As I mentioned before, I'm having a lot of stability issues on Lubuntu 13, so I'm trying to upgrade to the alternate install of Lubuntu 14.04, as my computer has about 500MB RAM.

I went to UNetbootin as I usually do, but this time around in creating the USB, I got a strange screen that said "UNetbootin", and within the box was a statement saying "Hit tab to edit options" or something like that.

The weird part is that on the bottom there was a timer ticking down when it'll automatically reboot, but every time it reaches zero it simply starts over again, indefinitely. If I do hit tab, it puts me in a "boot:" prompt, I think, and whatever I enter, it simply says it can't kind the kernel image.

I've never had this kind of trouble with UNetbootin, so I don't know what to make of it. So far I've tried:

• Reformatting the USB and making sure it's FAT


• Upgrading to the latest version of UNetbootin


• Doing an md5sum on the .iso to verify that it's not broken (it isn't)


• Fooling with the memory value on the UNetbootin command box, to see if having a value originally set at zero was the problem

I've spent quite some hours deleting files, rebooting over and over again, and so on, so right now I'm at a loss as to how to progress further.

Any input would be much appreciated.

EDIT: I also must mention that due to connection problems, I had to get a friend put the alternate .iso on a flashdrive for me, so I'm pretty much stuck with installing it or of getting an ultra-small system like Puppy Linux. It's just not feasible for me to download another .iso. Plus, I'd like to stick with the alternate install, for while my computer might be able to handle the standard edition, due to all the screwups, CPU freezes, and whatnot I'd just like to try a hardware friendlier version.

EDIT2: I'm exploring, doing trial and error, and whathave you, and I'd also like to mention that I did do an md5sum (if I wrote that correctly) to verify that the file is complete and not corrupted.