Thank you for the info on the mailing address. > The #debian bot currently recommends <http://sf.net/projects/win32d iskimager/> > if you need to write the Debian install image to a USB device from > Windows.
I actually used that program to write the ISO to the USB stick the first time I tried it, but it didn't work. > I have found that I needed to repeat usb stick iso file burning or whatever term you use for it; sometimes it didn't work ie wouldn't boot from it the first time - try wiping the stick and using Rufus again to burn the iso onto it and have > another go. I tried to rewrite the file, but it still did not work correctly. I don't know what is going on. I can't get the Debian installation page to appear, no matter what I do. On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Greg Wooledge <wool...@eeg.ccf.org> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 08, 2017 at 11:08:32AM -0500, David DLC wrote: > > Thank you for all the replies! I haven't really used a mailing list > before, > > so I'm not 100% sure I'm responding to the correct location. Do I hit > > "reply all" or just reply to the debian-user@lists.debian.org address? > > For this mailing list, you are expected to reply only to the list address, > unless the person to whom you're replying explicitly requests personal > responses. (This is different from most other technical support mailing > lists in the world, where the expectation is "reply all".) > > > Anyway, I have disabled secure boot, but that didn't seem to solve the > > problem. My computer does not have a DVD drive, so I put the ISO ( > > debian-8.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso) on a USB stick. When booting my > computer, I > > specifically click "use a device", then "USB Drive (UEFI)". The computer > > runs for a minute, then pops up the error message. I don't think boot > order > > would change this, as I am booting specifically from the USB. I forgot to > > mention that I am attempting to dual boot my computer, so I don't wish to > > remove Windows completely. > > If you used Windows to put the ISO image onto the USB stick, it's > quite possible it wasn't done correctly. > > The #debian bot currently recommends <http://sf.net/projects/ > win32diskimager/> > if you need to write the Debian install image to a USB device from > Windows. > > If you're doing it from a Unix/Linux system, then follow the > instructions at <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03>. > >
