On Wed, 29 May 2019 19:51:07 +0000 "Blair, Charles E III via Dng" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am sorry, I have both mis-stated the > problem I am having and misunderstood some > of the suggestions. > > I have burnt the netinst file for "ASCII" to a CD > and attempted to boot it on a recently purchased > Intel NUC (I disabled "Secure Boot" to get past one > warning). The result is a screen that is blank > except for a (non-blinking) cursor in the upper > left corner. Either the installer does not get > started or the monitor is unable to process the > installer output. The CD reader, at least for > a few minutes, makes noises suggesting it is trying > to read the CD. You need to rule out a bad iso file or a bad burn of that iso. I'm pretty sure you know how to get the md5sum of the file. Please read the following document for the cookbook formula to burn a CD or DVD properly, and how to properly test the CD or DVDs md5sum. http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/coasterless.htm The referenced document is now 14 years old, but as far as I know it's still valid. On many distros, cdrecord has been replaced by wodim, but the two act similarly and have similar arguments. Device handling has changed a bit, and I usually have luck with dev=/dev/sr0 , assuming I have only one optical drive. Once you rule out a bad burn or a bad iso file, you can go back to troubleshooting the tough stuff. SteveT Steve Litt June 2019 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
