On Thu 08 Jun 2017 at 12:17:22 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Thu, Jun 08, 2017 at 11:08:32AM -0500, David DLC wrote: > > > 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.
Steve McIntyre, a Debian Developer whose views on such matters is to be respected, currently recommends Rufus in dd mode. I've no real idea what that implies because I do have a Windows OS. Would being able to view the files on the stick be comforting? Probably not, I imagine.
