07-23-2018, 02:23 AM
It's been about a month since I've posted an update on this thread and thought it would be good to do now. I really appreciate everyone's input, thoughts and advice regarding this. Unfortunately, I still have not been able to get past this issue. Interestingly, I found the same exact issue occurs with some other Ubuntu 18.04 based distributions like Peppermint 9, however Linux Mint 19, mainline Ubuntu, Ubuntu Mate and Xubuntu 18.04 all booted from USB and worked fine. I am wondering if there is something related to booting the new LL4.0 ISO on a legacy BIOS based mainboard, like mine, vs. UEFI based systems, where some legacy BIOS systems may not work. Since this was my main computer, I couldn't continue being down for days and troubleshooting why Linux Lite 4.0 would not boot up and let me install it, so I have moved on to a different distribution for now. I am still a fan of Linux Lite but for now I'm just not able to run it.
[member=5916]trinidad[/member], thank you for your suggestions, I did try exactly as you said, the writing of the LL4.0 ISO completed successfully directly from within Thunar, unfortunately I ended up with the same results. For disclosure purposes, I tried using Etcher etc. because after encountering this issue using my normal method of using dd, fdisk and wipefs not working, I decided I needed to possibly find a different way and to see if I could determine what was causing the issue. I found the suggestion on Linux Lite's website of trying Etcher to create a bootable ISO to install from.
[member=5268]glin22[/member], unfortunately I wasn't able to get past this issue with Linux Lite 4.0 for now, so I am using a new distro for now. I am a little curious of the new ISO and legacy BIOS based systems vs. UEFI systems and if there is something related to this causing problems. In my case I have a legacy BIOS based system, which I even updated my BIOS to the latest available version from the manufacturer. One thing I didn't try was using a brand new USB flash drive so that may be worth a shot. Unfortunately, I don't have any other suggestions on how to fix this.
Thanks again everyone!
~Mark
[member=5916]trinidad[/member], thank you for your suggestions, I did try exactly as you said, the writing of the LL4.0 ISO completed successfully directly from within Thunar, unfortunately I ended up with the same results. For disclosure purposes, I tried using Etcher etc. because after encountering this issue using my normal method of using dd, fdisk and wipefs not working, I decided I needed to possibly find a different way and to see if I could determine what was causing the issue. I found the suggestion on Linux Lite's website of trying Etcher to create a bootable ISO to install from.
[member=5268]glin22[/member], unfortunately I wasn't able to get past this issue with Linux Lite 4.0 for now, so I am using a new distro for now. I am a little curious of the new ISO and legacy BIOS based systems vs. UEFI systems and if there is something related to this causing problems. In my case I have a legacy BIOS based system, which I even updated my BIOS to the latest available version from the manufacturer. One thing I didn't try was using a brand new USB flash drive so that may be worth a shot. Unfortunately, I don't have any other suggestions on how to fix this.
Thanks again everyone!
~Mark