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Can't load other distro

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:52 am
by flyboy1565
ok so i love linux mint, but i like to try new things.. play with other systems... I put mint by its self on my lx6810 gateway/asus system. I have tried to put other distros on a usb stick creating a linux live usb, but when i boot from the usb stick, it just flashes "_" it could sit there for hours... could anyone help me :D thanks all

Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:56 am
by kc1di
how are you creating the live usb disks?

Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:37 pm
by flyboy1565
I am using linux liveusb maker... Its how I originally did my first install with mint

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Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:27 pm
by kc1di
i've had problems with that creator with some distros you might want to give unetbootin a try it's in the repositories.
Which distros are you having problems with and did you check your download to make sure it's ok?

Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:56 am
by flyboy1565
Thanks for the response... I tried ubunten, but it didn't like the download and I was using it with my original download of Linux mint... Which I copied to my new Linux system... I'll ubuntien again

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Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:57 am
by kc1di
First check to make sure the download is good. Then try a different usb stick if you have one.

Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 3:43 pm
by usbtux
Try multisystem http://liveusb.info/dotclear/index.php? ... em-USB-3.0 its in French but use google translate and you'll be fine.

Seems to work fine some isos you need to look in the menu for buts its easy once youve done it once.

Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:22 am
by flyboy1565
Also does anyone recommend using transmission for distro download
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Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:13 am
by flyboy1565
ok i tried using unetbootin and it didn't change anything and i check md5sum of the file. Same story i see my bios splash screen and then 15mins of "_" flashing.... it didn't load anything... is there something in this system i may have done to make it to where it won't load anything new? maybe i should nuke this computer, except i don't know how to clear this hard like it was when i put mint on it... :)

Re: Can't load other distro

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:05 am
by kc1di
flyboy1565 wrote:ok i tried using unetbootin and it didn't change anything and i check md5sum of the file. Same story i see my bios splash screen and then 15mins of "_" flashing.... it didn't load anything... is there something in this system i may have done to make it to where it won't load anything new? maybe i should nuke this computer, except i don't know how to clear this hard like it was when i put mint on it... :)
Transmission should be fine, i've used it many times.

There is obviously something amiss with the way your bios is addressing the usb ports. can you burn the image to a DVD and try it that way?
if not. go into the bois setup if you can and see if there is something wrong with the setup , IE set to usb 3 with a usb 2 stick etc. Just a long shot though.
if that fails you may want to try the nomodeset parameter in the boot line. here's a page that tells how to do that.
When the grub screen first comes up I'm assuming you see that screen before it goes blank. press the f6 key and you should get to a grub menu screen
once there in the boot line enter the follow after the last entery

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nomodeset 
then hit enter. see if that works?