output of lsblk
USB drive
ISO in ventoy drive:
Maybe the Problem is the exFAT File Format. Or you could try it with another Tool like Balena Etcher, Rufus or Fedora Media Writer.
The caching mode error shouldn't be causing the symptoms you describe, it's got to be two separate issues... I get the same caching mode error on my USB-to-SD card-to-miniSD converter where I keep Ventoy (upon which sits Zorin 16, Zorin 17 and Win10PE .ISO files). I attempted to fix it, but the recommended fixes I found on my searches didn't work.
You can use the Disks application to burn the .ISO file, that should work.
It also may be that the .ISO file got corrupted during download, so try downloading it again, then burning it.
Which way did you create the Ventoy disk? I have used the http version in the past without issue. Another question, how old is the thumbdrive and did you verify the downloads (ventoy and zorin) prior to placing them on the drive? Did you create the ventoy disk under windows, macOS or linux?
There are many factors that could cause the issue, attempting another download and possibly using another install method may result in better results.
I used the WebUI method:
Wish I could use Rufus but I don't have a windows system around me. I had used Etcher few months ago but then I read some negative impression about it so this time I used Ventoy.
After selecting the thumbdrive from the boot menu it doesn't even take me to the Ventoy menu screen. It just show those 2 errors and then boots back to my current Z-Lite installation.
I just want to use ventoy so that I don't have to reformat the thumbdrive eachtime to make a different bootable iso.
This is a fair and worthy effort, as Ventoy is normally a very reliable bootable medium.
Etcher has caused issues with others' thumbdrives in the past.
I recommend you use gparted, completely wipe and format (full format with write). Do remove the existing partition and create a new one in the process though. It will take longer, but should remove most of the issues with the usb. Then run trim and S.M.A.R.T. utility to identify bad sectors and check the health of the drive.
Finally, reinstall Ventoy, drop in the Zorin iso (checking the hash as you did before) and it should resolve any issues you have experienced.
As a note of warning, one full overwrite may not be enough. Along with the trim, I'm hoping to avoid having to do it again. But some have had to fill at least part of the drive with data (a backup or copy of movies, images, anything that takes up large amounts of space) and then perform a full format again. Some even a third time. Hopefully it's not the case for you.
The point is to randomize the bits written so they are no longer in a format that etcher had placed them, and rewrite the partition table. Bleachbit would be great for this as it can write all 0s or 1s, possibly eliminating a second or third rewrite.
Use popsicle, unetbootin, dd command, even gparted or disks, but never use etcher. It destroys more thumbdrives than it writes correctly.
So this morning I gave Unetbootin a try and same thing happens here.
Currently formating the drive using the Disk utility app. After that going to fill the drive with video files and again going to full format it. And then try Ventoy.
I use Etcher primary and had in the Past on Issues with that. But that is only me. But You could still use Fedora Media Writer. You can finde him directly on the Fedora Website or in Gnome Software as Flatpak. A good Point of this Tool is: When You have a USB-Stick with a Iso on ot the Media Writer can reset the Stick.
Solution:
Add the following line to the /etc/modules
usb_storage
Behind the Scene:
So after trying multiple re-formating of USB I still got the same issue 'No caching mode page found'. So I started looking for the same issue in different fourms and luckily found this:
I gave it a try and Voilà, the Ventoy menu appeared and after choosing Zorin 17 from the list I got directly into it.
Looks like Etcher was not the culprit in this case but I'm glad that stopped using it. Ventoy is great.
