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New V21 will not boot

2017-11-17
2017-11-17
  • Steve Nickles

    Steve Nickles - 2017-11-17

    I have tried creating a usb boot disk from the image with Rufus and Ubuntu, I've also downloaded it several times with the possiablility that I had a bad download. I've scaned the image with Rufus and it is reporting that the ISO is not bootable. Am I missing something?

    Thanks & 73's,

    Steve

     
    • Andy Stewart

      Andy Stewart - 2017-11-17

      On 11/17/2017 02:05 AM, Steve Nickles wrote:

      I have tried creating a usb boot disk from the image with Rufus and
      Ubuntu, I've also downloaded it several times with the possiablility
      that I had a bad download. I've scaned the image with Rufus and it is
      reporting that the ISO is not bootable. Am I missing something?

      Thanks & 73's,

      Hi Steve,

      Which image, 32-bit or 64-bit?

      It is known not to be bootable if UEFI is enabled. Have you disabled UEFI?

      I'm not familiar with Rufus.

      I use usb-creator-gtk, or live-usb-install to create the image onto a
      bootable USB memory stick.

      Thanks and 73,

      Andy

      --
      Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ)
      Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group
      Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group
      President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

       
  • Steve Nickles

    Steve Nickles - 2017-11-17

    I am using the 64 bit image and I have UEFI so I'll go back and see if I can disable it and try again.

    Thanks & 73's,

    Steve

     
    • Andy Stewart

      Andy Stewart - 2017-11-17

      On 11/17/2017 01:21 PM, Steve Nickles wrote:

      I am using the 64 bit image and I have UEFI so I'll go back and see if I
      can disable it and try again.

      Regarding UEFI: I have searched the Internet and cannot find a
      definitive set of instructions for how to create an ISO file that is
      bootable via both BIOS and UEFI. Once I find such instructions, I'll be
      very happy to create such an ISO file.

      As I understand it, this adversely affects people who wish to dual boot
      Windoze and Linux, since modern versions of Windoze must be booted with
      UEFI enabled.

      Steve: I apologize for the inconvenience.

      73,

      Andy

      --
      Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ)
      Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group
      Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group
      President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

       
  • Steve Nickles

    Steve Nickles - 2017-11-17

    No problem Andy. I appreciate your efforts. I'm looking into creating an UEFI bootable USB with your image if I find an answer I'll let you know.

    73,

    Steve

     

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