On 8 June 2017 at 17:52, David DLC <drvr...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. >
Find a buddy who has an external DVD drive...... Attach it to your machine, burn the iso to a DVD and then boot from it........... Cheers MF > > 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/win32d >> iskimager/> >> 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>. >> >> >
