Brand new to Linux and Garuda, need help with boot and setup (black screen on usb boot)

[Alastor]

Hey there, i really want to ditch Windows and move to Linux, Garuda seems to be the best distro for me.

Here is my problem : I downloaded the Dragonized Gaming edition of Garuda, used Etcher (and rufus later on to try a different method) to burn the ISO on the key, restarted, went to the BIOS, deactivated secure boot, restarted, went to the boot menu, there were two choices for the usb boot, tried them both but i always end up with a black screen and nothing happening.

Is that normal? What did i do wrong? I really want this to work, i want to free myself from Windows.

[filo]

Hi there, welcome to the forum.
Try Ventoy instead of Etcher and Rufus) and use Grub2 mode.

[Alastor]

Hey! Ok, i will try right now!

[Alastor]

I just tested it on my laptop and it seems to work! I’ll update the post if anything goes wrong, thank you so much!