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srikar

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Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

When I'm booting Arch Linux 64 bit image with unetbootin, it's dropping in to [ramfs/] prompt. Pls do help me.

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Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

I never managed to run Arch stalled with Unetbootin. I'd use another method.

This might be because Unebtootin installs it's own bootloader instead of using the one from the Image. It's the same phenomenon that makes the Arch iso unbootable if you chainload it in grub. I… forgot the exact details, but I'd simply use another solution.

bohoomil

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

sudo dd bs=4M if=you_iso_file.iso of=/dev/sdX

-- where sdX is your UDB stick. See the wiki for details.

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srikar

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

sudo dd bs=4M if=you_iso_file.iso of=/dev/sdX

-- where sdX is your UDB stick. See the wiki for details.

I'm booting Arch ISO from(C:\Users\Srikar) with UNETBOOTIN installed in WINDOWS. I will check out wiki, and get back if I come across some issues further.

Last edited by srikar (2011-12-31 09:15:33)

Awebb

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

Ah, Windows. Use one of the other methods described here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … On_Windows

I'm not sure why Unetbootin is in that article, though.

srikar

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

Ah, Windows. Use one of the other methods described here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … On_Windows

I'm not sure why Unetbootin is in that article, though.

Thanks for that. I will try and get back with the status.

prasinoulhs

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From: Greece

Registered: 2011-10-30

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

Also try using a different USB stick. I had the same problem, tried with a different stick and Arch boot up successfully.

nathrakh

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Registered: 2011-12-22

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

I too couldn't get Arch installation to work with this "Unetbootin" program (on Windows). After two unsuccesful tries I tried the "Image Writer for Windows" and behold - no problems at all!

srikanthradix

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Registered: 2010-10-19

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

This happens to me all the time. The trick is to set the symbolic link.

It would say Waiting 30 seconds for device /dev/disk/by-label/None ...
[ramfs /]# cd /dev/disk
ramfs # mkdir by-label
ramfs # cd by-label
ramfs # ln -sf ../../sdb None
ramfs # exit or (Ctrl+Shift+d)

Tada... It works.. Enjoy!

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BorisLN

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

lol.

pan

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

That's weird. I just installed Arch successfully yesterday using unetbootin. No problems of course.

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-Syu

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

This happens to me all the time. The trick is to set the symbolic link.

It would say Waiting 30 seconds for device /dev/disk/by-label/None ...
[ramfs /]# cd /dev/disk
ramfs # mkdir by-label
ramfs # cd by-label
ramfs # ln -sf ../../sdb None
ramfs # exit or (Ctrl+Shift+d)

Tada... It works.. Enjoy!

Just to rank this topic up in the search engines... This simple solution works!
No need to mess with the kernel.

DSpider

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

You call that simple? Pff... Just label the damn device "ARCH_201108".

Or you could use the UUID and leave it blank: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/US … _USB_drive

archisodevice=/dev/disk/by-uuid/<YOUR_USB_DRIVE_UUID>

UNetbootin is not as great as you think it is. The discussion page for the "USB Installation Media" wiki article proposed back in 2009 to remove it because it had issues, which it seems they haven't been fixed ever since. That's too bad. If you're feeling adventurous, try Rufus. The website claims that it's compatible with Arch.

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slenkar

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

I recieved the same 'waiting for disk for 30 seconds' message

So I used the special archboot iso of arch and it worked

this FTP below is very slow:
ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/iso/archboot/latest/

so search for the filename on google to find a mirror

DSpider

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

Of course Archboot works... It doesn't list a fricken label in syslinux.cfg!

MENU LABEL Boot Arch Linux
LINUX /arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz
INITRD /arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img
APPEND archisobasedir=arch archisolabel=ARCH_201108

MENU LABEL Boot Arch Linux (x86_64)
LINUX /boot/vmlinuz_x86_64
APPEND gpt loglevel=7 rootdelay=10
INITRD /boot/initramfs_x86_64.img

Guess which one stops dead in its tracks because you (or Unetn00bin) forgot to label it "ARCH_201108"?

PS: Downloading Archboot from the wiki page automatically selected the closest mirror for my country.

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DSpider

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

I truly hope that the next official release drops this labeling business and works similar to Archboot.

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djgera

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Re: Arch setup fails || Unetbootin

I truly hope that the next official release drops this labeling business and works similar to Archboot.

Never, as explained some time ago... Archboot works on rootfs (initramfs), while archiso switch_root like a normal Arch Linux installation.