06-29-2014, 03:46 PM
Hi Norm,
Welcome to LL.
Were you able to boot and use the USB in 'live' mode on the Optiplex and it just didn't run the installer correctly; or did it not boot properly at all?
I know you said you used the USB without issue on another machine. What method did you use to create the live USB? It is possible that one computer is fine with the USB produced as it is and another is not. Have seen that plenty of times in forums. (Don't know why that happens, but it does.) In those cases, sometimes all that is needed is to either make the USB using a different method, or make a bootable DVD instead. If you have a spare, blank DVD to use, that will probably be the quickest and easiest alternative.
If you burn it from a Windows computer, see the 'Install Guide' page of the Help Manual for guidance if needed. Double-check the 'md5sum' of the ISO file before burning and make sure the number matches the one shown on the download page.
If you have the ISO file on a Linux computer and need guidance for checking md5sum and burning let us know.
Welcome to LL.
Were you able to boot and use the USB in 'live' mode on the Optiplex and it just didn't run the installer correctly; or did it not boot properly at all?
I know you said you used the USB without issue on another machine. What method did you use to create the live USB? It is possible that one computer is fine with the USB produced as it is and another is not. Have seen that plenty of times in forums. (Don't know why that happens, but it does.) In those cases, sometimes all that is needed is to either make the USB using a different method, or make a bootable DVD instead. If you have a spare, blank DVD to use, that will probably be the quickest and easiest alternative.
If you burn it from a Windows computer, see the 'Install Guide' page of the Help Manual for guidance if needed. Double-check the 'md5sum' of the ISO file before burning and make sure the number matches the one shown on the download page.
If you have the ISO file on a Linux computer and need guidance for checking md5sum and burning let us know.
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