Arch 0.7.2 & USB install

Does 0.7.2 support installation to usb drives? Wombat did but Noodle didnt.

Nope.
Device node /dev/scd0 is created but is not functional.
I don't know exactly what is done with USB in the bootup procedure, but it certainly needs to be *fixed*.
When asked to 'loaddisk /dev/scd0', I am warned that there is no media...
I tried to load the USB modules, sr_mod, ehci-hcd and so far but that did not work.
Still hoping for a fully-out-of-the-box 0.8 install CD.

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Is it suitable install Arch Linux on a USB key?

I want to install Arch Linux on a USB key following the wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … _a_USB_key
But I now heard that Arch Linux will be very very slow than LiveUSB because of USB's bad I/O speed. Is it real?
Forgive my poor English, thank you!

Actually I spent some times to study USB, and I concluded out that it is relate with USB's performance, as example, USB 3.0 is better than USB 2.0, SLC is better than MLC.
So the better performance of USB the more suitable to install Arch Linux. However, it will costs me much money to buy expensive USB:)
@Mr Green What's your blog? Is this http://archbang.org/?

Install arch on lvm on usb

I wonder if it is possible to install arch on lvm on a usb key. I tried to do so. And it seemed I had installed it successfully. I am quite sure I've done everything right following the "LVM" and "Installing Arch Linux on a USB key" wiki. But when I boot from the usb (it can boot), it still failed to find the root which lies in an logical volume. In the error message, it first told me:
the root device does not exit, attempting to create it;
but failed and unable to detect or create the root device
then thrown me into the ramfs recovery shell.
In this shell, I can not find the device (which is a logical volume containing the root) I specified in the grub menu.lst under /dev/mapper.
Any idea?

I also have this problem.
What seems to go wrong on my arch here is that the lvm2 hook is initialised and scans for volumes before the usb disk has been detected.
I did some googling, but to no avail. All I found was this bug report dating back from 2006.
Some suggested to add rootdelay=10 or more, but it waits after lvm scans for physical volumes, so that doesn't help. I also read that a newer version of udev might help. But, surely the setup would have installed the newest version?
Edit: it's indeed the newest udev version.
I also found the following which looks promising: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ho … evel/14400. I don't know how to include this in the ramfs though, time for more googling!
Edit2: I seem to have fixed my problem! I compiled the udev-wait-for-device.c file and wrote a new hook for initcpio called usb-wait that calls the udev-wait program to wait for my root device. Here's a tar ball of it: usb-wait.tgz. Extract to the root of the target system and modify deviceName in /lib/initcpio/hooks/usb-wait to the device it should wait for. That did the trick for me, I hope it does for others as well.
PS: I use a 64 bit Arch
Last edited by limyreth (2010-01-09 20:37:51)

[SOLVED] usb install of arch can't find internal hard disks

I installed arch to a 4gb usb flash drive and it works great. Keeping it bare bones for now without a GUI to force myself to learn more about linux and how it works. However, I would like to mount and access the internal hard drives of the "host" computer that i'm booting the usb on, and I can't seem to find them.
ls /dev/disk/by-anything only shows the usb device that arch is installed to and udev and something else I can't remember right now. Same results when I enter df -h.
I know that this is possible somehow, because I also have a live usb of Ubuntu 10.10 on another usb stick that can access the internal disks. However, my ubuntu stick also has a gui, Hal, etc and is a persistent live-disk-to-usb rather than an actual usb stick installation. Does that affect things?
I apologize if this is already covered somewhere. I am a super n00b with arch and I did my best to search both google and the forums.
Thank you in advance, and I look forward to being a part of the arch community!
Last edited by williamkray (2010-11-07 22:53:18)

skunktrader wrote:Perhaps the bios disables the internal disk drive when you boot from USB. Look through the kernel log to see whether the drives are detected during boot.
i've looked through the kernel log, and realize that i've never looked at one before and don't really know what i'm looking for. if i haven't lost your interest yet, here's a pastebin of a recent boot... the PNY is the usb stick that arch is installed to. http://pastebin.com/D7nzkaaq
phaedrus wrote:If you do a "cat /proc/partitions" you can see what partitions the kernel is aware of at any time... if your drive is connected and not throwing a tantrum, it should appear in that list. If it's not showing up in the list, check the cables/connections, if it still doesn't show up... panic
i will do this next. i'm pretty sure that the cables are connected properly, seeing that i can boot the computers in question without the usb stick and have full access to available drives.
thank you everyone for all your responses so far!
EDIT: alright, i looked at /proc/partitions and this is what it says:
major minor #blocks name
8 0 3915776 sda
8 1 3915744 sda1
3 0 39070080 hda
3 1 4883728 hda1
3 2 1 hda2
3 5 473886 hda5
3 6 33350877 hda6
so it looks like my internal drive is recognized somehow. my new question would be, what exactly is the difference between /proc/partitions and /dev/disk/ ?? and how do i find out more identifying/location information about hda to mount it into an accessible location in my file system?
Last edited by williamkray (2010-11-07 22:13:29)

USB Install

OK, so I installed Arch onto my 4gb USB Stick, as per usual procedures (I also read through the "Installing Arch Linux on a USB Key" wiki article.
The problem is that everything worked fine, then I did some updates, which seem to have broken the installation. I suspected a kernel upgrade had done it, so I followed through the guide to run mkinitcpio with the USB hook (I forgot to do it on first install, I fixed this and it worked OK) but now I'm back to not being able to boot, with mkinitcpio not fixing anything.
I have an Arch CD that I can boot from, so, any ideas?
Thanks so much in advance!

scottuss wrote:
JuseBox wrote:
scottuss wrote:
OK, so I installed Arch onto my 4gb USB Stick, as per usual procedures (I also read through the "Installing Arch Linux on a USB Key" wiki article.
The problem is that everything worked fine, then I did some updates, which seem to have broken the installation. I suspected a kernel upgrade had done it, so I followed through the guide to run mkinitcpio with the USB hook (I forgot to do it on first install, I fixed this and it worked OK) but now I'm back to not being able to boot, with mkinitcpio not fixing anything.
I have an Arch CD that I can boot from, so, any ideas?
Thanks so much in advance!
Have you tried to roll back the "updates" you installed?
No, but I'd like to run with the versions of packages I have installed now if possible. I suppose going backwards is worth a try, but I will want to update at some point!
Thanks for your reply!
The thing is if you can get it to work by rolling back then you know there is an issue with a package... Then i would install packages one by one until you find the package that broke your install. Then you can report a bug report or try to find a fix narrowing it to one package

Running Arch from a live USB with persistence, on an intel Atom tablet

Hello,
I may have bitten off more than I can chew here. I am not a noob to linux, but I am a noob to Arch. I have found a few resources around but none of them quite match with what I want to do, and as such I don't want to overcomplicate what I'm doing by following instructions geared towards other objectives (such as performing a full install on a tablet).
The title I think captures it, but I will just state again what it is I want to do in a little bit more detail. I have a 2-in-1 tablet (an acer switch 10, if anybody cares) with an intel Atom processor which runs windows 8.1. I don't want to install Arch linux to the tablet, but rather have a USB with persistence that I can just plug in when I want to boot into Arch rather than windows. I've done this with several linux distros on my standard laptop, but never with Arch and never to run on a tablet. Unfortunately, I think this is made harder than it needs to be by the fact that I don't have a functioning normal laptop at the moment - if I did I would simply do all of this on there, from a linux distro. But as it happens, I only have this tablet, and it is only running windows.
I created the live USB using the software Rufus, and it boots correctly on my friend's laptop, however I have been having trouble getting it to boot from my tablet. There seem to be several things in the way of this, and I am slowly making my way through them. Firstly, I have disabled secure boot, and placed a UEFI 32-bit bootloader into the appropriate folder on the USB drive. So far this has only allowed me to avoid the automatic boot into windows that I don't experience on a normal laptop, instead taking me to the bootloader, but I don't yet know what to do from there.
So, this probably isn't entirely relevant or specific to Arch, but since I am using Arch I thought I would post this here (since more Arch specific stuff might come up as I get further). If anybody has any insight to help me out, that would be great. Otherwise, I will just continue and post any progress I have made here, and maybe this will help the 5 other people in the world who are trying to install Arch to a live USB, from windows, using only an atom-CPU tablet .
Last edited by phulcq (2014-08-18 17:00:26)

SUCCESS! Just loaded up flash media encoder and connected to
one of my flash streaming servers. The little 9" laptop handled it
beautifully. This is on the battery, wireless internet. I did
notice one thing though, I set the FPS to 30, and the highest it
would go was 15-16. Not sure if its throttling the fps because of
battery power, the ~36mbps wireless connection or what, but I'm
happy with the results! I'll try again on the battery and plugged
into the gigabit eithernet we have here at the office and report
the results. Check out the images.
The specs of the laptop are:
Dell Inspiron 9"
Windows XP Pro SP3
Intel® Atom Processor® N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K
cache)
1gb ram
16gb solid state drive
1.3mp camera
http://www.bluefocusmedia.com/test_stream/intel_atom_streaming001.jpg
http://www.bluefocusmedia.com/test_stream/intel_atom_streaming002.jpg
http://www.bluefocusmedia.com/test_stream/intel_atom_streaming003.jpg

Can't boot from Recovery or USB Install Drive

Hi Folks,
My (mid-2011) MacBook Pro [Mavericks (10.9)] is not booting up – not matter what I try.
I've tried booting into Recovery (using command-R), Internet Recovery, and tonight I finally created a bootable USB install drive – no luck there either (pressing option to get to the startup disk manager). I can select which drive I want to boot from, but after selecting the USB drive and clicking on the arrow, I get to the gray apple screen (with the spinning progress wheel), and then it just stalls on a blank light gray screen (and the fans spin up). I've waited up to 45 minutes in this state, still nothing.
The same thing happens when I try to boot normally. I have Filevault 2 enabled, so I get to the user account screen – but after selecting my account, the machine goes from the gray apple startup screen to the blank gray screen and hangs.
I've tried resetting the NVRAM, booting from an install CD, etc., etc., and nada.
Does anyone have any advice where to go from here? I had hoped the USB install drive would be the answer, but for whatever reason, I'm simply having no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated – this is my main rig and I can't afford to have it down for much longer…
Thanks so much!

What install "CD"?? (sure it's not a DVD disc) did you try.
Not sure it is related to the Filevault system but if you can't get the Recovery HD partition to boot that may be caused by having Filevault enabled.
Have you tried the Real Online Internet Recovery system? Hold down the Command + Option/Alt + r keys at startup and keep holding them down until you see a globe on the screen. If after you see the globe, or you never get a globe on the screen, and you get that same Grey color on the screen then you more than likely have a hardware problem. You should make an Appointment with your local Apple store Genius Bar for your Mac to be properly diagnosed.

USB install for 10.8.3 has 10.7

Very strange I am trying to install 10.3.8 on a new disk installed on my computer. To do this I created a USB install disk by taking the InstallESD.dmg disk image out of the Mountain Lion Installer Package and mounting it on a USB stick. When I try and do an install from the stick it says it is installing 10.7. Why 10.7? Does 10.7 have to be installed and then one must do updates?
Also rather than a clean install it only offers me a choice of installing with a timecapsule or reinstalling.
Would appreciate any info as to why this is happening.
I have a Mac with a i7 processor build 8.1
Mike

Assuming that you meant 10.8.3 in lieu of 10.3.8, the correct installer package for 10.8.3 should be version 1.3.22. Check the info for yours:
Does 10.7 have to be installed and then one must do updates?
No

Trying to install Arch with Ubuntu hardy already installed

I have Ubuntu already installed on my system and I want to install Arch on a separate 10gig partition ( which is already made) but when I boot from the Arch cd and go to install Arch only sees the main drive it doesn't see anything else what am I doing wrong. I only want to install arch on the 10 gig partition for now until I am more familiar with Linux
Last edited by Shadowmeph (2008-05-20 17:35:28)

I have just read that it is informative but I am not sure of what that will do inorder for me to be able to install Arch on My tem gig partition, when I am in ubuntu I stat gparted to see what the names of my partitions are and this is what it shows /dev/sda3 swap 1gig /dev/ sda2 reiserfs 10 gigs ( where I want to install Arch) sda1 / Ubuntu how do I install arch onto dev/sda 2 ) the ten gig partition) if arch doesn't see it? do I have to delete the partition or formaste the 10 gig partition differently? I am pretty new to Linux so I am not sure of how to do this.
this is what my grub looks like
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
# examples
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=18573b0e-4906-4c7f-8e32-b544fd854ab5 ro
## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
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# defoptions=quiet splash
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## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
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## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
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## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
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## e.g. memtest86=true
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## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=18573b0e-4906-4c7f-8e32-b544fd854ab5 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=18573b0e-4906-4c7f-8e32-b544fd854ab5 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
ok edit two I think that I have Arch install but I am not sure of which way to use
Dual booting with other linux distros
This is done exactly the same way that Arch linux is loaded. Here we assume that the other distro is on partition [s/h]da3.
title Other Linux
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz (add other options here as required)
initrd /boot/initrd.img (if the other kernel uses/needs one)
[edit] Dual booting with other linux distro (Chainloading)
To avoid maintenance nightmare, you might want to chainload the GRUB in the MBR to another bootloader you might have installed in the bootrecord of a partition [(hd0,2) in our example] instead of the MBR. This way the auto-magic stuff of some distro will manage the menu.lst on (hd0,2) (if it is grub) for its own distro and you will boot with all the option needed (like the correct last kernel) without the need to copy/paste some part of that menu.lst into yours.
In our example [1], GRUB is in the MBR and some other bootloader (BL) (be it grub or lilo) is in the Boot Record of (hd0,2).
| | | | % (hd0,2) |
| M | | | B % |
| B | (hd0,0) | (hd0,1) | L % Other |
| R | | | % Distro |
| | | | % |
| ^
| chainloading |
Then, you simply use in your menu.lst:
title Other Linux distro
root (hd0,2)
chainloader +1
Last edited by Shadowmeph (2008-05-20 17:56:20)

Possible to update USB install dongle?

So I updated to Lion and so far so good, but I'm wondering if it's possible to update the included USB install dongle to Lion or not. I don't even know if it's "writable". Anyone know?
Apple does give instructions on how to re-download Lion and install to an external device, but I don't know if that means any USB flash drive OR the included USB dongle. Let me know if you know!
Thanks.
Anthony

Answering my own question after finding info on Apple.com, the Software USB is read only so there goes that thought. Wonder if I can install Lion on a USB stick for emergencies and whatnot. Yes I know there's a recovery mode now with Lion, but the thought of not having something external to boot off of in the event of catastrophe is a bit unsettling.

Ran Apple Hardware Test from USB Install Drive on new MBA, Got this error

Last week I got the fully loaded 2010 MBA 13" (2.13ghz/4gb/256gb).
It's just perfect, I have no problems with it.
On a whim, I ran the quick Apple Hardware Test using the included USB install drive (took just a few minutes) and it came up with this:
Alert! Apple Hardware Test has detected an error.
4SNS/1/40000001:IDOR-0.040
Screenshot:
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/9800/2010macbookairhardwaret.jpg
Any ideas on what that means? Hopefully it's a false positive. I'm running the extended test right now, which will take more than an hour. Will report back.
Anyone seeing anything from the hardware test?

jonm8 wrote:
Last week I got the fully loaded 2010 MBA 13" (2.13ghz/4gb/256gb).
It's just perfect, I have no problems with it.
On a whim, I ran the quick Apple Hardware Test using the included USB install drive (took just a few minutes) and it came up with this:
Alert! Apple Hardware Test has detected an error.
4SNS/1/40000001:IDOR-0.040
Screenshot:
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/9800/2010macbookairhardwaret.jpg
Any ideas on what that means? Hopefully it's a false positive. I'm running the extended test right now, which will take more than an hour. Will report back.
Anyone seeing anything from the hardware test?
I think this will solve your issue:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3578?viewlocale=en_US

Bootable usb install won't work after 10.9.1

Hi All,
Ive made bootable usb install for many years and never had any issues at all. I made one with Mavericks 10.9.0 and it worked fine. But now I have to make a new one, helping a friend, but to me it seems like it wont work with 10.9.1. Ive used DiskMakerX, also done it manually and with terminal, done it over and over, but it wont actually work. Ive helped alot of people with their macs, made usb install since snow leopard, all fine until now; 10.9.1.
Can someone help me? Have apple done something to the update so we cant make bootable (well it bootes, but cant finnish installing).
Anyone know about a link to the 10.9.0? That worked for me. Ive also used another usb memory in case the one I used caused this issue.
Ive searced the net off course, but not much written about this problem. the update is quite fresh and not many have made bootable with with 10.9.1 I guess.
Thanks in advance.

Hi iW00 and thanks for your reply.
Yes and I make the usb from mavericks, not from snow leopard. I have no problems booting, but when it prepare for intalling, it stops at "1 sec remaining" and then I get an error message. Before the mavericks update it worked fine. So Ive been looking for the 10.9.0 version, but appstore only have the new version available.
I wondered if my usb was damaged or something so I made install on another usb drive, but same issue happens.

[solved] USB stick must be fat16 for USB install to work?

On the USB install instructions page it mentions in the deprecated section that the disk needs to be fat16. Is this still true or will it now work with fat32?
Last edited by arfett (2009-09-07 18:36:12)

Apparently if you use flashnul in windows to copy the image over it converts the disk to fat16 anyways as it's a preformatted image.

IMac won't boot from Windows USB install stick

I have a iMac 7.1, the first gen Intel iMac, now running Moutain Lion 10.8.2. I installed Windows 7 via bootcamp two years ago via a flash disk, and the installation was smooth and easy. Now I want to try some Windows 8. I used the Windows USB install tool to clone the install disk into a flash drive and tested the flash drive on a windows computer first. It was working properly. But my iMac just couldn't boot from the flash disk when I pressed the option button during start-up. There's no icon for the flash disk. Then I clone the old Windows 7 install ISO into the flash disk, it wouldn't show in the boot options either! Why? Is it because of some firmware update? Why the same Windows 7 install image I used two years a ago can't boot now for the same iMac? Please help. Thanks!
Jeff

I believe mende1's response is slightly incorrect. On older Mac computers that came with an internal DVD drive the only way to install Windows on those Mac's is from that internal DVD drive. Even if you connect an external DVD drive OS X and or the Mac computer Firmware will not allow the Win install DVD to boot from that external DVD drive. It must be done from the internal DVD drive. So if yours has failed then you would need to have it replaced before you can install Windows on your Mac.
I know this from personally trying to install Windows from an external DVD drive even when there is an internal DVD still in the system. My late 2011 MBP would not load the Win install from the external DVD drive but would from the internal DVD drive.
3str wrote:
Thank you for your reply. But this is really disappointing. My optic drive has died long time ago.........

Making a USB install disc for macbook air using a windows PC!

Ok i have an iMac and a macbook air, so this guide here seems good for me right?
How to Create a Mac Snow Leopard USB Installer Disk
The problem I've got is that my iMac superdrive is skewed, it just won't read anything (disc is new etc but the drive won't work with pretty much ANY disc at all, and i mean any, just spits them out after a few seconds of trying to read it).
Anyways, can this process as described in the URL above be done using a windows based pc? i also have one as a media centre in my room and it has a working dvd drive..... if so what do i need to do? this is driving me insane! i cannot afford an external superdrive or any other external drives at the moment nor is the iMac in warranty and nor do i have the ability to take it anywhere.

Its a long one to explain but the superdrive in the imac works when it wants, and fortuantly last time it worked with the OSX disc that came with the imac! amazing, i made the usb installer and then when booted with macbook air it stated it cannot be installed. I did a little digging and discovered that it was because the imac came with one of those grey OEM discs and are not able to transpose to another machine at all, this is officially from apple and what others have used, hence my need to then get a full snow leopord disc.
The disc however unlike the other OSX grey one will not read at all
also what i mean is can i use the drive from the windows machine to make the usb install disc not using windows itself....?

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