Empty screen when install through flash drive

oceanliu · 2011-06-27 16:42:58

I have been working on this problem over the weekends and still could not figure it out.
i download the archlinux 2010.5 core and try to put it on my flash drive.
i only have a windows machine with me
so i tried Unetbootin and Universal USB Installer
but they all give me the same result: after i reboot, and choose to boot from the usb
there is only and empty screen with a cursor and nothing happens .
before i delete my ubuntu on my machine, i put archlinux on the flash drive through dd, and it works alright
so i don't think it is problem with the flash drive.
now i really don't know what to do.

gregor · 2011-06-27 17:11:45

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/

oceanliu · 2011-06-27 18:44:11

@gregor
i just tried that, the same problem remains
so i am guessing it is not that i didnot get the archlinux on the flash drive
there must be some other problems
i don't know what it is

Inxsible · 2011-06-27 18:46:42

are you trying to create a USB install key or are you trying to install Arch Linux on a USB ?

stqn · 2011-06-27 18:50:45

You're not supposed to use UnetBootin, but I don't know which equivalent of dd exists for Windows...

oceanliu · 2011-06-27 18:52:11

@inxsible
i am try to make a usb install key

Inxsible · 2011-06-27 19:04:14

if you still have the ubuntu live cd lying around, you can boot into it, download the Arch iso, and dd it to the USB key.

or follow these instructions: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pu … On_Windows

oceanliu · 2011-06-27 19:08:08

@inxsible
i have tried several methods in the wiki for windows
but all of them get the same result: empty screen
so i am guessing there may be some other problems

hokasch · 2011-06-27 19:56:45

before i delete my ubuntu on my machine, i put archlinux on the flash drive through dd, and it works alright

Was this with the same image, and the same machine? If not, maybe you hit some bug with 2010.05, and you could try with the testing builds.

gregor · 2011-06-27 19:57:17

format the usb-stick first.... to fat32 and try again from windows ,or if you've got a other live-cd lying around (,any linux will do)
boot with it put you're usb-stick in place ,then from a console type with root rights "fdisk -l" (without " ") the output looks like this;

[greglee@archlinux ~]$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x4a7d8257

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 25173854 12586896 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 25173855 25382699 104422+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 * 25382700 594421759 284519530 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda4 594421760 625137344 15357792+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 2063 MB, 2063597568 bytes <<==================
226 heads, 39 sectors/track, 457 cylinders, total 4030464 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000a867b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 2048 4030463 2014208 b W95 FAT32 <<====================
[greglee@archlinux ~]$

now i know my usb-stick is on /dev/sdb !!!!! NOT /dev/sdb1 !!!!!

from within a console brows to you're arch.xxxx.iso and enter the command:

dd if=archlinux-XXX.iso of=/dev/sdX (XXX=version ,and /dev/sdX=is output fdisk -l)

have fun ,and DON'T miss you'll will wreck you're harddisk

oceanliu · 2011-06-27 22:31:39

hokasch wrote:

before i delete my ubuntu on my machine, i put archlinux on the flash drive through dd, and it works alright
Was this with the same image, and the same machine? If not, maybe you hit some bug with 2010.05, and you could try with the testing builds.

it is indeed not the same image
but what is the test building?

hokasch · 2011-06-27 22:52:31

Installation media in beta/nightly state, i.e. not officially released but in testing phase.

oceanliu · 2011-06-28 01:06:11

turn out it is the problem with my flash drive
i changed another one
and it seems alright now
thanks you guys

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#1 2011-06-27 16:42:58

Empty screen when install through flash drive

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