Linux dual boot ?

So i just recently learned how to format a usb drive to make it boot-able, i have linux on it and went into my BIOS and set it to ware it boot from the usb. So the boot process occurs and takes me to a black screen that says choose to install / run without installing and something else, but whichever option i choose it just repeats and goes back to the same listing of options, iv tried this 3 times and no luck, any advice, this is way beyond my short skill set.

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Neil86

Any info on the machine you're trying to run it on? What distro are you using? How did you make the ISO into a bootable media on the USB?

yoba222

Few things that might work:

Plug into a different USB slot, maybe the side on the right instead of the side on the left/vice versa
If plugging into a USB3 slot, try a USB2 port instead
Try using a USB2 stick if using a USB3 stick now
Try to put different Linux distro on the USB -- if it doesn't like Ubuntu Gnome, format Mint or something else onto the USB
Pull the hard drive out completely and see if will let you boot into the Linux USB
Try formatting an SD card and booting from that instead of the USB. This will work too if your laptop has an sd card slot