Install Issues Zorin 9 Lite on Toshiba Netbook

Hi there,

I'm attempting to install Zorin 9 Lite on my old Toshiba netbook (which is still "running" XP). I'm technically apt, but have never done this before. I want to completely get rid of my Windows XP and just run Zorin on this netbook.

Netbook Specs:
Toshiba NB NB205
Intel (R) Atom(TM)
CPU N280 @ 1.66GHz
0.99 GB of RAM
Microsoft Windows XP 2002

I went through all these steps:
1. Downloaded 32-bit .iso (on my MacBook Air)
2. Downloaded Unetbootin (on my MacBook Air)
3. Used Unetbootin to create a bootable USB (on my MacBook Air)
4. Set up booting prefs in BIOS setup to boot from USB (on Toshiba netbook)
5. Received error message (black screen with some error text) upon reboot (on Toshiba netbook)
6. Reformatted USB drive FAT32 and used Unetbootin to recreate bootable USB (on my Macbook Air)
7. Tried to reboot again and received black screen with one blinking underscore (on Toshiba netbook)

I'm unsure where to go from here. Can anyone help?

Hi,

do you get as far as the Zorin menu when you boot?, if you can see the Zorin blue screen with the keyboard symbol, press any key and the set your language (F2) and keyboard (F3), then press "F6" and select "acpi=off" and press "Esc" then "Enter" and see if it boots.

Did you fully format the USB stick to FAT32 before you used Unetbootin?.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

I'm not able to get to the Zorin Menu when I boot. I see:
1. The Toshiba boot screen
2. The black screen with flashing underscore input cursor (and I'm unable to type anything)

I did fully format the USB to FAT32 before using unetbootin.

Could there be other issues at play?

Hi,

I am not really sure what the issue could be, take a look on the Lubuntu help pages for installation tips, maybe you can find an answer there?:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

There are tons of links to look at!.

Sorry I cannot be of more help but I don't have a Netbook to play with!.