Re: New Linux User needs some guidance

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> The error message quoted by the original poster strongly suggests
> that he's got that part right: it is the boot loader complaining.

No. It is the wrong flavor of SYSLINUX software and much too old.
Even debian-8.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso has "ISOLINUX 6.03 20150107"
and debian-9.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso has "ISOLINUX 6.03 20171018".
(mount as /mnt/iso and do
   strings /mnt/iso/isolinux/isolinux.bin | fgrep ISOLINUX | less
 to see the message text of the boot program.
)

Our new friend Larry sees "Syslinux 4.03 2010-10-22", which i would
blame on boot preparations on the USB stick which should have been
overwritten by the ISO, if it was copied correctly.


Next mail from tomas@tuxteam.de:
> so yes, this could be just the "leftovers"
> from an older use of that USB stick.

... or from a fresh attempt to install the ISO onto the USB stick by
one of the ISO-to-stick converters (unetbootin, Rufus, ...).


Have a nice day :)

Thomas