Problem reinstalling Xubuntu 16.04 - SOLVED

[Anton Matsiuk]

вс, 23 июл. 2017 г., 15:39 Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com>:

> On 23 July 2017 at 13:19, Anton Matsiuk <denixx.baykin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi!
> > I've tried to install ubuntu server 16.04.2 on my second pc a week ago,
> and
> > when I ran installation from flashdrive, burned thru unetbootin, an
> > installation warned me that I may be in trouble with unetbootin-burned
> > usb-stick.
>
> What do you mean that the installation warned you that you may be in
> trouble?
>
> Colin
>

I just saw some text about "It looks like you made this usb-stick with
unetbootin, be aware, that you may get troubles, but we are warned you,
that many users had reports about this tool".


> > I have never had problems with LiLi USB Creator, so I powered down PC,
> and
> > burned the same USB-stick with same iso from win 7 VM I had somewhere in
> > VirtualBox. After that I have not seen that warning.
> >
> >
> > чт, 20 июл. 2017 г., 10:10 Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> On 19 July 2017 at 23:27, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 12:17 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> On 19 July 2017 at 08:04, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>> After running into the same drop-into-busybox problem trying to
> >> >>> install my new HP laptop from the same Patriot flash drive I created
> >> >>> via unetbootin, I decided to use a DVD.
> >> >>
> >> >> Had you tried the boot option to check the files on the flash drive?
> >> >>
> >> > Early on, and I've re-installed that flash drive a few times as well,
> >> > all with the same image.  No help there.
> >>
> >> Strange
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I have a couple of other drives I can put it on and see it that helps,
> >> > but hopefully I won't need it before 16.04.3 or later comes out, or
> >> > (preferably) never.
> >>
> >> You don't need to re-install when going to 16.04.3, the normal day to
> >> day updates will ensure you end up with virtually the same system as
> >> re-installing.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >>> Worked flawlessly.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> It seems, at least for me, the unetbootin Xubuntu flash drive is NOT
> >> >>> installable.  It has failed in every system I have.  Looks like I'll
> >> >>> be trusting the still more ubiquitous DVD install image until
> further
> >> >>> notice.
> >> >>
> >> >> Do you mean you used a different image or just burned the same image
> >> >> onto DVD instead of flash?
> >> >>
> >> > Same image burned onto a DVD.  If I knew where my first one of these
> >> > was, I'd have used it, but...
> >>
> >> I wonder whether it is a problem to do with USB on that particular PC,
> >> though I have no idea what.
> >>
> >> Colin
> >>
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