Description of the issue (screenshots if relevant):
Rufus only wants to install OpenMandriva in MBR mode, no UEFI. I’m using 4.5 rufus and it recognizes Kubuntu 24 as UEFI, but it doesnt do that for OM Rome 6. I had to install it with Etcher instead. I think even Yumi messed it up previously so it is really difficult to switch over from Windows directly at the moment
One thing we keep telling people is that you should not expect that OMLx is going to do things like any other Linux distro much less Windows or Apple. Ofc there are many ways to make the distro better but that takes people to volunteer to do that. We are a small group, beholden to no other group, project, or organization. We are all unpaid volunteers.
@bidzapfc perhaps we need a team to work on making transitioning from Windows to OMLx easier. Since this is an all volunteer community and organization that means people need to volunteer for this. I would support such an effort but I am not suitable for this task as I do not have Windows anywhere and have not used it since they introduced Windows 8. Not sure but I do not think we have any developers that use Windows either.
Edit: Added ROME Release Notes link as that is what the OP is using.
A few months ago when I installed Rome, while I no longer have Windows, from Kubuntu I used the Raspberry Pi Imager with success. I believe that it is available as a Windows app.
Just choose “No filtering” for your device, do a “Use Custom” for operating system, select the .iso file when prompted for the .img file, and then choose your storage media.
It is worth a try. What is there to lose? I was having trouble with Etcher at the time.
My laptop is UEFI. When installing Rome, I had to do manual partitioning in order for it to install with UEFI and keep the system as a dual-boot. I created a second UEFI partition for Rome, and yes, I know I just made every expert Linux user cringe. But it did work when all else failed. If I need to change from Rome back to Kubuntu, I go into the UEFI/BIOS and select the other UEFI partition, as neither one is able to “see each other.”
