How to fix "Can't install Kali Linux from USB, fails to find CD-ROM drive"


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Method 1
Open a shell (ALT +F2). Or  (CTRL+Alt+F2)
Create the directory cdrom directly on the root of the file system:

 # mkdir /cdrom

Get a list of devices with blkid:

 # blkid
/dev/sdc1: UUID="2018-04-12-12-04-16-00" LABEL="Kali Live" TYPE="iso9660" PARTUUID="81c5e086-01"

# mount -t iso9660 /dev/sdc1 /cdrom

# ls /cdrom
autorun.inf     efi             g2ldr.mbr       md5sum.txt      win32-loader.ini
boot            efi.img         install         pool
debian          firmware        isolinux        setup.exe
dists           g2ldr           live            tools

Switch back to the installer
You can continue your installer J

Method 2
Another Solution when the Window shows CDROM couldn't be mounted ,
1. Unplug your USB from system and re insert it
2. wait for mount/ detection (usb LED glow)
3. Hit Continue

Method 3
Make portable USB using Etcher
1.   Download Etcher in https://www.balena.io/etcher/
2.   Then follow intruction to make portable USB installer

3 Comments

  1. The linux community never ceases to amaze me. I'm an electronics technician who has geeked for over 20 years. Everywhere I go, I see amazing articles about switching to LINUX. Over the past 5 years I have installed over 5 Linux distros, not a single install didn't have hardware issues that sent me screaming back to windows. I have one install of lunuxmint that works but it still has hardware issues.

    Kali simply will NOT install on my hp laptop, it insists on having a mounted CD. I have tried every single method to fix this issue - which is apparently unuseable on this hp laptop. It's not some weird korean laptop, this is a very popular laptop from HP. Linux has never been ready for primetime, and obviously Kali linux is no worse or better than any of the distro's out there that WON't instsll. I keep visiting linux distros at various times over the past 10 years, but it's obvious that Linux is still not ready!

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  2. In addition to this, you will also need to foresee any future needs that you may have with reference to USB ports and hence a hub. multi usb port

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