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#1 2010-05-24 22:55:44

mafteechr
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.iso and .img confusion

Trying to install Arch.

Go to download, select appropriate .iso file and download.
Go to beginner instructions, Windows method uses a program that burns .img files, not .iso files.

I tried unetbootin, but had some issues, and when I looked up solutions, I found that unetbootin is not recommended because it often has some issues.

Is there an .img file I should download to install Arch? I'm not sure exactly what I need to do.

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#2 2010-05-24 23:16:39

karol
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Re: .iso and .img confusion

You can use the current iso both on a CD and on a USB stick, there are no img files to download anymore.

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#3 2010-05-24 23:18:01

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Re: .iso and .img confusion

What should I use on Windows to put the .iso on my USB stick? I got a "Boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds" error after using unetbootin to get the .iso on my USB and I read unetbootin has issues like this.

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#4 2010-05-24 23:38:22

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Re: .iso and .img confusion

Do you have a cd-rom on the computer you want to install Arch on? USB install is often tricky (bad port, slow drive etc.) so if you can burn the iso on a CD it would be trivial: put the CD into drive and wait for the setup screen :-) Just remember to use the right option: top left "write image file to disc"
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=screenshots
imgburn is a great free app!

If you don't have a cd-rom ... I'll have to check how you do it on Windows ;P
BRB

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#5 2010-05-24 23:39:12

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Re: .iso and .img confusion

It is a netbook, so CD-ROM is not an option. Believe me, I know it'd be much easier haha.

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#6 2010-05-24 23:41:32

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Re: .iso and .img confusion

What happens if you try to use win32diskimager-RELEASE-0.2-r23-win32.zip with the iso file you got?
I'm sorry, I don't have Windows here, so I can't test it.

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#7 2010-05-24 23:42:32

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Re: .iso and .img confusion

Does not work at all, only compatible with .img files; that's my problem.

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#8 2010-05-24 23:45:51

karol
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Re: .iso and .img confusion

Try changing the extension to .img - maybe it will work.

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#9 2010-05-24 23:46:46

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Re: .iso and .img confusion

Rename it from .img to .iso and see if it just works.

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#10 2010-05-24 23:47:10

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Re: .iso and .img confusion

mafteechr wrote:

What should I use on Windows to put the .iso on my USB stick? I got a "Boot device didn't show up after 30 seconds" error after using unetbootin to get the .iso on my USB and I read unetbootin has issues like this.

use flashnul


Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.

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#11 2010-05-24 23:51:39

karol
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Re: .iso and .img confusion

http://www.chrysocome.net/downloads/dd-0.5.zip

dd if=c:\path\to\Arch.iso of=\\.\d: bs=8M

Change the path to iso and the drive letter of your USB stick.

Last edited by karol (2010-05-24 23:53:24)

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#12 2010-05-24 23:56:22

mafteechr
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Re: .iso and .img confusion

karol wrote:

http://www.chrysocome.net/downloads/dd-0.5.zip

dd if=c:\path\to\Arch.iso of=\\.\d: bs=8M

Change the path to iso and the drive letter of your USB stick.

This did not work for me.

wonder wrote:

use flashnul

Downloaded, not sure how to use it. Tried with the instructions, and nothing.

ataraxia wrote:

Rename it from .img to .iso and see if it just works.

It is an .iso....

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#13 2010-05-24 23:58:25

karol
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Re: .iso and .img confusion

> Rename it from .img to .iso and see if it just works.
Damn, I'm sleepy: I meant the other way round: change it to .img, give 'em what they want.
Sorry about that.

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#14 2010-05-25 00:00:53

mafteechr
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Re: .iso and .img confusion

Renamed from .iso to .img, trying with win32diskimager, will post results.

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#15 2010-05-25 00:02:58

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Re: .iso and .img confusion

If it fails, you can still try Cygwin.

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#16 2010-05-25 00:06:00

karol
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Re: .iso and .img confusion

This is getting absurd.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Bac … Copy.shtml
I've never used it, I only read somewhere that rawcopy is a dd for Windows ...

Or maybe this http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html
Click on the setup link for Coreutils, download an have fun!

Or this http://sourceforge.net/projects/unxutils/

Last edited by karol (2010-05-25 00:10:19)

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#17 2010-05-25 00:11:33

mafteechr
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Re: .iso and .img confusion

Ok, changing it to .img and using the Disk Imager worked, however, I now have another problem.

When trying to manually partition my drive, I get the "FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition: Partition ends in the final partial cylinder".

Any thoughts?

Last edited by mafteechr (2010-05-25 00:16:03)

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