Hi, I'm a computer douche and trying to boot Tails on my Asus Notebook X750L and it's not working out.
- The version I tried to start is 2.6 and dates from this September - I couldn't verify the image I downloaded because when I tried to look up how to do this, it proved to be nearly impossible. All threads I could find on the subject were extremely confusing, and very often for an Ubuntu audience (I'm on fucking Windows 10 and it kills me slowly but there's no alternative). I downloaded it from the Trails website though, but apparently that guarantees nothing. - The brand and model of my laptop see above. - When I'm in BIOS (which took me 3 hours to work out btw, it's with the shift key holding while shutting down and f2 key while starting up) there seems to be no straight forward way to select my USB stick as a booting source, or whatever (I don't know the correct terms for this shit, bear with me). At some point I found a way to access my USB content through the BIOS menu (I don't know if that's what happened I'm just saying I got to see some files in the menu that seemed to come from there) and then I could select something along the lines of bootaefi94.bit (that's definitely not correct but I don't remember what it was called 'cause this is all jibberish to me, I think there was an "x" in there as well). I figured this seemed like a recognizable "thing" that has something to do with "a driver" but I don't understand what I'm doing I just had a hunch that was it. Turned out, from internet fora I browsed, I was right. BUT when I select this and press f10 to save and exit, my laptop clearly is trying to "do something" (black screen, working thingies inside) but then a red window appears that says something like "could not authenticate" (also don't remember what it said damnit I should have taken pictures) and then the only option I have is to click "ok" after which fucking Windows 10 starts and I die a little more. - I'm trying to start Tails on a bright orange coy fish shaped USB that has a capacity of 8 gig. - The program I used to install it was the Universal USB Installer suggested to me by the Trails website. - Have never attempted to install Trails succesfully on this computer before. - I don't know if this coy fish could succesfully start on other computers that would feel like he's cheating on me. THANKS and sorry (but mostly thanks) Sincerely, Clémence
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