09-29-2014, 08:46 AM
Hi I was browsing some of the forums as usual and noticed your VERY long post. haha
After reading most of it I decided to give it a shot. I have been testing about 4 different distros of linux for the last week or so. I just finished installing lite and tried it for a day to feel it out.
I'm no expert but I have some experience under my belt. It sounds like your burning the disc as a data disc when it should be burnt as an image file. I think as an image file it's created with a boot loader program to start the install. I also believe that Linux Lite has a live CD built in too so you could run it with out installing it too. You know so you can try it out and see if you like it and all the features.
In windows I used to use a burning program called Alcohol 120 and there are a few other kinds of that nature of software. Look for a program that can mount disk images and rn them like a cd rom player with out a player also called emulators.
Another option is http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ and install it from a USB. I believe the program your looking for is called UUI (UPDATED (09/12/14) Universal USB Installer - Easy as 1 2 3) < click that link from that page. If you can't figure out the burning the disk thing this is a real option.
Oh and remember that in some bios's require you to select the drive that should be accessed first while the computer starts. Some computers allow you to press F8 or F5 or F12 to get a boot option (remember?) So you can select the USB as a starting drive or the CDROM.
Another thing I have learned to do is to check the MD5 checksum of the downloaded Image file with the one located on the download page before you burn it or apply it to the usb stick. They should match or your image file is corrupt. Before I burn it to disk my software allows me to check the MD5 Checksum value and I just verify it from there. After I burn a copy I add it with the rest of them like a serial killer. lol
I'll be checking back to hear how it's going later. Good luck
After reading most of it I decided to give it a shot. I have been testing about 4 different distros of linux for the last week or so. I just finished installing lite and tried it for a day to feel it out.
I'm no expert but I have some experience under my belt. It sounds like your burning the disc as a data disc when it should be burnt as an image file. I think as an image file it's created with a boot loader program to start the install. I also believe that Linux Lite has a live CD built in too so you could run it with out installing it too. You know so you can try it out and see if you like it and all the features.
In windows I used to use a burning program called Alcohol 120 and there are a few other kinds of that nature of software. Look for a program that can mount disk images and rn them like a cd rom player with out a player also called emulators.
Another option is http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ and install it from a USB. I believe the program your looking for is called UUI (UPDATED (09/12/14) Universal USB Installer - Easy as 1 2 3) < click that link from that page. If you can't figure out the burning the disk thing this is a real option.
Oh and remember that in some bios's require you to select the drive that should be accessed first while the computer starts. Some computers allow you to press F8 or F5 or F12 to get a boot option (remember?) So you can select the USB as a starting drive or the CDROM.
Another thing I have learned to do is to check the MD5 checksum of the downloaded Image file with the one located on the download page before you burn it or apply it to the usb stick. They should match or your image file is corrupt. Before I burn it to disk my software allows me to check the MD5 Checksum value and I just verify it from there. After I burn a copy I add it with the rest of them like a serial killer. lol
I'll be checking back to hear how it's going later. Good luck