Installation problem. Linux Mint 17 Rebecca (Mate). On Acer Aspire 5532
 

Hello Gents,
Ive recently converted to Linux, only problem is, i can't get Linux Mint to download. I go to the BIOS, boot from USB, which has the Distro, i go through the configuration, Laptop does its thing, (looks like a bunch of garble, with being a noob and all) and then finally, i end up with:
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BusyBox v1.21.1 (ubuntu 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands

(initramfs) [ 37.512065] random: nonblocking pool is initialized

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I had previously installed unbuntu on this laptop alongside Windows 7 a long time ago, but i ended up deleting it because i was having some other issues. for anyone who can help, i can send a picture of whats actually on the screen, since i cant add a photo directly from my hdd. sorry about not making this brief, but tried to explain as much as i much as i could to help you help me. Thank you.

eth329,

Welcome to LQ.

Is W7 still on your laptop?

Are you trying to dual boot or just install Linux on its own?

I suspect that your bootloader needs sorting out.

This link may help you:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...ta/7Bootloader

Boot Repair:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

Boot Repair Disk:
http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home/Home/

In addition, you have a slow CPU which is benchmarked at 649, so you should really try a lightweight Linux distro such as Zorin OS 9 Lite which is reviewed here:

http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.co.uk...best-lxde.html

Have a look at the Linuxed table of contents to search for similar lightweight distros:

http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.co.uk...-contents.html

Hi eth329 ,

Make sure the usb boot stick was made correctly. Try to use an utomated tool like Pendrive :

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/univers...easy-as-1-2-3/

Hopefully this will solve your problem.

Hello again. Sorry, I had some other business going on, but I had finally figured out the problem. Before, in HS, I had W7 installed alongside with Ubuntu. Didn't end up liking that distribution so I tried unistalling it. Probably left some lingering files somewhere that had interfered when I tried recently installing Linux mint over W7. But what I ended up doing was reinstalled ubuntu, wiping everything, then continued to try and Install LM over ubuntu. Sorry for wasting your guys time, but I do appreciate it as well.