Re: [Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

On 30 June 2017 at 23:20, wrote: > I have built a bootable USB stick using two different methods, one from my > Mac using terminal commands and one from another Debian machine using the > instructions on the Linuxcnc web site. I went round this loop several time last time I

Re: [Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

I didn't see a motherboard brand mentioned. Gigabyte are famous for having bios that will not boot off of usb. The issue is partition size: <4gb will work, as I recall. I was about to trash my gigabyte mobo until I found this online somewhere. On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 8:29 PM,

Re: [Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

Thanks for the suggestions. I think you are both right, the system just won’t boot off USB. And in fact after thinking about it more I believe I built the original system off a DVD drive. That was back when bootable USB sticks were just getting started. I was thinking that installing onto a

Re: [Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

It could just be that the computer will not boot off the USB stick. Remove the disk drive, attach it to another computer and install Linux unto that drive then put the drive backing the PC. I've resorted to that trick a few times and got Linux installed on a machine with no CD. The other tick

Re: [Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

Thanks Kurt, I'm fairly certain that I originally built it using a USB stick (back in the day) with Ubuntu 10.04…. -Tom > On Jul 1, 2017, at 4:57 PM, Kurt Jacobson wrote: > > I know that some older computers do not support booting from a USB. Have > you been able to

Re: [Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

I know that some older computers do not support booting from a USB. Have you been able to verify that it can? I am sorry I can't be of more help. I hope someone else chimes in who can help more. Good luck! Kurt Jacobson 505-303-1933 Sent from Mobile On Jul 1, 2017 4:50 PM,

Re: [Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

Did you try disabling any CDROM drives listed in BIOS? Kurt Jacobson 505-303-1933 Sent from Mobile On Jul 1, 2017 4:17 PM, wrote: > Still fighting with this. I’ve never had so much problem installing > Linuxcnc. I have tried everything, different USB sticks, building on >

Re: [Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

Still fighting with this. I’ve never had so much problem installing Linuxcnc. I have tried everything, different USB sticks, building on several different machines using the several different methods and nothing I do seems to help. I still get stuck in this loop of the install trying to use