(Spork) Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 so i made a install usb with unetbootin and i get and boot error when attempting to boot from the usb ? any ideas ? on how to fix this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted May 28, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted May 28, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 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 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted May 28, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted May 28, 2012 just said boot error also that looks like a windows program is there a Linux version ?? hmm, let me checkedit: 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 grrr cant get past this no device with in 30 sec error ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
384403 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Yeah I always dd it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Descartes Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted May 31, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted May 31, 2012 hey (Spork) any luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 nope could not get it no matter what i did :/ im out of cd's need to restock lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Katie Pixie Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Easy to fix when installing with a Windows computer. Get the linux iso ou want. Go to http://www.pendriveapps.com and search for Universal USB Installer. Download the file and follow the instructions. Hope this helps and the software never fail no matter what iso image you use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 Easy to fix when installing with a Windows computer. Get the linux iso ou want. Go to http://www.pendriveapps.com and search for Universal USB Installer. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08993 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 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 !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 so i made a install usb with unetbootin and i get and boot error when attempting to boot from the usb ? any ideas ? on how to fix this Happened to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 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. (Spork) 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 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. (Spork) 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted June 9, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted June 9, 2012 I take it simplezz solution worked for you (Spork)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 I take it simplezz solution worked for you (Spork)? have not had a chance to test it yet but i'm going too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 I take it simplezz solution worked for you (Spork)? making a fresh backup of my 12.04 and going to try the arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Spork) Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevensage Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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