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The overlay is copy‑on‑write : the base ISO never changes, which makes the media safe to reuse across many machines without risking corruption. ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4
| Symptom | Likely Cause | Fix | |---------|--------------|-----| | | ISO written with dd to a partition rather than the whole device. | Use the whole device ( /dev/sdX ), not a partition ( /dev/sdX1 ). | | GPU tests report “No OpenGL context” | Secure Boot blocks proprietary drivers. | Enroll a custom Machine Owner Key (MOK) with mokutil or disable Secure Boot temporarily. | | fwupd says “No updates found” on a brand‑new laptop | Firmware not yet uploaded to the LVFS repository. | Use the vendor’s Windows flashing tool, or manually download the firmware from the OEM’s website and place it under /usr/share/fwupd/remotes.d/ . | | Persistent overlay not saving data | Media created with a read‑only partition flag or using a FAT32 USB stick that lacks ext4 support. | Re‑create the USB using a GUID Partition | Symptom | Likely Cause | Fix |
: Reduces the "Error 31" and "Error -20" issues common on Windows-based setups.
Always verify both the checksum and the GPG signature, especially when using the ISO on production hardware.