Install Arch Base to USB

twiistedkaos · 2007-09-09 05:32:03

I originally followed these instructions, which didn't work.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Usb … ch_Install

Then I decided to just use fsdisk to do everything, and followed the rest of the tutorial. All seemed to work fine, I reboot my computer
And I get an error saying it can't boot linux, saying it's not found and gives me the option of choosing a different boot image, which is what I am confused on. What should I do?

edit:
booted with /vmlinuz and I now get a kernerl panic error:

No filesystem could mount root tried:
kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root FS on unknown-block(9,2)

Last edited by twiistedkaos (2007-09-09 05:37:47)

twiistedkaos · 2007-09-09 06:47:31

Alright, I got arch to boot from USB, but I am having a different issue, it's not really acting as a livecd, it's more or less a arch install usb, lol. I can't pacman anything, it fails and says:

Killed)

When it gets to installing a package. Are they any ways around this?

Leigh · 2007-09-09 07:11:35

Maybe I'm being niave, but I installed archbase to a fairly large externel usb drive using the ftp install disk. I didn't really have to do anything special. The installer recognized my usb drive and I just formatted the usbdrive as normal using ext2 for boot and ext3 for the rest of the drive. I guess it's not so simple with a pendrive?

Sigi · 2007-09-09 09:57:02

I haven't tried the way described in the wiki but one other possible, easy way of creating a liveUSB is to use gradgrinds live-scripts. (see link in my sig). They worked great last time I made a LiveUSB myself!

twiistedkaos · 2007-09-09 17:37:31

Eh links for larch aren't working for me.

lilsirecho · 2007-09-09 17:39:07

Please consider trying the new release of FaunOS-9.3.2-usb.img.

This OS is based on archlinux, uses pacman and aufs, and permits save session to flash drive.

It requires a minimum of 1 GB flash drive.

It is available from the FaunOS website, a 900mb+ download.

I recommend a 2GB flash device which permits expanding the ext2 partition generated by the FaunOS download.

It allows for boot to RAM.

Best to you......................

Sigi · 2007-09-09 17:41:41

twiistedkaos wrote:

Eh links for larch aren't working for me.

You're right, there's something wrong with the repo atm.
I'll go post a hint for gradgrind in the larch-main-thread(tm)...

raymano · 2007-09-09 18:42:47

lilsirecho wrote:

Please consider trying the new release of FaunOS-9.3.2-usb.img.
This OS is based on archlinux, uses pacman and aufs, and permits save session to flash drive.
It requires a minimum of 1 GB flash drive.
It is available from the FaunOS website, a 900mb+ download.
I recommend a 2GB flash device which permits expanding the ext2 partition generated by the FaunOS download.
It allows for boot to RAM.
Best to you......................

The correct version is faunos-fortytwo-0.3.2-usb.img

twiistedkaos · 2007-09-09 20:53:52

raymano wrote:

lilsirecho wrote:
Please consider trying the new release of FaunOS-9.3.2-usb.img.
This OS is based on archlinux, uses pacman and aufs, and permits save session to flash drive.
It requires a minimum of 1 GB flash drive.
It is available from the FaunOS website, a 900mb+ download.
I recommend a 2GB flash device which permits expanding the ext2 partition generated by the FaunOS download.
It allows for boot to RAM.
Best to you......................
The correct version is faunos-fortytwo-0.3.2-usb.img

Eh I am lookinh got a slim linux distro for USB, faunos seems to be bloated with things I don't need nor want. For example, KDE

lilsirecho · 2007-09-09 22:33:22

You can remove whatever you like and modify it to what you want.

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Install Arch Base to USB

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