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blueviper

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Registered: 2009-11-06

Posts: 6

ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...

Trying to install on MSI Wind U100 netbook. Method used to install Unetbootin v377 with archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-i686.iso

I get this error when I'm booting in.

Waiting 30 seconds for device /dev/archiso ...
scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access      Corsair VoyagerGT      1100PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access      Generic- Multi-Card    1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0CCS
Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 31719424 512-byte hardware sectors: (16.2 GB/15.1 GiB)
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
  sda: sda1
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...
     Falling back to interactive prompt
     You can try to fix the problem manually, log out when you are finished
ramfs$  _

I'm still a newb at linux so please explain in newb level.

Thanks!

grey

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From: Europe

Registered: 2007-08-23

Posts: 679

Re: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...

Have a look here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=77815

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blueviper

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Registered: 2009-11-06

Posts: 6

Re: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...

oops didn't see that. Although the problem still persist for me and a couple of others despite the solution in that thread. Maybe we can keep this thread for the unlucky ones still trying..

grey

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From: Europe

Registered: 2007-08-23

Posts: 679

Re: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...

Did you try to use the arch img file directly (writing it to the stick using dd) instead of unetbootin?

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blueviper

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Registered: 2009-11-06

Posts: 6

Re: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...

Did you try to use the arch img file directly (writing it to the stick using dd) instead of unetbootin?

nah I haven't can you give direct instructions here?

grey

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From: Europe

Registered: 2007-08-23

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Re: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … #USB_stick

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blueviper

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Registered: 2009-11-06

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Re: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...

thanks for your help grey.
I'm using Cygwin since I'm using Win7 on my Desktop PC.
I tried this but keep getting 'No such file or directory'

Sorry I'm new to this.

grey

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From: Europe

Registered: 2007-08-23

Posts: 679

Re: ERROR: boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds...

Well, we've all been beginners at one point. But what I don't understand is why, as a beginner, you decided to go for Arch, which is targeted at intermediate to competent Linux users.

The section I pointed to contains a "windows method". You could try that.

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