On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM Maureen L Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> It is a cd and 0ne of a set of 3 to install linux debian. It has UEFI for > sure. I can use my computer to put disk one on a usb drive. Or maybe it > would be better if I bought one. > Please do not top post as the list czars will start to throw a fit. If it has UEFI it can not be that old then. I would try booting from Live CD (KDE / GNOME) If you can get the live CD to boot and all the hardware works you can install Debian from the live environment. Is the USB you are trying to boot from a USB CD/DVD drive or a USB Thumb Drive? Tim > On 10/15/25 7:54 PM, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM Maureen L Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> A friend of mine bought a refurbished computer. It is an all in one >> ThinkCenter by Lenova. I have changed settings in the CMOS so that the USB >> would show up first. Nothing that I have done works. It just says no >> files to load and I tried many times. It is an older computer and it >> weights a ton. Can anyone tell me how to get Linux on this machine. Since >> I did not buy this one I have no idea what is inside of it. Hope some >> knows how to get around this problem. >> > > Which installer are you trying to use (DVD/Live)? Does the PC have BIOS or > UEFI? Have you tried booting from CD/DVD? Some older computers do not > properly boot from USB. > > Tim > > -- > ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ > ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system > ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ > ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀ > > -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀
