> This seems very strange- if you are able to get the free version to boot you > should be able to get the non-free ISO to boot as well. They are identical, > save the inclusion of non-free firmware. Yes. > > The 'no bootable device' message- does this occur when you select the hard > drive as the boot device, or the USB? The hard drive is understandable (since > there is no longer a boot loader or operating system on it) but this really > should not happen with the USB. Can you describe your BIOS settings to us? > UEFI, Secure Boot, CSM, that sort of thing.
The 'no bootable device' came with an attempted boot from the hard disk (actually an SSD). I have disabled secure boot. I do not have the laptop with me so I will check that when I get back to it. > I would also recommend you prepare the boot device with Rufus. It is by far > the > best USB ISO writer for Windows. Pity you don't have access to a UNIX box with > dd... I am using Rufus. I do have a stretch installation on a desktop. But I have not attempted to build an installation disk from there. But I am very will to try that. Some details on links would be great. > > > Your second suggestion I think is probably what actually happened. During > > > the 'hardware detection' phase of the installation process (where as you > > > noted, there are indeed no buttons), it can sometimes hang for a bit, > > > usually for a few seconds. It can take up to a few minutes on some > > > machines, though. Be patient. > > > > I will apply another dose of patience. Thank you. > > Good luck. When the page presents a yes/no selection for providing media with the drivers, I select either yes or no, the screen blanks for a moment and then returns - the same screen. So it seems to have completed some process but has without seeing the 'next' button, I can not progress. I can not see these, I believe, due to the high display resolution handling. When the installation method selection screen pops up, everything is 'normally' sized. As soon as I select either GUI or text, everything becomes very small and spread across the screen. Is there a way I can control this?
