Used 4GB USB formated with NTFS setting, dd to copy 32bit linuxmint13-dvd.iso to usb, ran ms-sys -f -7. After F2 setup USB Boot 1st.
Booted in a Dell Inspiron Mini 1012, Intel single core Atom, 1GB @667MHz, SATA 250GB HDD.
After clicking on Install LinuxMint, I never get the option to, wipe this huge hdd, for clean install. Don't care about losing data or dual boot.
How do I fdisk the hdd from live usb? I have no root password? What is cow? /dev/loop0? /run/lock? /dev/sdb cdrom? Don't have cdrom?
Original OS Windows7 wouldn't boot past "Recovery Screen".
What FS is best for linuxmint? ext4 is what I use for my slack box.
Any help appreciated. All basic hardware appears working off the USB. First time I'm trying to install without a CDROM.

Ok? Not something I would do on my intel atoms (own 3 of them)

Usually, (I delete the partition on use stick first so mbr is gone) , then format it as fat32 formatted stick, Use Unetbootin (only the linux version since I do not make bootable pen drive in Windows) . Change bios to boot my pendrive. Then (graphical)install.

It has not failed me in any Mint live pendrive boot following those steps.

rokytnji, what have you intalled on your ATOMs? Thought 32bit linuxmint was Beginner easy, clean, & fast. FYI did delete partitions on usb with fdisk first. Tried Unetbootin first & got "No OS found" error. Will try again with your instructions.
Unetbootin Question?
I'm running slackware64 but the OS USB Boot Stick will install is 32bit, Which one do I download 64bit for my working OS or 32bit for Install OS?

Thank you

On my Atoms.
Slackel Fluxbox
AntiX 15 Full
Testing MX-15 alpha 3 (with more testing as new releases come out the door)
SaliX Fluxbox


I actually have 4 (The MX-15 makes four), but that one is for sale locally (but not trying very hard lately)

With Salix. I used dd
http://forum.salixos.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6131

Can't swear to it. But I think I used unetbootin instead for the Slackel install
http://forum.salixos.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6551

Not sure it matters. The iso installed is 32 bit. So it should not matter whether the unetbootin gtk graphical installer is 64bit package or 32 bit package. It grabs outside of itself what it works with.

I do not know for sure if 64 bit unetbootin would install a 64 bit syslinux bootloader on the mbr just because the application is 64 bit. I have not really explored that myself.

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Wait a minute. My Ubuntu 14.04 minimal iso install on one tower desktop uses 64 bit unetbootin.

I have made 32 bit live pendrives on it. So go ahead with 64 bit download since you are 64 bit.

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Problem usb drive is identified as /dev/sdd because I have 3 hdd on the slackbox where it got formated. Going to try a slackware usb install because I know how to use its' tools. Downloaded the Unetbootin Slackbuild. Thank you rokytnji checked out you links.