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metalfan

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Registered: 2007-11-22

Posts: 99

[SOLVED]arch on usb stick, boot error

Hi,

i would like to create a i686 rescue usb arch install.
after googling a lot ive tried to install arch on my usb stick and get it booting, what ive done:

My x2 is running arch64, so i started with:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch64_Install_bundled_32bit_system

Changed HOOKS in mkinitcpio.conf to(for usb support at boot):

HOOKS="base udev autodetect usb ide scsi sata filesystems"

And regenerated the mkinit file:

mkinitcpio -p kernel26

Thx to MrElendig, #archlinux

Grub install: according to the "flash linux" install guide i used:

grub-install --recheck --root-directory=/mnt/usbkey /dev/sda1

But now the system stops with:
kinit: Cannot open root device sda1 (8,1)
kinit: init not found

any ideas?

greets
metalfan

Last edited by metalfan (2008-03-25 15:12:16)

metalfan

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Registered: 2007-11-22

Posts: 99

Re: [SOLVED]arch on usb stick, boot error

using the HOOK autodetect wasnt a great idea since i used another system for testing the stick, removed it and added usb instead.
Thats it, some minor modifications are needed. Will add the steps to the wiki somewhere below "usb booting".

greets
metalfan