Linux kali won't boot!

[laci90]

i just wanted to try linux kali for "stuff"...anyway i couldnt install any version of linux i tried ubuntu tried fedora kali.But today i fixed it how?well the problem was my DVD rom i think it was connected with sata 3.0 cable to 3.0 port i connected it to a regular 2.0 and now i can boot up linux without any problem both from usb and dvd i don't know why was this a problem but i think i solved the problem since i didn't change anything beside the sata port from 3.0 to 2.0.still don't know why i could not boot up from usb because of the dvd rom.

 

[knoober]

Glad you got it fixed!

FYI Ive read in several places that version specific cables are hooey. Once again Ive got no real evidence, but I have read in more than 1 place that the cables will work the same on any version. It apparently takes a hell of a kink to affect performance as well, and length isnt a barrier either.

Important part is that its fixed.

 

[laci90]

I've got the cable with the motherboard when i bought it so i doubt its hooey but then again maybe you're right

 

[Methal]

how old is the computer on which you are installing it? also is it using UEFI bios crap?

 

[DNRDustin]

The issue seems to be that the op's hdd wasn't plugged into the correct sata port.