Booting Arch Linux from usb flash [SOLVED]

I have instaled Arch Linux on usb flash (filesystem is ext2) I have regenerated initrd (mkinitcpio -p) with usb hook (HOOKS="base udev usb ide scsi sata filesystems"), but Arch Linux stop booting with error: unable mount dev/disk/by-uuid/my-uuid After pressing Control-D in recovery shell Caps Lock and Scroll Lock leds blink on my keyboard
I have tried booting from label (dev/disk/by-label/my-label) I have got same error
Please help me
PS Please forgive me for my English
Last edited by vav (2011-02-13 12:42:59)

GRUB is installed on the usb flash drive
menu.lst:
# Config file for GRUB - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/menu.lst
# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS
# Linux Grub
# /dev/fd0 (fd0)
# /dev/sda (hd0)
# /dev/sdb2 (hd1,1)
# /dev/sda3 (hd0,2)
# FRAMEBUFFER RESOLUTION SETTINGS
# +-------------------------------------------------+
# | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
# ----+--------------------------------------------
# 256 | 0x301=769 0x303=771 0x305=773 0x307=775
# 32K | 0x310=784 0x313=787 0x316=790 0x319=793
# 64K | 0x311=785 0x314=788 0x317=791 0x31A=794
# 16M | 0x312=786 0x315=789 0x318=792 0x31B=795
# +-------------------------------------------------+
# for more details and different resolutions see
# http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Framebuffer_Resolution
# general configuration:
timeout 5
default 0
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue
# boot sections follow
# each is implicitly numbered from 0 in the order of appearance below
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd2,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/1e3753e6-01f4-4153-a36a-07a81c552ee0 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
# (1) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux Fallback
root (hd2,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/1e3753e6-01f4-4153-a36a-07a81c552ee0 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26-fallback.img
# (2) Windows
#title Windows
#rootnoverify (hd0,0)
#makeactive
#chainloader +1
Last edited by vav (2011-02-13 08:06:27)

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http://www.maciverse.com/install-os-x-snow-leopard-from-usb-flash-drive.html
Here are the instructions to install Snow Leopard, I advise zero erasing the entire drive first, this will clear any bad sectors and make the install work perfectly when you sell it and not get call back (although the cd drive is dead of course)
You might be able to extract the free iLife off the Tiger disks, then Software Update fully to bring it up to date using Pacifist from CharlesSoft.
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
BTW, you can't boot/install off a external optical, only internal.

Booting 'Arch Linux' Error 15: File not found

Booting 'Arch Linux'
root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=792
Error 15: File not found
Press any key to continue...
It's the message that Grub send me choose any option.
Can I solve or I need to format and reinstall?

donniezazen,
Note that you responded to a three year old thread. I cannot tell if you are having a problem, but I doubt this thread has any bearing on it.
Closing. If you are having an issue, please open a new thread. Our policy
Thanks

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