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norysq

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Registered: 2022-04-12

Posts: 9

[SOLVED] Arch Live USB fails to start. vmlinuz-linux: Buffer Too Small

Hello guys,

I have a problem with the Arch Live ISO. Everytime I try to boot from the Live USB in UEFI mode i get the menu to select

Arch install medium (x86_64, UEFI)
Arch install medium (x86_64, UEFI) (Copy to RAM)
...

among others. When I pick one this fails with the error:

exit_boot() failed
efi_main() failed
Failed to execute Arch Linux install medium (x86_64, UEFI) (\arch\boot\x86_64\vmlinuz-linux): Buffer Too Small

I tried every USB port on my machine and various different USB sticks (2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 32GB, 8GB, 64GB, etc). None seem to change anything. Is this a hardware issue or is there something I am missing?
I have a dual boot setup with Windows 10 and Garuda Linux (but I am sick of Garuda and want to install Arch). Secure Boot and CSM are disabled. Fast Boot is also not enabled. Also, I really want to avoid having to
install Arch in Legacy-BIOS mode.

Any advice would be nice

Last edited by norysq (2022-04-15 23:53:51)

cfr

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From: Cymru

Registered: 2011-11-27

Posts: 7,132

Re: [SOLVED] Arch Live USB fails to start. vmlinuz-linux: Buffer Too Small

How did you create the live USB?

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norysq

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Registered: 2022-04-12

Posts: 9

Re: [SOLVED] Arch Live USB fails to start. vmlinuz-linux: Buffer Too Small

Oh I am so sorry, I forgot this issue was still open. I unplugged all my USB devices and it worked. After some more troubleshooting I found it was one specific USB device (unplugging this always gets the live Environment to start). I will mark this as solved.