Ubuntu STR 25.10 installs but won't boot (lenovo ThinkPad T420)

[Colin Law]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 16:09, Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntlett at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi David,
>
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 14:59, David Fletcher <dave at thefletchers.net> wrote:
>>
>> Which Ventoy? I had trouble with and gave up trying to use it a couple
>> of years ago. Recently tried it again with ventoy-1.1.05-linux and it
>> seems to work perfectly now. I've used it with an ancient Asus/AMD X2
>> desktop, similarly ancient Toshiba laptop, nearly new Framework 13 and
>> a Jetway LI39. Worked perfectly every time.
>
>
> I downloaded Ventoy 1.1.07.
>
> I had a look using the Ventoy2Disk.sh script and  it said it had version 1.0.62 which I looked up online and it was apparently released 2021-12-02 and so was ancient.
>
> I used the same script to update the Ventoy memory stick from 1.0.62 to 1.1.07.
>
> Today I learned you can get the version number of the software used by a Ventoy stick by booting it and looking at the bottom left hand side of the screen...

I think that if Ventoy had been the issue then you would not have been
able to boot into the image.  Once into the installer I don't think
that the Ventoy version would make any difference.

Colin L.