I have no experience with it, but I actually read your query and have 
some suggestions.

First, let me try to straighten out my confusion.  You say someone 
installed Linux Mint on your laptop, but then you say it boots windows.  
So I'm a bit confused.

In any case, I've used T470 laptops, and you should turn it on and 
IMMEDIATELY start hitting F1 as fast as you can until it either beeps 
once or actually get in to the BIOS.  From there you should be able to 
set the boot device.  (If F1 doesn't work (after trying multiple 
times!), try 'enter', THEN F1 once it says something).


I found this verified by searching using DuckDuckGo 'lenovo t470 enter 
bios' (see 
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t470/solutions/ht500222-recommended-ways-to-enter-bios-boot-menu-thinkpad-thinkcentre-thinkstation 
)


On 6/21/24 13:46, joe--- via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Does anyone on the PLUG list
> have experience using Ventoy?
>
> A friend used his Ventoy USB flash
> stick to install Linux Mint on a
> used thinkpad t470 that I purchased.
>
> But I then discovered that the newer
> Linux Mint version that he installed
> does not have many KDE capabilties
> that I have always had on my older
> thinkpad laptops.
>
> So I downloaded Ventoy from
> https://ventoy.net ... hoping to
> install kubuntu to get those valuable
> KDE capabilities that I need.
>
> When I tried to install Ventoy, the
>  system said: "Congratulations! Ventoy
> has been successfully installed to the
> device" ... However, the USB is blank.
>
> So, I purchased a Ventoy USB from ebay:
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/364756232958
>
> But it came with no instructions, and
> I cannot figure out how to get it to
> boot on the used thinkpad t480 that I
> purchased with win-10 installed.
>
> I use Linux exclusively and have zero
> experience with windblows.
>
> Joe@Actionline.com
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