installing archlinx from usb stick ... boot error ?


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  On 28/05/2012 at 22:51, Brando212 said:

what was the error?

I haven't used unetbootin so I can't comment on that but I have successfully used the Universal USB Installer many times with success, why not try it

just said boot error

also that looks like a windows program is there a Linux version ??

  On 28/05/2012 at 22:55, (Spork) said:

just said boot error

also that looks like a windows program is there a Linux version ??

hmm, let me check

edit: it will work with WINE if you have that installed

edit2: you could also try this one, i've used it once or twice http://live.learnfree.eu/ it has a linux version

You could try with dd, the command looks something like this:

sudo dd if=/path/to/arch.iso of=/path/to/usbdrive bs=4M

The path to the USB drive should be /dev/sdb, probably, check with sudo fdisk -l. The stick should be unmounted and it will erase everything on it, so be careful.

I've had problems with getting Arch to work via unetbootin, too.

Assuming you're on Windows - use this. If on linux, you can use dd as others have suggested.

EDIT: I should read more carefully before posting, sorry that it wasn't very insightful :p

Easy to fix when installing with a Windows computer.

  1. Get the linux iso ou want.
  2. Go to http://www.pendriveapps.com and search for Universal USB Installer.
  3. Download the file and follow the instructions.

Hope this helps and the software never fail no matter what iso image you use.

  On 01/06/2012 at 23:15, Chica Ami said:

Easy to fix when installing with a Windows computer.

  1. Get the linux iso ou want.
  2. Go to http://www.pendriveapps.com and search for Universal USB Installer.
  3. Download the file and follow the instructions.

Hope this helps and the software never fail no matter what iso image you use.

not on windows

Arch ISO's are already bootable, so when you use pendrivelinux or unetbootin it often fails as it tries to make a bootable image already bootable.

Solution has been posted twice already, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide#Microsoft_Windows_method

  On 02/06/2012 at 13:24, 08993 said:

Arch ISO's are already bootable, so when you use pendrivelinux or unetbootin it often fails as it tries to make a bootable image already bootable.

Solution has been posted twice already, https://wiki.archlin..._Windows_method

IM NOT ON WINDOWS !!!

  On 02/06/2012 at 13:24, 08993 said:

Arch ISO's are already bootable, so when you use pendrivelinux or unetbootin it often fails as it tries to make a bootable image already bootable.

Solution has been posted twice already, https://wiki.archlin..._Windows_method

Dude, he already said he's not on Windows.

Spork, the easiest method is just to dd it. It's really simple. Open up a terminal, cd to the directory where you downloaded arch iso (net install is best), and run:

sudo dd if=arch.iso of=/dev/sdd bs=1M

You'll need to replace "arch.iso" with the iso file name you downloaded (use tab completion), and replace "/dev/sdd" with the name of your usb device. If you don't know the /dev name, check dmesg | tail after reinserting it.

  On 05/06/2012 at 12:07, simplezz said:

Dude, he already said he's not on Windows.

Spork, the easiest method is just to dd it. It's really simple. Open up a terminal, cd to the directory where you downloaded arch iso (net install is best), and run:

sudo dd if=arch.iso of=/dev/sdd bs=1M

You'll need to replace "arch.iso" with the iso file name you downloaded (use tab completion), and replace "/dev/sdd" with the name of your usb device. If you don't know the /dev name, check dmesg | tail after reinserting it.

did that and it tells me operating system missing o__O

  On 06/06/2012 at 23:02, (Spork) said:

did that and it tells me operating system missing o__O

1. What's the exact line you are using to dd it? What's the output from dd.

2. Did you checksum the iso you downloaded to make sure it didn't get corrupted?

3. Have you ever successfully booted from a usb stick before on your computer?

  On 07/06/2012 at 22:20, simplezz said:

1. What's the exact line you are using to dd it? What's the output from dd.

2. Did you checksum the iso you downloaded to make sure it didn't get corrupted?

3. Have you ever successfully booted from a usb stick before on your computer?

sudo dd if=arch.iso of=/dev/sdb1 bs=1M

No i did not

Yes i have

  On 07/06/2012 at 23:51, (Spork) said:

of=/dev/sdb1

There's your problem right there. You're dding to a partition of the device when you should be writing to the base device. The arch iso image contains the partition table data already. Try /dev/sdb instead.

An example would be if you took an image of one of your disks:

sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=hd_backup.img bs=4M

That includes the partition table data as well as any actual partitions. That's how an Arch iso image is structured, and why you need to write it to the very beginning of the device.

  On 08/06/2012 at 04:53, simplezz said:

There's your problem right there. You're dding to a partition of the device when you should be writing to the base device. The arch iso image contains the partition table data already. Try /dev/sdb instead.

An example would be if you took an image of one

of your disks:

sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=hd_backup.img bs=4M

That includes the partition table data as well as any actual partitions. That's how an Arch iso image is structured, and why you need to write it to the very beginning of the device.

tried the sdb only and it did nothing :/ the dmesg says sdb1 the usbstick is in ext4 ?

Spork insert a USB stick and run

sudo dd if=arch.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4s

be sure to rename your *.iso to arch.iso and to be sure of what you are doing run gparted and check to see if your stick is in fact /dev/sdb > NOTE do not put a 1 (one) at the end of /dev/sdx

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