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#1 2020-08-05 11:02:24

frogstair
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Arch installation error

I am booting Arch from a USB drive to install it. As soon as the USB boots I get a PCI-E Bus Error. I have searched online but only found solutions that involve GRUB or the shell to which I do not have access. I also cannot see the error because they are happening faster than the screen refresh rate

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#2 2020-08-06 02:35:40

loqs
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Re: Arch installation error

Please link the solutions you found.  Kernel_parameters documents the boot loaders used by the installer in EFI and BIOS mode and how to change their parameters.

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#3 2020-08-06 05:46:17

frogstair
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Re: Arch installation error

I found this one, and many others were just like it
It involves opening a shell and editing a config file and typing in

pcie_aspm=off

But since I do not have access to the shell I cannot do that.

And the solution you gave me involves either editing a file, using a shell or recompiling Arch, but I definitely do not have the expertise to compile it myself

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#4 2020-08-06 05:57:54

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Re: Arch installation error

You do not need to edit a config file.  You can add the kernel parameter to pcie_aspm=off to the options the boot loader on the installation media uses.
Edit:
Is the system booting it BIOS or EFI mode?  What did you do to try and edit the options of the boot loader on the installation media?

Last edited by loqs (2020-08-06 06:00:23)

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#5 2020-08-06 06:06:41

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Re: Arch installation error

It is booting in EFI mode
I dont know how to edit the options of the bootloader on my installation media, I have only tried opening editing the files on the media itself to no success. Could you help me with that?

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#6 2020-08-06 06:08:17

loqs
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Re: Arch installation error

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#7 2020-08-06 06:25:59

frogstair
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Re: Arch installation error

It worked! I pressed e in the boot menu, and typed in the boot option. Thanks a lot

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