USB boot not working (EVGA Z97 stinger & linux mint or ubuntu)

[watever44]

I am trying to install OS on my new built machine.
The motherboard is a EVGA Z97 stinger wifi
CPU is a pentium G3258, don't think it change anything to it.

I tested different USB, different format type (FAT 32, FAT16).
I also tested different ISO loader (rufus, universal usb installer, unetbootin).
I changed the isolinux to syslinux on the folder and files.
Tested 2 different USB stick. (The 2nd one freeze everything, if I am in the bios and I plug it in, nothing move until I remove the stick, kinda weird).
Also tested with ubuntu iso nearly all the samethings.

All of this with no success.
I still have the message :
SYSLINUX: No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!

So I tested the USB stick on my laptop and it works the first time.
So the issue is the not the USB but the system or probably the motherboard.
Any idea on what would cause this ?

 

[i7Baby]

I gather you're trying to install Linux.

Any other OS on the PC?

Been through http://lifehacker.com/5774997/getting-started-with-linux-how-to-install-linux-on-your-computer ?

 

[watever44]

No other OS.
It's a new built, didn't run anything else before.

this is what I have done since first post.


Replace the order of the boot drive, the usb stick is now not the first one.
I also changed the UFEI intel p4 to UFEI FAT
I override the boot to the UFEI FAT SANDISK 8GB
I see a menu and I can choose between Linux Mint, Compatibility mode or verify disk

All the options get me to a black screen with an underscore flashing.


I am stuck there...