How can I prepare a Bootable USB for a Gateway Windows XP

mprieto · 2016-10-12 03:00

Hi,
I have Q4Os 32 bit installation ISO image and I haven't being able to prepare a good
bootable usb stick.
I want to install Q4Os 32 bit version in my old Gateway lap top which has Windows Xp installed.

Would anyone can help me? I tried to use Rufus, but it didn't work UtraISO didn't work either.
Anyone has instructions, tutorial or help on how to prepare a Bootable USB Stick?
Thanks a lot in advance for your help.

Manuel

q4osteam · 2016-10-12 07:19

You can safely follow instructions here http://q4os.org/dqa007.html#inst and here http://dsbnet.tk/Ccount/click.php?id=q4os_2

The most easy way to create bootable USB from Linux terminal:
$ sudo cp q4os-1.6.3-i386.iso /dev/sdX
where 'sdX' is your USB drive. Double check, that 'sdX' is not your hard drive, but USB drive.

mprieto · 2016-10-12 17:27

Hi,
Thanks for your quick answer.
I am a Windows programmer, yet,as I can see

$ sudo cp q4os-1.6.3-i386.iso /dev/sdX is Linux,

Does it mean that I have to install Linux debian in my machine before
I can install Q4OS?

if so how can I do that?

When I boot in my windows xp machine it goes inmediately to Windows, even if
I have my bootable USB in place.

Could you please explain, please remember that I am a windows programmer

q4osteam · 2016-10-12 17:36

mprieto wrote:

$ sudo cp q4os-1.6.3-i386.iso /dev/sdX is Linux ...

Yes, you can do that from Linux machine only.

Please follow these instructions http://dsbnet.tk/Ccount/click.php?id=q4os_2 to create bootable USB from windows machine.

mprieto · 2016-10-12 23:03

I did as you said, but when I start my windows xp machine it tries to boot from USB and sends the following message:
"Missing Operating System
Operating System not found"
after that it stops
Any suggestion
Question: Which ISO file Should I use to build the bootable USB?
I used the Live-cd for 32 bits, is it the wrong file?

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Dai_trying · 2016-10-12 23:41

You have the right file, did you use rufus from windows xp to burn the USB? if you did try again and make sure to select to use an iso image, and select the iso image using the icon to the right if where it says ISO Image It will show the image file you are using in the status bar (at the bottom) as you can see in this image I am using the 64bit iso, yours should read q4os-live-1.6.3-i686pae.iso Once this is burned it should boot without issue.
One thing that could be an issue is if you are using the pae live-cd and you do not have a pae system it might cause an issue, but we can reslove that when we have more information. Let us know how you get on and just post if you need more help.

mprieto · 2016-10-12 23:47

This is exactly step by step what I did, just as you show.
What else could be the issue?
I am using windows 10 to burn the bootable USB and Rufus 2.1.1.
Could it be that I am burning the usb in a 64 bit machine and running in a 32 machine?

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Dai_trying · 2016-10-12 23:51

Could you be trying to boot from another partition or usb device? the error message in your post means that the device you are trying to boot from has no operating system on it, if you burned the usb as you say and it reported no errors, you should have a bootable device.

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mprieto · 2016-10-12 23:56

Could it be that I am burning the usb in a 64 bit machine and running in a 32 machine?

Dai_trying · 2016-10-13 00:02

No I wouldn't think so, the burning process simply writes the information to the usb. try putting rufus onto your xp machine and burn it from there, that way it will rule it out (or point the blame) You can just copy the rufus executable file over and it will run ok.

mprieto · 2016-10-13 00:07

I burned the usb in the 32 bit machine and it sends the same message.

Dai_trying · 2016-10-13 00:10

Then you must be trying to boot from a different partition/usb/hdd as the USB would have the required files for booting.

bin · 2016-10-13 07:10

Just a thought - the screen shot Dai provided shows a BIOS or UEFI Partition Scheme.

The target laptop is defined as an old Gateway running XP - so there's a good chance it predates UEFI.

Would it make a difference to use basic partition scheme in case the laptop is being fooled by the UEFI option?

Has the iso checksum been validated? May just be a bad download

It would be worthwhile trying a different USB key, also I'd want to have a look at the key partitions in case there's a hidden ptn which is preventing the boot sector being written or read correctly. I think you should be able to get a view of that using Disk Manager in XP and Windows 10.

Dai_trying · 2016-10-13 08:12

bin wrote:

Just a thought - the screen shot Dai provided shows a BIOS or UEFI Partition Scheme.
The target laptop is defined as an old Gateway running XP - so there's a good chance it predates UEFI.
Would it make a difference to use basic partition scheme in case the laptop is being fooled by the UEFI option?

It should still find grub and if it is trying to boot in efi mode would produce a grub error (or at least a grub prompt)

bin wrote:

Has the iso checksum been validated? May just be a bad download

This is one possibility and worth checking

bin wrote:

It would be worthwhile trying a different USB key, also I'd want to have a look at the key partitions in case there's a hidden ptn which is preventing the boot sector being written or read correctly. I think you should be able to get a view of that using Disk Manager in XP and Windows 10.

I would have thought the USB was written correctly as the OP has re-burned it again using Xp.

One other thing I would check is that the system is capable of booting from usb, I have an old compaq presario (Xp) that has USB ports but are not bootable, if this is the case then try writing the iso to a cd-rom and boot from that.

mprieto · 2016-10-13 15:52

I will do that.

mprieto · 2016-10-13 16:00

The machine is trying to boot form the USB.
I change the USB stick for a new one
Did not work either
now sends a new message "isolinux.bin missing or corrupt, operating system not found"
I burned with the DD option in rufus.

mprieto · 2016-10-13 16:05

I am using another USB, con check for BAD BLOCKS option on, and DD Rufus otion.

Dai_trying · 2016-10-13 16:17

I usually burn in iso mode when using rufus, but it shouldn't really make a difference. I only use it so I can see what is on the usb stick and make changes when I want to test something. Did you try a cd-rom?

q4osteam · 2016-10-13 16:29

@mprieto
We would recommend you to try to boot created USBs on another BIOS machine. If it boots, your 'old Gateway lap top' doesn't boot the right way from USB port.

mprieto · 2016-10-13 18:04

I burn a DVD in another machine, did not work either.
Tries to boot from the disk then it goes to windows.

q4osteam · 2016-10-13 18:08

Do created DVD/USBs boot on another machines ?

bin · 2016-10-14 05:58

I know this may seem insane, but it might be worth going into the BIOS on the Gateway. Identify which part deals with the boot sequence. Then go to the main menu of the BIOS and do reset to defaults. Reboot, then go back to BIOS and set the boot order to the order USB, Optical, Hardrive

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