USB Installation stuck at ISOLINUX line

aliasbody · 2014-02-26 22:25:56

Hello everyone,

I've been trying to install Arch Linux on my machine but impossible to do it. Every Gnu/Linux distribution I try works like a charm (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Chakra etc..) but Arch Linux won't work at all because it won't pass the ISOLINUX line. The screen flashes like if it was trying to go into the menu but nothing done.

I created the USB Installation using "dd" like this :

sudo dd if=archlinux.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M

It works on my laptop but not on my desktop computer. How can I solve this ?

PS: Parabola Gnu/Linux and the Arch Linux LXDE Graphical ISO shows the same problem.

Best Regards,
Luis Da Costa

Rexilion · 2014-02-27 19:00:35

Seems like the version Arch is using for Isolinux is not compatible with your HW. Maybe an alternative method will help?

aliasbody · 2014-02-27 19:44:31

Rexilion wrote:

Seems like the version Arch is using for Isolinux is not compatible with your HW. Maybe an alternative method will help?

Thank you for you help. I've already tried every method in the Wiki but nothing done, it simply won't boot. It is weird because, until now, it is the only one who didn't worked... And I can't understand why.

Do you have any other proposition ?

cpmielk · 2014-02-27 20:08:34

I have an old tower that has issues with usb booting. That said, I use a program called 'isohybrid.pl' on the iso file, that dd the modified image to a thumb drvie. This works for me ...

aliasbody · 2014-02-27 20:14:32

cpmielk wrote:

I have an old tower that has issues with usb booting. That said, I use a program called 'isohybrid.pl' on the iso file, that dd the modified image to a thumb drvie. This works for me ...

How do you use the script ? Just by doing

./isohybrid.pl archlinux.iso

?

aliasbody · 2014-02-27 21:22:40

UPDATE: I've tried with Unetbootin, and it gives me a kernel panic. So I still don't understand what is the causing problem but this may be a clue.

cpmielk · 2014-02-27 22:57:17

aliasbody wrote:

cpmielk wrote:
I have an old tower that has issues with usb booting. That said, I use a program called 'isohybrid.pl' on the iso file, that dd the modified image to a thumb drvie. This works for me ...
How do you use the script ? Just by doing
./isohybrid.pl archlinux.iso
?

For me, yes. That said, the program has a usage if no filename is given. Also, if you are up a little reading and/or hacking, it is written in reasonably readable perl ...

Rexilion · 2014-02-28 08:07:08

aliasbody wrote:

UPDATE: I've tried with Unetbootin, and it gives me a kernel panic. So I still don't understand what is the causing problem but this may be a clue.

If the kernel panics that could indicate it fails to work on your hardware OR that the root block device cannot be found. What does the panic message say?

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#1 2014-02-26 22:25:56

USB Installation stuck at ISOLINUX line

#2 2014-02-27 19:00:35

Re: USB Installation stuck at ISOLINUX line

#3 2014-02-27 19:44:31

Re: USB Installation stuck at ISOLINUX line

#4 2014-02-27 20:08:34

Re: USB Installation stuck at ISOLINUX line

#5 2014-02-27 20:14:32

Re: USB Installation stuck at ISOLINUX line

#6 2014-02-27 21:22:40

Re: USB Installation stuck at ISOLINUX line

#7 2014-02-27 22:57:17

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