It won’t recognize the usb ssd unless you upgrade the bios. On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, at 11:41, Snyder, Alexander J wrote: > The internal drive is recognized by the BIOS, but fails to spin up. > > The Laptop was built in 2009 by Puget Systems (https://www.pugetsystems.com/), so yes, the hardware is old, but I highly doubt it's "Too Old" for Linux. I found another USB SSD I bought the same time as the laptop, so I'm going to try and format that and see if it works as a bootable device. > > Trying to get CentOS 7 on it, but I'm flirting with the idea of trying Manjaro on it. > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 10:50 Matthew Gibson wrote: > > Does it have the ability to boot from network? Didn't you say that the laptop has an internal DVD/CD drive? Could your install media need to be locked in some way after the burn is complete? Is the ISO too new to work with old hard ware? > > > > These are a few of my thoughts. I'll see if I can find my own drives to burn a disc for you. > > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 8:57 AM Snyder, Alexander J wrote: > >> I wasn't able to go to Installfest, we had guests. > >> > >> After they left, I went hunting in the garage and found an old DVD-R (USB). I went to Best Buyand got a few blank DVDs. So, it won't read from a 2019 USB-SSD, but it'll boot from a ~2015 USB-DVD drive? > >> > >> I can get into the CentOS 7 setup but it fails to verify the media, and refuses to continue. When I skip verify, it still fails by saying the media is not fit for install. > >> > >> So now I'm really confused. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Alexander > >> > >> Sent from my Galaxy S10+ > >> > >> On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 08:43 Matt Graham wrote: > >>> On 2019-08-03 10:49, Snyder, Alexander J wrote: > >>> > Does anyone have a bootable Linux CD? > >>> > I don't have a burner, or discs. So I'm asking for help! > >>> > Can someone burn CentOS7 minimal for me? > >>> > >>> Did you get a CD from Installfest? If not, I have a DVD+-RW and a CD-R > >>> blank somewhere around here. Reply with your snail-mail address if you > >>> still need help. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress > >>> There is no Darkness in Eternity > >>> But only Light too dim for us to see. > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Harold Hartley 17632 N. 5th place Phoenix, AZ 85022 wheelie207@ownmail.net