Trouble With Bootable USB

[piemadd]

I have been going at this for 2 hours now, not even thinking about LTT. I am trying to install Kali Linux and when i try to put it onto a usb disk it is all fine. The computer that im trying to but it on recognizes it in bios, but doesnt boot to it. I have been using PowerISO for this. Should i use anything different? I haave tried both usb 2.0 and 3.0 in their respective ports.

[MoonlightSylv]

2 minutes ago, Implosivetech said:

I have been going at this for 2 hours now, not even thinking about LTT. I am trying to install Kali Linux and when i try to put it onto a usb disk it is all fine. The computer that im trying to but it on recognizes it in bios, but doesnt boot to it. I have been using PowerISO for this. Should i use anything different? I haave tried both usb 2.0 and 3.0 in their respective ports.

Which computer exactly? Try Rufus to burn the ISO to the USB.

[piemadd]

Just now, ShadowTechXTS said:

Which computer exactly? Try Rufus to burn the ISO to the USB.

let me try.

 

it is my old pc.

 

i3-3217u

4gb ddr3l 1600mhz

hd 3000

[MoonlightSylv]

4 minutes ago, Implosivetech said:

-snipsnop-

Let me know if it works. Did you try switching modes? (EFI and Legacy)

[piemadd]

2 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

-addglasses2profilepic-

wat

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Implosivetech said:

wat

Older computers use a boot mode now known as "Legacy" which is different from the modern EFI/UEFI mode.

[piemadd]

3 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

change the profile pic to have glasses

how?

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Implosivetech said:

how?

Where it says "GPT partition scheme for UEFI" change that to a legacy option.

[piemadd]

2 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Where it says "GPT partition scheme for UEFI" change that to a legacy option.

i have that there. should i just use another image for another linux

 

that might be the problem

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Implosivetech said:

i have that there. should i just use another image for another linux

 

that might be the problem

You could try that, did you try switching the options though?

[piemadd]

1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

You could try that, did you try switching the options though?

i had it on bios originally

 

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Implosivetech said:

i had it on bios originally

Try switching it to UEFI.

[piemadd]

1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Try switching it to UEFI.

no file support.

 

also, the download came with a .txt.sha1sum

 

should i do anything with dat?

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Implosivetech said:

no file support.

????

 

Just try downloading another ISO.

[GigabitXe]

You could try using a different USB drive and using UNetbootin to burn the ISO. I recently had the exact same issue and doing both of these solved the problem.

[piemadd]

1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

GOSH DARN IT CHANGE YOUR PROFILE PICTURE TO HAVE GLASSES!! CAN YOU READ!

wat about the .txt.sha1sum file?

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Implosivetech said:

wat about the .txt.sha1sum file?

That's to check the md5sum of the file, which I don't remember how to do atm.

[piemadd]

1 minute ago, Space2867 said:

You could try using a different USB drive and using UNetbootin to burn the ISO. I recently had the exact same issue and doing both of these solved the problem.

il try

 

also congrats on 123 posts. that is very magical

[piemadd]

1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

That's to check the md5sum of the file, which I don't remember how to do atm.

ok

 

currently downloading mythbuntu for a replacement. might use this as htpc

[GigabitXe]

1 minute ago, Implosivetech said:

wat about the .txt.sha1sum file?

You couldd scan the file with a sum reader and then compare it with the txt file to see if it is the correct file. You can do this with this utility.

[piemadd]

2 minutes ago, Space2867 said:

You couldd scan the file with a sum reader and then compare it with the txt file to see if it is the correct file. You can do this with this utility.

im trying ur method first. i have my hopes up for it.

[GigabitXe]

1 minute ago, Implosivetech said:

im trying ur method first. i have my hopes up for it.

sounds good

[piemadd]

update

 

Spoiler

MYTHBUNTU IS INSTALLING!!! YAY!!!

 

[piemadd]

56 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Which computer exactly? Try Rufus to burn the ISO to the USB.

 

34 minutes ago, Space2867 said:

You could try using a different USB drive and using UNetbootin to burn the ISO. I recently had the exact same issue and doing both of these solved the problem.

 

 

Thanks Guys!  It works! turns out it was a bad image