can't get salix-xfce-14.1, 32bit, to boot [SOLVED]

[Richard]

downloaded Salix-Xfce-14.1.iso via torrent.
md5sum matched.
burned to USB with "dd if=Salix-Xfce-14.1.iso of=/dev/sdd bs=4M;sync"
Boots OK, seemed to install to an ext4 extended partition OK,
but, at the end of install, I got a message saying that
file '/kernels/huge.s/bzimage' had an error.

And it won't boot.
I get:
error: file '/kernels/huge.s/bzimage' not found
error: you need to load the kernel first.

Tried installing with to MultiSystem USB but get the same error.

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richard@mx14:~/Dropbox
$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: mx14 Kernel: 3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.6.3) 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.10.2 (Gtk 2.24.10) Distro: MX-14 Symbiosis 24 March 2014 
Machine:   Mobo: ECS model: H61H2-CM v: 1.0 Bios: American Megatrends v: 4.6.4 date: 10/21/2011
CPU:       Dual core Intel Pentium G620 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10377 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 2589 MHz 2: 2506 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1440x900@59.9hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Desktop x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller 
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 05:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Ralink RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
           driver: rt2800pci v: 2.3.0 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 820.2GB (28.8% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD5000AAKX size: 500.1GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: Mobile_Drive_XXS size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 24G used: 14G (59%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 156 Uptime: 36 min Memory: 356.7/1952.6MB 
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.7.2 Client: Shell (bash 4.2.371) inxi: 2.1.28 
richard@mx14:~/Dropbox
$ 

Just wondering what might be the problem
and if there are some boot codes that might help.
and what the next step should be.

I prefer Xfce but tonight I will DL the 64bit Xfce, and both Kde versions and see.
Any tips or pointers appreciated.

[gapan]

You need the hugesmp.s kernel, not the huge.s kernel. Did you select the latter when booting the USB drive? In fact, was there even a choice?

[Richard]

Thanks gapan,
I'll try again today with a different USB, just in case.
And pay more attention to the installer.

[Richard]

Re-torrented, md5 OK, wrote to a different USB, installed on sda6; however,
the problem was lilo-grub. (PEBKAC)

Did not install lilo, but forgot to correct the UUIDs in grub fstab
therefore, update-grub found nothing. Did that, update-grub and now to reboot.
Just a note before rebooting, just in case. BRB.

[Richard]

...and I'm in!

Thanks for letting me make notes here.