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#1 2014-01-15 22:19:11

varsovie
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Registered: 2006-12-24
Posts: 14

[RESOLVED] "Isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting from USB.

Just giving root cause explanation and resolution to closed topic:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=107241
where "Isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting from USB. I hope maybe someone will find it rather than closed topic 107241  :-(

Windows DD and  unetbootin-windows are created for single ISO partition. That's why old Archlinux like 2010-05 will run.
The newest one archlinux-2014.01.05-dual.iso will not work like that because there is UEFI pre-boot (two partitions). That's why it can't find then Isolinux.bin and report it's missing. Of course this kind of issue will appear on old motherboard without / old UEFI support as they can't understand bootstrap and real root fs later.
unetbootin tool is partition driven so it can't do split well 32 UEFI + remaining root.

Resolution:
If you really don't have any Linux based machine to use Linux DD there is work around:
1. Install WIndows Virutalbox and extension pack
2. Download latest Archlinux ISO and run VM from it + USB support map real pendrive
3. In guest VM booted form Arch ISO just run DD if=/dev/sr0 of=/dev/sda (pay attention that SDA is real USB device then).
4. Wait about 8minutes. halt. unplug usb. Voila.

Last edited by varsovie (2014-01-15 22:20:37)

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#2 2014-04-23 18:52:07

theophilec
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Registered: 2014-04-23
Posts: 1

Re: [RESOLVED] "Isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting from USB.

I am having this exact problem but with dd on Ubuntu 12.04 (my main distro on my main machine).
Perhaps my version of dd is too old?

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#3 2015-08-29 18:42:06

luanjot
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Registered: 2015-08-29
Posts: 1

Re: [RESOLVED] "Isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when booting from USB.

This error also appears when you use dd to sdx1 instead of sdx. As stated in the manual, you have to mount it to sdx.

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