Arch Linux

paddybu

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Registered: 2012-03-30

Posts: 13

Live-CD not booting

Hi,

I have tried to fit up an old computer by installing ArchLinux. I created a live-CD with the core installer, but after i have selected "Boot Arch Linux", the kernel fails while booting:

Initramfs unpacking failed: XZ-compressed data is corrupt
Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passung init= option to kernel. See Linux Documentatioin/init.txt for guidance.
Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 3.0-ARCH #1
Call Trace:
[<c044c9c1>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f
...
there are five other messages like that, but i dont think that you need them..

but: on my laptop (better than the PC, of course) boots the system without problems, so the live disc is ok...

does anyone has an idea what to do?

hadrons123

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From: chennai

Registered: 2011-10-07

Posts: 1,249

Re: Live-CD not booting

What is wrong with the official Arch CD?
Do you have any issues with official arch CD?

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paddybu

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Registered: 2012-03-30

Posts: 13

Re: Live-CD not booting

>>> What is wrong with the official Arch CD?
It doesn't start up?!

lifeafter2am

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From: 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2009-06-10

Posts: 1,332

Re: Live-CD not booting

>>> What is wrong with the official Arch CD?
It doesn't start up?!

Relax; you wording was confusing as it sounded like you were using a custom install CD that you made.

Can you boot into the failsafe? I don't remember if there is a failsafe option on the livecd's.

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paddybu

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Registered: 2012-03-30

Posts: 13

Re: Live-CD not booting

no, theres no failsafe option, only memtest and hardware information

a7

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Registered: 2012-04-01

Posts: 24

Re: Live-CD not booting

I have tried to fit up an old computer by installing ArchLinux. I created a live-CD with the core installer, but after i have selected "Boot Arch Linux", the kernel fails while booting:
Initramfs unpacking failed: XZ-compressed data is corrupt

Looking at that error set I would personally do the following first:

• memory test on that old computer just to check that off the list.

• attempt to boot with another medium like a USB stick (if supported in the bios) or just another distro CD.

• verify the integrity of the live-CD image with a check-sum

This coming from a guy who regularly breathes life into old machines.

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