[fixed with netinstall] X41 usb setup - conflicting files

tealson · 2009-08-15 09:03:55

Hello Forum,

I tried all available images but non works. I use unetbootin to create the usb boot device from windows. Start the X41, select the stick to boot from, I see grub then, select Arch Live CD for instance and it seems the kernel is beeing loaded but nothing happens.

Normally this works like a charm, but not with the arch iso or img files. The problem is: I don't even have a cdrom which I could use. Has anyone an idea why it happens and how I can fix it?

Regards
-tealson

edit: Can boot up now but it seems some files are conflicting each others (last entry)

Last edited by tealson (2009-08-16 23:08:25)

tomk · 2009-08-15 09:21:29

Have you tried the isolinux images?

tealson · 2009-08-15 10:05:21

The img files? Yes I did, it's the same with the iso and img files, the image does not boot up after grub.

tomk · 2009-08-15 11:45:45

No, the isolinux images use isolinux instead of grub as the bootloader. Some BIOSes have problems with grub.

tealson · 2009-08-16 15:50:11

Well I tried it with the isolinux now. No success I only get a blinking curser and nothing happens.
I have an idea now how to get it to work with the normal cd images now, will report later.

tealson · 2009-08-16 16:50:13

Hmpf: I can boot up now (with core iso image). I start /arch/setup and everything works but when I want to install my packages (base is selected) it gives me the error:

checking package integrity.... 
checking fir file conflicts...
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) 
grub: /mnt/boot/grub/menu.lst exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Any ideas? I have the core image and only base packages selected, so why are files conflicting each other?
-Teal

Last edited by tealson (2009-08-16 16:51:13)

djszapi · 2009-08-16 22:50:30

grub: /mnt/boot/grub/menu.lst exists in filesystem

You try to install such a file that exists on your system, in normal case if you are sure in your way you can do it with force option. In last case you can do this from livecd to chroot into this system.

tealson · 2009-08-16 23:07:54

So I could finally fix it. I gues that my usb stick is broken, I used the netinstall isolinux image on my old 250mb stick. With this it works like a charm.

The problem with the core image was, that it simply would not copy any packages on the harddrive, the quoted error message is shown after the packages are checked on conflicts. The menu.list is of course on the /boot device because i share this with an ubuntu installation, might this be the problem? The netinstall worked anyway.

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