/home/pi/SysMaint/LMDE2 install on Dell4 from iso.txt


My process : 
1. set Dell64 boot sequence ONLY to USB sticks
2. shut down Dell64
3. power up
4. click on Desktop "Install Linux Mint" icon
5. Simple options - language, timezone, keyboard
6. disk partition - set "???" as "/"



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10Apr2017 15:46 
Problems installing LMDE2 on Dell64

Alter specifying disk partition /dev/sda1
>> error : 
Installation error : [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/target/tmp/.passwd'
>> installation then stops, losing everything input


When trying to use "GParted" on iso USB stick :
Libparted partition table - recursive partition on /dev/sdb
>> I ignored (to get info) 
>> of course /dev/sdb is iso memory stick, NOT the Dell64 internal Hard Drive

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/gparted-invalid-partition-table-recursive-partition-on-dev-sdb-4175478185/
09-23-2013, 06:14 AM	   #5
unixunderground, Registered: Sep 2013
Thank you for the link.
Using DD was indeed the solution.
In my case the MBR turned out to be the problem, in case this happens to anybody else, I tried several commands , but this was the one that did the trick:
Quote:
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M
I can finally go back to installing Arch now
Thanks again!
>> Howell tried this 
dd: error writing '/dev/sdb': No space left on device
7635+0 records in
7634+0 records out
8004829184 bytes (8.0 GB) copied, 627.868 s, 12.7 MB/s
>> 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHIT!  Problem was that I was using the 32bit ISO!!!!

Using the 64bit version - piece of cake!!

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