Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
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06 Jan 2019 21:48 #123648
by tommylight
Replied by tommylight on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
I use DD and it always works, wheezy and stretch. Must have done that over 30 times.
Disable UEFI in bios, that is the only thing i can think of that could mess it up. I disable that on every computer i lay my hands on.
Disable UEFI in bios, that is the only thing i can think of that could mess it up. I disable that on every computer i lay my hands on.
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07 Jan 2019 13:07 #123702
by andypugh
Actually, I have just remembered that all the recent times I used dd it was to make boot-cards for things like Pi's
The last time I wanted to do a scratch install of LinuxCNC I ended up giving up with USB sticks and buying a USB DVD drive.
www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessor...ck-21856102-pdt.html
I think. Then the installation went smoothly.
Replied by andypugh on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
I have used Apple dd many times, so it definitely can work for this..
Actually, I have just remembered that all the recent times I used dd it was to make boot-cards for things like Pi's
The last time I wanted to do a scratch install of LinuxCNC I ended up giving up with USB sticks and buying a USB DVD drive.
www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessor...ck-21856102-pdt.html
I think. Then the installation went smoothly.
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07 Jan 2019 13:16 - 07 Jan 2019 13:16 #123704
by rodw
Replied by rodw on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
I too had plenty of failures writing USB sticks but never with Win32DiskImager (or burning a DVD/CD). I did read there was an issue with the Linux tools...
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21 Jan 2019 18:25 #124558
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No matter what I so with Win32DiskImager, it corrupts the USB. I have tried 3 different sticks, and ex-FAT, FAT32, and FAT and all are corrupted where Win10 wants to Reformat them. Taken to the Linux computer they are unreadable! Any more suggestions, I am all ears!
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21 Jan 2019 18:53 #124560
by Todd Zuercher
Replied by Todd Zuercher on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
Not sure what to say. Win32DiskImager has always worked for me without any extraordinary effort (Windows 7-64-bit). Make sure your image files you've downloaded are good and not corrupted.
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21 Jan 2019 20:39 #124565
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
How do you know that they are corrupted?
Is there any chance that you have some of the very cheap USB sticks that over-state their physical size?
www.novatech.co.uk/blog/ebay-fake-capacity-usb-sticks/
That said, even a fake drive should be big enough for the Live Image.
Is there any chance that you have some of the very cheap USB sticks that over-state their physical size?
www.novatech.co.uk/blog/ebay-fake-capacity-usb-sticks/
That said, even a fake drive should be big enough for the Live Image.
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21 Jan 2019 21:29 #124567
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You can try pressing F9 on HP computes or F12 on most other computers for a menu of what to use as a boot device. Some rare models use F11.
Replied by tommylight on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
That is all normal for a hybrid image. Did you try to boot from it? You should set that in the mainboards BIOS as the first thing to do and disable UEFI if the mainboard has it.No matter what I so with Win32DiskImager, it corrupts the USB. I have tried 3 different sticks, and ex-FAT, FAT32, and FAT and all are corrupted where Win10 wants to Reformat them. Taken to the Linux computer they are unreadable! Any more suggestions, I am all ears!
You can try pressing F9 on HP computes or F12 on most other computers for a menu of what to use as a boot device. Some rare models use F11.
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21 Jan 2019 22:20 #124572
by Clive S
I have found some also use F2
Replied by Clive S on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
You can try pressing F9 on HP computes or F12 on most other computers for a menu of what to use as a boot device. Some rare models use F11.
I have found some also use F2
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22 Jan 2019 00:30 #124577
by Leon82
Replied by Leon82 on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
I've had errors in the past from the bios whitelisting certain Linus distro.
10.04 worked but 11 didn't.
There was a setting in the bios that appently has to do with Windows.
Also I always hit del to enter the bios and pick boot override
10.04 worked but 11 didn't.
There was a setting in the bios that appently has to do with Windows.
Also I always hit del to enter the bios and pick boot override
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22 Jan 2019 00:33 #124580
by TRAUPMANN00
Replied by TRAUPMANN00 on topic Can't get Live/Install CD to work. What am I doing wrong?
Well, stupidity and a very foggy brain have helped to complicate this much more than it needed to be. I was using too small of a USB stick. Almost large enough, but not quite! There was no warning and no action. I used a larger USB stick and it worked. Sorry for the trouble! But thanks for the assistance.
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