I have just upgraded the BIOS but the result is the same. :(
I am trying and download the new rolling version of kali just in case...but I'm not really confident that this will solve my issue.
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Ok, please let me know if the issue is resolved with Kali rolling. Do you have the correct sources.list entries to update when you complete the install?
If not, please see below:
# Main repository for Kali Rolling Release 2016.1 (32 and 64 bit)
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free
# For source package access, uncomment the following line
# deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free
# For bleeding edge repositories, uncomment the following line
# deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-bleeding-edge contrib non-free main
You could resolve the error by repeating the steps :
Run the installer.
Open a shell (ALT + F2).
Create the directory cdrom directly on the root of the file system:
mkdir /cdrom
Note : If you got problems making the directory /cdrom, disable the CD-rom player in BIOS or disconnect the cable
Mount the USB as if it is a CD-ROM:
mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /cdrom
Where sdb1 is your USB device.
You could carry on installation now
Source :ubuntu and debian
another solution was :
when the Window shows CDROM couldn't be mounted ,
Unplug your USB from system and re insert it
wait for mount/ detection (usb LED glow)
Hit Continue
just remove the usb stick, re-insert it into a different usb port and select retry.. it detects the usb and installer continues.. simple..
I had the same problem with you now. And I do not know what's wrong?
Hello everyone,
I have issues with installing Kali on my Dell inspiron N4030. I was running Linx mint on this computer with no issues. After sometime of running Kali in Virtual box, i have decided to run it as my main OS on my computer. I created a Live USB and started installation.
Computer boots into Kali Live mode perfectly, but when I start installation, after coping files, the next thing i see just before a shutdown command is sent to the computer is "running OpenSsh server".
When installation process gets to this point, my computer restarts.
Please I need help with solving this problem asap. I have tried this process 3 times and same thing repeats itself.
Am sending this post from Live mode. Thanks guys... looking forward to hearing from you.
Thx by the guide , I don't have CD reader and i need live usb.
Greetings All,
A student here trying to learn about Linux for the first time. Ive read the Making A Kali Bootable USB Drive (on windows running Win32) but I am wondering am I sacrificing an entire USB drive to imaging it on a USB. I have a drive I use but its 128g and I dont want to "waste" it for installing a 4g OS. Just wondering and thanks.
I'm trying to install Kali 2016.1 on my 2015 MacBook Air via USB install. I followed the directions on the install page, but rEFInd still won't let me boot into the Kali USB. The USB works on other computers, but not my EFI Mac.
I am also having trouble installing Kali 2016.1 through my windows 7 laptop. I am using universal USB installer for the iso. I downloaded this http://cdimage.kali.org/kali-2016.1/...16.1-amd64.iso version but every time I try to complete it I get the following errors.Attachment 1374Attachment 1375Attachment 1376 any advice would help greatly. PS. I have already tried the recommended win32 disk imager, but after I tried booting from it, it wouldn't work.
Hello,
I'm currently awaiting my Linux Bible in the post, however for now was wondering if anyone can help me. I'm a complete beginner w/r/t Linux and I'm trying to boot Kali Linux from a USB. I've tried following the steps on the instructions, however have been unsuccessful. As an alternative I've created a disc image of the Kali ISO on the USB. When I look at the drive it says "Kali Live", however when I boot up it gives me no boot menu.
Can anyone spot from the limited information what I'm doing wrong? Would be grateful for any advice - have been trying different methods for a few days now.
Ben
I am trying to use Kali but it isn't working. i have put the ISO file onto many USB sticks and put them in a few computers. whenever i try to load it from the booting managment it doesn't let me and say's "isolinux.bin missing or corrupt". can someone help me please
Attachment 1399
I can't seem to boot kali from a USB flash drive.. usually with other iso's i can just find usb flash drive and press enter and start up the operating system.
Yes I'm in the process of doing the exact same thing you are and am having the exact same experience. I recognized that if I did a 'quick format' and selected NTFS I didn't get the same problem when I went through the process using pendrive. I formatted it to NTFS then clicked the 'format disk' option in linux pendrive.
Ok so you've created a disc image of the Kali ISO on the USB. I'm gathering that you simply saved the Kali ISO to the USB am I correct? If so, that is why it isn't working. You need to make your USB bootable. First, download a brand new ISO and save it to your computer. Second, right click on your USB and select 'format'. Do a 'quick format' of the USB to NTFS. Next, Download this software http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ and go through the installation process. You'll be asked what type of operating system you'd like to install. Select 'Kali Linux'. Next you'll need to navigate to the place on your computer where you downloaded the ISO. Next select the drive of your USB and click the 'format disk' check box. Once everything is filled in properly, hit 'create' and it will make a bootable Kali Linux USB.
I'm assuming you're running Windows so here's what you'll do next to get your computer to boot from the USB rather than your default drive. Depending on which version of Windows you use, the process is different for doing so. You'll need to google how to change the bios of the Windows OS you're using. Alternatively, 'search' your computer for 'bios', advanced system setting or something similar will pop up. Double click that, then indicate you'd like 'advanced start-up'. Then it will restart your computer, before it loads keep clicking F2, or F12 (it will depend on your version of OS) and you will be loaded into bios. From there you'll need to move your USB to the top of the list of your boot order, then disable UEFI, it will change to legacy after you save and exit. Once you do it will again restart your system. Click f12 before it loads then select your USB as the drive you'd like to boot into and it will do so. This instructions might be a little confusing so first attempt them then reply back with any questions I will help you.
Hello all,
I've installed Kali Linux in a USB and I had no problem with the installation. However, it doesn't detect my wireless connection. I'm pretty new with Linux and I followed several tutorials to see how to solve this but I can't fix it. I have installed a previous version of Kali in a VM before and I never had this problem. Has anyone had the same problem? Maybe I should try to install another version? I hope that someone can help me with this. Thanks in advance!
which tool did you use to create a live usb?
HI guys, i've any problem with installing kali from USB. The problem is when i started with installing kali i have problem with the language that dosen't found in the .iso. have you any answer for that problem! thanks so much....
good idea! hoang trang 93.5
Hi, I have this same issue with my '13 Mac. I used "Pendrivelinux USB installer".
Boots and works great but doesn't detect wireless on my mac, no issues when used in pc.
NIC is broadcom, brcm4360.
Cheers
So I am getting an error message when I try to run live from USB. I am using an older Mac from 2009, is that the issue? I installed rEFInd but it still doesn't work. Should I mount the ISO onto a DVD? Attachment 1432
Problem with Macbook 12" at boot when trying to install with live usb.
Followed the guide and everything.
Quote:
DHCP4: DHCP4 DriverBindingStart
Starting legacy loader
Using load option ‘USB’
Error: Not Found while loading legacy loader
Please make sure that you have the latest firmware update installed.
Yes! I did $dd if=.... of .... bs=1M with my 8G usb stick~...
So I reboot my computer into Kali linux ...
Then I use $ apt-get update && apt-get upgrade to upgrade kali~
Finally the partition memory is not enough ....
I $fdisk -l it... and the partition only has 2.7 or 2.9G i forgot...
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So what's the solution that if I install kali on usb ,and how could I upgrade it ?
I'm a newbie~ Plz teach me hard~!:p
Hello All,
I had to join the forums here because I am at a loss. I can usually always find my answers with Google, forums, etc. but, this is one of those rare times I am exhausted my search skills (or lack of maybe). I have been using a "prebuilt" Kali VB (VirtualBox) iso for a year or so now and love using Kali Linux but I decided I would create a Live USB to see if maybe I would have less driver issues than using Kali inside of VB in Win10 (which is dual-boot on a MacBook Pro). So, with all that being said, I guess I should be grateful I didn't have more issues.
Anyway, I seem to be one of the VERY few that have an issue with no network available on my Kali Live USB. The Live USB itself I have had no problems with, just the missing network or no "eth0" under ifconfig. So, because I am using a MacBook Pro, there of course is no ethernet port that I can plug into so that I can get my Broadcom wireless drivers installed onto the Live USB. I actually just ordered a "USB to ethernet hub" so that I can plug into if I need it in the future but it doesn't help me now. I am wondering if I can open the UUI thumb drive from my Mac or Win10 and insert the drivers I have downloaded from which I can access once inside of Kali? Or, if there is something I am missing, that may be right in front of my face... like, a command I haven't tried that will give me access to the network. I have tried "service network-manager start" and it does nothing. It may be simple but like I said, the prebuilt VB iso I've been using had everything set up already and now I am having to set it up on my own so I'm lost. Sorry for the long explanation and thanks for your time in advance.
~Obi-Wan
***EDIT***
- Since waiting for this post to "post", I have done some more searching and have found other commands to see if I can discover a resolution. I have attempted to edit /etc/network/interfaces in order to add (auto eth0) lines but that doesn't help. Additionally, when I reboot, the files are back to original and all of my edits are gone (yes, the edits were saved and I was in persistence). Another thing I have tried is entering "lspci -vvv |grep -A 10 -i net" and all of my MacBooks's Broadcom wireless card info is there. I just need to find a way to get Kali to see it or, well, activate it.
after upgrade 2016.1 problems with aircrack-ng not showing any connected clients...wifite and reaver stuck on same pin so I decided fresh install of kali rolling .iso with unetbootin. Unetbootin would not display my downloaded .iso image no matter what dir it is in, I did not experience this issue with kali 2.0 so now i am stuck install kali 2.0 then upgrade or keep trying install .iso on usb ?
I had same problem...reformat disk...copy iso but very beginning yow will see something about perserving data for mulit boots in ubunta... so just in case...10mb shoud do...boot to live...look for install kali in program dir...I had other issues though relating to unetbootin not finding kali .iso
Like others here I'm having issues with installing Kali (2016.1) to a flash drive. I've read through this thread but still don't know enough so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
First I followed the directions from http://docs.kali.org/downloading/kal...ve-usb-install to use Win32-Disk-Imager to write to a flash drive under Windows. But Win32-Disk-Imager doesn't seem to find .ISO files when I point it at them. It can see .IMG files, but it ignores .ISO files!
So I tried firing up Kali from my Live DVD and doing an install to flash drive that way. The install seemed to be going well, but after the progress bar was about 75% complete (nearly an hour after I started the install), it aborted saying that the step in the install failed. There was no other info about what had gone wrong. I tried again and it failed again, only much faster this time.
I wanted to run Kali for the SDR programs (Software Defined Radio) that I heard were on it. It took a while to understand that these programs were not on the Live disc but had to be added after Kali was installed. Otherwise I would have been happy to start with the Live DVD and would not need to install to flash. No space on this system or clean way to add a second hard drive, so installing to flash seemed my best bet, but I'm not sure what my next step should be to try to get Kali installed.
I'm a pretty experienced computer user, but not a strong Linux user. If giving help, assume that I would benefit from clear and detailed instructions in navigating the Linux directory structure or making any edits in Linux if that turns out to be needed to get the install done. Thanks.
When I try to boot kali linux with a usb I either get a black screen or a messege saying "Secure Boot Violation [Invalid signature detected. Check secure boot policy in setup]".
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hello guys, I'm trying to dualboot kali and win10 but after finishing the install of kali without an error I get an error when i choose to boot kali from the grub menu but i can boot win10. The error am getting is the following:
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
- Check root= (did the system wait for the right device)
- Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
Win32Disk Imager, I believe works best with .img, so try UNetbootin for your .iso.
I am a Computer Information Systems college student. Very new to Kali as I have only watched someone demonstrate it's power briefly. I want a live USB to investigate it's tools and become familiar with the operating system. However, I have been very unsuccessful at creating a live USB. I am running windows 10 currently, I am booting in UEFI, and I tried recently to use Rufus to write to the USB. I have verified the checksums and they are all correct. Secure Boot is disabled but, I just can't seem to get it to work. I don't even get a boot from USB option when I F12 to boot options. If someone could help me out that would be greatly appreciated.
After using Win32DiskInstaller I get the message, "USB needs to be formatted before use" junk! I keep getting this message and when I try and boot. Computer doesn't even recognize a USB device to boot from. I am using UEFI and secure boot is disabled. I verified the checksums and everything matches. Please help, anyone!
Hello,
I've decided I've needed to join this forum after frustratingly following the instructions for Kali Linux USB install for OS X and unable to proceed with imaging the ISO file on a USB device. I type in "sudo dd if=kali-linux-______-amd64.iso of=/dev/disk_ bs=1m" in the Terminal, but then I am asked for a password. Nothing in the instructions given on website state there is a password. What Am i doing wrong?
Hello I have a toshiba satellite L850-I2011, I was hoping to dualboot windows 7 and kali linux 2016.1 rolling edition so, I followed the instructions on kali website and when i booted from usb to do the gparted thing it gave me an error gnome display manager dosen't work. I have an amd graphic card. So,I don't know what to do and i dont want to take risk because around a week ago I was trying to do the same thing and it formatted my local disk c as ext4 file so i had to format my hard drive than start over. Fortunately I recovered my data through DRW and I want to do it again
Hello,
I got a frustrating issue with the latest iso (2016.01-kernel 4.5) when imaging to USB. I am not imaging the iso directly instead I install it in virtualbox vm. Configure it to my own need then convert it to raw and then imaging to USB using dd but booting failed where /sbin/init could not be found, it seems that the /dev/sda1 partition is mounting in a different mount point than / but I cannot figure out what is the issue. Could not find any clue with Google so I am asking forums for help. Anyone seen this issue already ?? Note when imaging the 2016.1 iso directly to USB in live or persistence it is fine and same procedure done with kali iso from end of last year (kernel 4.0) booted correctly also.
I was able to install Kali Linux live USB and set up a persistence partition. While doing the updates it seems to hang on an IPv6 addressconf netdevup saying the link is not ready. How can I fix this? It boots just fine still from the Kali live version and I have network connectivity.
toor is the default root password on these installs
I've done the USB install of 2016.1 on Windows and from in Kali Live, with and without persistence, it all works great.
Except, every install changes the partition size to 2.66GB, not enough room to run updates, it crashes every time. How do I expand this partition? I've tried GParted and it says that boot partition is not available, regardless if I'm booted to it, or another install. I've taken the USB to Win7 and Win10 and can't change the partition. If I wipe the USB and create new 10GB partition, the install process puts it back to 2.66.
How do I allow updates on a USB Live install if I can't expand this partition?