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ryan117

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Registered: 2013-02-05

Posts: 14

[SOLVED] Stuck at verifying dmi pool data after install

Hi,

I downloaded the latest installation iso and burned it to a cd and set my computer to boot from cd rom.  I then followed the beginners installation guide on the wiki and installed arch.  However when I rebooted, my computer gets stuck at verifying dmi pool data when trying to boot.  I have tried booting from the hard drive with the new arch installation, from the arch cd I used for the installation, a windows 7 install cd and an ubuntu live usb stick, but everything gives me verifying dmi pool data.

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Last edited by ryan117 (2013-02-21 09:17:39)

ryan117

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Registered: 2013-02-05

Posts: 14

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck at verifying dmi pool data after install

I just tried unplugging the hard drive sata cable from the motherboard and the computer gets past verifying dmi pool data and boots in to the arch install disc.  But when I plug the hard drive back in again it starts hanging at verifying dmi pool data again ...

anonymous_user

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Registered: 2009-08-28

Posts: 3,059

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck at verifying dmi pool data after install

If your computer gets stuck at "verifying dmi pool data", it could be a BIOS configuration issue. See:

http://www.dewassoc.com/support/win98/v … i_data.htm

ryan117

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Registered: 2013-02-05

Posts: 14

Re: [SOLVED] Stuck at verifying dmi pool data after install

It seems that I forgot to create a UEFI boot partition and the computer just hung after verifying dmi pool data, but without giving any further output to signify a problem.  Strange that this stopped me booting from cd and usb though ...