I have just downloaded Kali Linux and used UNetBootin to install it to a 4GB Sandisk Cruzer. I stuck it in my machine and booted from it. Options come up for:
Default
Back
Live (forensic mode)
Install with speech synthesis
Hardware Detection Tool (HDT)
However, I can't boot into any of these; they all throw the same error:
Segmentation fault at address 0xb7200000
Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting.
Please consult The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
(debconf:4384): Gtk-WARNING ##: Cannot open display: 0
There was also a small option graph with 5 options numbers 0-4 headed with the title "Backtrace" but I couldn't read all of the info in it.
Why do I get this error, and how can I work around it?
Best Answer
I would recommend running a RAM test (try Memtest86+) on the failing machine to ensure the RAM is in good working order. Segmentation faults are usually caused by hardware issues (assuming the software itself is well-tested and doesn't segfault on most hardware).