Can't install linux on old Asus A2H











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I found an old Asus A2h laptop and I wish to install Lubuntu 16.04 LTS 32bit on it.
I tried everything to get my work done; when trying to boot from usb I get this:



DISK BOOT FAILURE: INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER


when trying to boot from a working dvd image nothing happens (the disk seems not to be read, the only character on the screen is a flashing underscore)



I am sure that the USB slot, the USB stick, the iso Cd and the dvd reader work properly (I tried USB and cd on other pcs and I recently installed win xp sp2 using the cd installer).



I also tried every possible combination of BIOS options (an old AwarsBIOS) but no way.
Any suggestion?






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  • (1) Make sure it has a DVD drive. A google search showed that it had a optional CD-ROM drive. (2) If it really has a working DVD drive then make sure the Ubuntu DVD was burned correctly (image to disk). (3) If it boots from external USB devices prefer that anyway.
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 14:13










  • Thank you for your attention. 1) The DVD drive works, I used it to install win xp; 2) the disk had been burned correctly, I ran it on another pc and checked the structure of the filetree. 3) I tried to boot from different USB devices and with different images but the error page is always the same
    – tompollon
    Nov 10 at 14:25










  • (1) XP installation is by CD, not DVD. You can't infer from that that you have a DVD drive and even if you have it can be defective, ie, CDs may work but not DVDs (different lasers). Have you tried booting from that DVD in other computers? How have you prepared the USB sticks you tried?
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 14:29










  • Ok @GabrielaGarcia , got it, spent about an hour trying to update the drivers (visited driverscape.com/manufacturers/asus/laptops-desktops/a2h-l/8523) but they did not solve my problem, still stuck :(
    – tompollon
    Nov 10 at 15:57










  • Updating drivers for what? Whether the optical driver supports DVD or not has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not it can boot from a USB stick or that USB has been correctly done has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not the DVD was correctly burned has nothing to do with drivers. So, not entirely unexpected, the fact of the matter here is you really don't know what you're doing.
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 16:04















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I found an old Asus A2h laptop and I wish to install Lubuntu 16.04 LTS 32bit on it.
I tried everything to get my work done; when trying to boot from usb I get this:



DISK BOOT FAILURE: INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER


when trying to boot from a working dvd image nothing happens (the disk seems not to be read, the only character on the screen is a flashing underscore)



I am sure that the USB slot, the USB stick, the iso Cd and the dvd reader work properly (I tried USB and cd on other pcs and I recently installed win xp sp2 using the cd installer).



I also tried every possible combination of BIOS options (an old AwarsBIOS) but no way.
Any suggestion?






linux boot usb bootable-media lubuntu







share|improve this question






















  • (1) Make sure it has a DVD drive. A google search showed that it had a optional CD-ROM drive. (2) If it really has a working DVD drive then make sure the Ubuntu DVD was burned correctly (image to disk). (3) If it boots from external USB devices prefer that anyway.
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 14:13










  • Thank you for your attention. 1) The DVD drive works, I used it to install win xp; 2) the disk had been burned correctly, I ran it on another pc and checked the structure of the filetree. 3) I tried to boot from different USB devices and with different images but the error page is always the same
    – tompollon
    Nov 10 at 14:25










  • (1) XP installation is by CD, not DVD. You can't infer from that that you have a DVD drive and even if you have it can be defective, ie, CDs may work but not DVDs (different lasers). Have you tried booting from that DVD in other computers? How have you prepared the USB sticks you tried?
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 14:29










  • Ok @GabrielaGarcia , got it, spent about an hour trying to update the drivers (visited driverscape.com/manufacturers/asus/laptops-desktops/a2h-l/8523) but they did not solve my problem, still stuck :(
    – tompollon
    Nov 10 at 15:57










  • Updating drivers for what? Whether the optical driver supports DVD or not has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not it can boot from a USB stick or that USB has been correctly done has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not the DVD was correctly burned has nothing to do with drivers. So, not entirely unexpected, the fact of the matter here is you really don't know what you're doing.
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 16:04













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I found an old Asus A2h laptop and I wish to install Lubuntu 16.04 LTS 32bit on it.
I tried everything to get my work done; when trying to boot from usb I get this:



DISK BOOT FAILURE: INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER


when trying to boot from a working dvd image nothing happens (the disk seems not to be read, the only character on the screen is a flashing underscore)



I am sure that the USB slot, the USB stick, the iso Cd and the dvd reader work properly (I tried USB and cd on other pcs and I recently installed win xp sp2 using the cd installer).



I also tried every possible combination of BIOS options (an old AwarsBIOS) but no way.
Any suggestion?






linux boot usb bootable-media lubuntu







share|improve this question













I found an old Asus A2h laptop and I wish to install Lubuntu 16.04 LTS 32bit on it.
I tried everything to get my work done; when trying to boot from usb I get this:



DISK BOOT FAILURE: INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER


when trying to boot from a working dvd image nothing happens (the disk seems not to be read, the only character on the screen is a flashing underscore)



I am sure that the USB slot, the USB stick, the iso Cd and the dvd reader work properly (I tried USB and cd on other pcs and I recently installed win xp sp2 using the cd installer).



I also tried every possible combination of BIOS options (an old AwarsBIOS) but no way.
Any suggestion?






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  • (1) Make sure it has a DVD drive. A google search showed that it had a optional CD-ROM drive. (2) If it really has a working DVD drive then make sure the Ubuntu DVD was burned correctly (image to disk). (3) If it boots from external USB devices prefer that anyway.
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 14:13










  • Thank you for your attention. 1) The DVD drive works, I used it to install win xp; 2) the disk had been burned correctly, I ran it on another pc and checked the structure of the filetree. 3) I tried to boot from different USB devices and with different images but the error page is always the same
    – tompollon
    Nov 10 at 14:25










  • (1) XP installation is by CD, not DVD. You can't infer from that that you have a DVD drive and even if you have it can be defective, ie, CDs may work but not DVDs (different lasers). Have you tried booting from that DVD in other computers? How have you prepared the USB sticks you tried?
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 14:29










  • Ok @GabrielaGarcia , got it, spent about an hour trying to update the drivers (visited driverscape.com/manufacturers/asus/laptops-desktops/a2h-l/8523) but they did not solve my problem, still stuck :(
    – tompollon
    Nov 10 at 15:57










  • Updating drivers for what? Whether the optical driver supports DVD or not has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not it can boot from a USB stick or that USB has been correctly done has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not the DVD was correctly burned has nothing to do with drivers. So, not entirely unexpected, the fact of the matter here is you really don't know what you're doing.
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 16:04


















  • (1) Make sure it has a DVD drive. A google search showed that it had a optional CD-ROM drive. (2) If it really has a working DVD drive then make sure the Ubuntu DVD was burned correctly (image to disk). (3) If it boots from external USB devices prefer that anyway.
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 14:13










  • Thank you for your attention. 1) The DVD drive works, I used it to install win xp; 2) the disk had been burned correctly, I ran it on another pc and checked the structure of the filetree. 3) I tried to boot from different USB devices and with different images but the error page is always the same
    – tompollon
    Nov 10 at 14:25










  • (1) XP installation is by CD, not DVD. You can't infer from that that you have a DVD drive and even if you have it can be defective, ie, CDs may work but not DVDs (different lasers). Have you tried booting from that DVD in other computers? How have you prepared the USB sticks you tried?
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 14:29










  • Ok @GabrielaGarcia , got it, spent about an hour trying to update the drivers (visited driverscape.com/manufacturers/asus/laptops-desktops/a2h-l/8523) but they did not solve my problem, still stuck :(
    – tompollon
    Nov 10 at 15:57










  • Updating drivers for what? Whether the optical driver supports DVD or not has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not it can boot from a USB stick or that USB has been correctly done has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not the DVD was correctly burned has nothing to do with drivers. So, not entirely unexpected, the fact of the matter here is you really don't know what you're doing.
    – GabrielaGarcia
    Nov 10 at 16:04
















(1) Make sure it has a DVD drive. A google search showed that it had a optional CD-ROM drive. (2) If it really has a working DVD drive then make sure the Ubuntu DVD was burned correctly (image to disk). (3) If it boots from external USB devices prefer that anyway.
– GabrielaGarcia
Nov 10 at 14:13




(1) Make sure it has a DVD drive. A google search showed that it had a optional CD-ROM drive. (2) If it really has a working DVD drive then make sure the Ubuntu DVD was burned correctly (image to disk). (3) If it boots from external USB devices prefer that anyway.
– GabrielaGarcia
Nov 10 at 14:13












Thank you for your attention. 1) The DVD drive works, I used it to install win xp; 2) the disk had been burned correctly, I ran it on another pc and checked the structure of the filetree. 3) I tried to boot from different USB devices and with different images but the error page is always the same
– tompollon
Nov 10 at 14:25




Thank you for your attention. 1) The DVD drive works, I used it to install win xp; 2) the disk had been burned correctly, I ran it on another pc and checked the structure of the filetree. 3) I tried to boot from different USB devices and with different images but the error page is always the same
– tompollon
Nov 10 at 14:25












(1) XP installation is by CD, not DVD. You can't infer from that that you have a DVD drive and even if you have it can be defective, ie, CDs may work but not DVDs (different lasers). Have you tried booting from that DVD in other computers? How have you prepared the USB sticks you tried?
– GabrielaGarcia
Nov 10 at 14:29




(1) XP installation is by CD, not DVD. You can't infer from that that you have a DVD drive and even if you have it can be defective, ie, CDs may work but not DVDs (different lasers). Have you tried booting from that DVD in other computers? How have you prepared the USB sticks you tried?
– GabrielaGarcia
Nov 10 at 14:29












Ok @GabrielaGarcia , got it, spent about an hour trying to update the drivers (visited driverscape.com/manufacturers/asus/laptops-desktops/a2h-l/8523) but they did not solve my problem, still stuck :(
– tompollon
Nov 10 at 15:57




Ok @GabrielaGarcia , got it, spent about an hour trying to update the drivers (visited driverscape.com/manufacturers/asus/laptops-desktops/a2h-l/8523) but they did not solve my problem, still stuck :(
– tompollon
Nov 10 at 15:57












Updating drivers for what? Whether the optical driver supports DVD or not has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not it can boot from a USB stick or that USB has been correctly done has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not the DVD was correctly burned has nothing to do with drivers. So, not entirely unexpected, the fact of the matter here is you really don't know what you're doing.
– GabrielaGarcia
Nov 10 at 16:04




Updating drivers for what? Whether the optical driver supports DVD or not has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not it can boot from a USB stick or that USB has been correctly done has nothing to do with drivers. Whether or not the DVD was correctly burned has nothing to do with drivers. So, not entirely unexpected, the fact of the matter here is you really don't know what you're doing.
– GabrielaGarcia
Nov 10 at 16:04










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