Garyed055 macrumors 6502 Original poster Jun 25, 2026 #1 Trying to make a linux boot USB but etcher gets stuck on Starting. Tried versions 2.1.4 and 2.1.6 Running Mac os 26 on M2 mac mini. Bothy Cashy os and Ubuntu had the same error trying to create the USB what am I doing wrong? Gary Last edited: Jun 28, 2026
Trying to make a linux boot USB but etcher gets stuck on Starting. Tried versions 2.1.4 and 2.1.6 Running Mac os 26 on M2 mac mini. Bothy Cashy os and Ubuntu had the same error trying to create the USB what am I doing wrong? Gary
Garyed055 macrumors 6502 Original poster Jun 29, 2026 #2 Found the problem, etcher couldn't access the APFS partition on the USB Drive. reformatted to Macos journaled and it worked fine Gary
Found the problem, etcher couldn't access the APFS partition on the USB Drive. reformatted to Macos journaled and it worked fine Gary