Hi All,
Wanted to see if I can run Linux (or any kind of *Nix / BSD) on this
Acer Aspire 1 with an Intel Celeron N4500 CPU.
I've tried all sorts of distros and methods, but the closest I got
was using Kali Live (kali-linux-2023.4-live-i386.iso) installed on
on a SanDisk 64GB Cruzer Spark USB 2.0.
I installed using Rufus with GPT / UEFI option.
After wrestling with the boot options, and pressing F2 on boot up,
I was able to bring the USB to the top of the boot menu.
However, on boot up, I got to a Kali menu that had these options:
KALI LINUX
Kali Linux live menu (UEFI mode)
Live system (686-pae)
Live system (686-pae fail-safe mode)
Live system (686-pae forensic mode)
Live system with USB persistence (check kali.org/prst)
Live system with USB encrypted persistence
Start installer
Start installer with speech synthesis
Advanced install options
Utilities...
On various attempts, I tried multiple options, but only got a blank/black
screen each time without even a blinking cursor. I waited for several minutes
to see if something would appear -- but no success.
Researching on the Internet, this seems to be a problem with the
graphics driver.
So, I am wondering if there is some Linux/BSD/*Nix version that is
fairly small (can be only a command line interface to start), that
has generic drivers so I don't need to worry about specific drivers.
I would like to use this USB boot drive with other laptops/desktops so
I can take advantage of *Nix functionality -- especially on Windows
computers.
Does anyone have some ideas on how this can be accomplished?
Thanks in advance for your insight.