Dear Community


I'm trying to boot a live usb stick of Kali 2017.1 on a ASUS Vivobook Pro (N522VX)
I remember that the 2016.x versions always worked on my notebook.

Kali version (KDE/GNOME, Arhitecture) Kali 64 bit /32bit 2017.1
Kali installation (VM, HDD, USB) USB Live (3.0 as well as 2.0)
Basic output of commands (ifconfig, iwconfig, lspci, lsusb, dmesg, etc.) *will try to boot in failsafe mode and copy these outputs*

Tried Boot options:

  • Live, normal: Either a problem with initramfs or "start job for live-config is running" (forever)
  • Live, Fail-Safe: WORKS. (at least sometimes)
  • Live, Forensic: initramfs error or start job for live-config
  • Live, Persistence (with and without encryption): initramfs error


The USB's tried were:

  • a cheap giveaway usb 2.0 , slow
  • sandisk 3.0 usb


USB's were made with

  • LiLi USB Creator
  • Win32DiskImager


Other Tries made:

• Booting a 32bit Version of Kali - no changes
• Plugged in USB Stick in 2.0 Port - no changes
• Upgraded / Downgraded BIOS and Chipset Drivers - no changes




At that point, I'm very desperate
Is there anything I can still try?


Thanks for your time.

edit will try to boot in failsafe and post these outputs.