moxalt wrote: > 'built the iso'- what do you mean by this? I presume you meant 'wrote the > iso'? Yes, you are correct, I wrote the iso to a USB stick.
> I'm not sure what you're referring to as 'the GUI'- if you're using the > netinstall CD with non-free firmware as recommended by Sven, you should have a > text-based ncurses-based interface, as opposed to the graphical installer. The above reference was for the 'free' version. I have not been able to get the non-free to boot. I have wiped the Win OS and now it just says no bootable device. So I will write to another stick and see it that works. > > Your second suggestion I think is probably what actually happened. During the > 'hardware detection' phase of the installation process (where as you noted, > there are indeed no buttons), it can sometimes hang for a bit, usually for a > few > seconds. It can take up to a few minutes on some machines, though. Be patient. I will apply another dose of patience. Thank you.
