Unable to boot with a Live USB on ThinkPad E14 Gen2

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I’m trying to install Garuda Linux on my laptop - ThinkPad E14 Gen 2. Here are the specs:

Host: 20T6000SRT (ThinkPad E14 Gen 2)
Display (LEN40A9): 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz (as 1280x720) in 14" [Built-in]
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (6) @ 2.38 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series [Integrated]
Memory: 4.15 GiB / 13.37 GiB (31%)
Disk (/): 67.61 GiB / 215.83 GiB (31%) - btrfs
Disk (/media/DATA): 242.23 GiB / 464.90 GiB (52%) - ntfs3

I downloaded the Garuda GNOME ISO and checked the checksum, everything was correct. Then I have written the ISO on a USB drive with Fedora Media Writer. After I booted from it, I saw a blank black screen. No GRUB, no OS. Just black. I tried multiple USB drives and ISO writing apps. None of them worked. Secure Boot and Fast Boot are disabled.

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Hi there, welcome to the forum.
Please use Ventoy to write the ISO, and the grub2 boot option when prompted.

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With ventoy it boots, but I still can’t get it into the Live OS.
When booting any image after Starting dracut pre-mount hook it shows some kind of error and the instantly turns off. I wasn’t able to read it, since laptop turned off very fast after it

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Check shasum on USB too, please.
Also try Xfce or Mokka and KDE lite.

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