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I'm having a few problems installing Debian 8. I created a bootable USB using dd if=iso-file.iso of=/dev/sdb, then I changed the BIOS settings to boot from the USB stick, but when I reboot, nothing shows up: the screen becomes black, I don't even get a GRUB menu or anything. I already tried UnetBootin and similar software, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I also tried installing Kali Linux and it gives me the same problem. I'm running Antergos/Arch Linux.

What am I doing wrong? Do you have any suggestions that might help?

Thank you in advance, Corrado

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  • Maybe there is a problem with the USB stick. They come in a wide range of quality. Have you tried another USB stick?
    – J. P. Petersen
    Commented Oct 15, 2016 at 9:53
  • Yes, I've ried three USB sticks, but I was able to install other distros from the one I'musing now... @J.P.Petersen
    – Corrado
    Commented Oct 15, 2016 at 10:02
  • Please add the output of fdisk -l and the exact debian.xyz.iso
    – GAD3R
    Commented Oct 15, 2016 at 10:40
  • Perhaps a UEFI related problem. On my system, if I try to boot non UEFI drives, it simply won't boot.
    – Marty Fried
    Commented Oct 15, 2016 at 18:18
  • I suggest erasing the partition first with dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=4M and run your command. You can use qemu to test if your usb is running from your OS: apt-get install qemu; qemu-system-x86_64 /dev/sdb
    – user123456
    Commented Oct 18, 2016 at 14:07

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