This dilemma is a result of a hackjob, something that normally shouldn't be
able to run: loading Linux on a $59 WinBook TW-700.

I downloaded a copy of debian-9.3.0-amd64-netinst via torrent and extracted
it to a bootable USB. I had to replace bootx64.efi with bootia32.efi as
this tablet uses a 32bit EFI while also having a 64bit OS, otherwise it
would not boot from USB.

Halfway through load installer components from CD, the process fails to
read the USB and crashes without ability to recover.

Since this tablet only has 1 USB port, I am relegated to using a hub for
keyboard input.

I believe this issue stems from the fact that the iso was downloaded via
torrent, and the data could have possibly be corrupted. Hopefully I'll be
able to obtain a copy from dead-slow HTTP download (forced to use 128kb/s
cellular data for download).

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