- May 26, 2017
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I'm new to this.
I'm trying to use my old PC (which I previously took apart) to boot Linux, mostly because I want to learn out of curiosity. However, every time I try to do so I end up getting error messages, mostly notably I get a Recovery error screen (looks like a Windows screen) that says the following:
"Your PC Device needs to be repaired.
A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.
Error code: 0xc00000e
You'll need to use recovery tools if you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your PC administrator or PC Device manufacturer.'
Press Enter to try again.
Press F8 for Startup Settings."
Doing either of the above commands does nothing, the screen flicks but otherwise stays on the same screen.
So before I go further, here are the specs/details of the computer I'm using:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gT6PtJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gT6PtJ/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($50.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - A68HM-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard
Memory: Patriot - Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Ultra - 550W ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($19.45 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet - TEW-703PI PCI 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
I made sure to format the hard drive on my current PC.
I have a 2GB USB drive that I'm using as a boot drive (it should work fine, I've used it to transfer files between my PS4 and other computers several times), it has the LinuxLive USB Creator 2.9.4 application file, LinuxLive USB Creator file folder (I ran the USB Creator app on my main computer and saved it onto the USB drive after having no success booting) and the linuxmint-18.3-cinnamon-64bit Disc Image File.
Here's what I've attempted to do, unfortunately to no avail:
Right now the only thing I can possibly think of is that I might need a 32bit version of Linux, but I could be (and probably am) way off. Any ideas or suggestions for what I can do to turn this around? Thanks!
I'm trying to use my old PC (which I previously took apart) to boot Linux, mostly because I want to learn out of curiosity. However, every time I try to do so I end up getting error messages, mostly notably I get a Recovery error screen (looks like a Windows screen) that says the following:
"Your PC Device needs to be repaired.
A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.
Error code: 0xc00000e
You'll need to use recovery tools if you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your PC administrator or PC Device manufacturer.'
Press Enter to try again.
Press F8 for Startup Settings."
Doing either of the above commands does nothing, the screen flicks but otherwise stays on the same screen.
So before I go further, here are the specs/details of the computer I'm using:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gT6PtJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gT6PtJ/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($50.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - A68HM-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard
Memory: Patriot - Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba - P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Ultra - 550W ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($19.45 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet - TEW-703PI PCI 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
I made sure to format the hard drive on my current PC.
I have a 2GB USB drive that I'm using as a boot drive (it should work fine, I've used it to transfer files between my PS4 and other computers several times), it has the LinuxLive USB Creator 2.9.4 application file, LinuxLive USB Creator file folder (I ran the USB Creator app on my main computer and saved it onto the USB drive after having no success booting) and the linuxmint-18.3-cinnamon-64bit Disc Image File.
Here's what I've attempted to do, unfortunately to no avail:
Open boot menu (before entering BIOS) and selected the USB drive. Greeted by black screen that says "Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart." Whether I leave the USB drive in or take it out I receive the above Recovery error message.
Changing the Boot mode in the BIOS from Legacy+UEFI to UEFI. This brings me to a black screen with yellow and gray text, with lines such as EFI Shell version 2.31 and ends with the line "Press ESC in 1 seconds to skip startup.nsh, or any other key to continue." I get lost here so I end up changing it back to Legacy+UEFI.
Changing Boot Option #1 in the BIOS to the USB drive. Same result as the first attempt.
Changing Boot Option #1 (the only one) under the UEFI USB Floppy Drive BBS Priorities menu (in the BIOS) from Disabled to the USB drive. Same results as the first attempt, but I will get a slightly different bit of text: "The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors. File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe"
Right now the only thing I can possibly think of is that I might need a 32bit version of Linux, but I could be (and probably am) way off. Any ideas or suggestions for what I can do to turn this around? Thanks!
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