Installed on usb stick but can't boot

[firenice03]

I've installed linux lite on a usb stick but my laptop can't seem to boot it. I installed it using unetbootin and when that didn't work followed the instructions in the help manual to install it using the command line and it still won't work. In the fist instance I can select the usb drive from the boot menu but nothing happens and in the second instance the usb isn't even an option. Any help greatly appreciated

Might not be the how your creating but the system...
Are you on Linux or Windows? You mention command line?? But regardless Etcher is the way to go..

If its not reading the USB - Ensure "secureboot" is disabled in BIOS

Also, which may be a hang up, LL should be installed in Legacy mode vs. UEFI (turn UEFI off or use the experimental UEFI LL version) also in BIOS..

If this is a Windows box, disabling FastBoot from within the Windows Control Panel is advised.

If a 32bit system use 32bit LL (3.x series) - LL4.x is 64bit only

May not hurt to post the laptops model, may be one of those 64bit-ers with 32bit UEFI...