No luck writing .img to USB stick

So I try writing the bloody thing using dd. Read the manual, unmount the thing before writing, using device name and not partition name, the lot. It appears to write the image normally, but upon mounting the partition on the USB stick, it's empty. If I try booting it, all I get is a black screen with a blinking unresponsive text cursor. So I drag out my old windows box, try dd for windows and flashnul. Both finish writing successfully, but the same thing happens afterwards. The sha1sum of the downloaded image file matches (not that I haven't tried to download it anew a couple times anyway), and the error is consistent across three different USB sticks. My PC is properly configured to boot from USB and does so without issues.

Jamben wrote:It's not the computer, drive, or the install... The only thing I can think of would be a corrupt download. If that doesn't work, I'm out of ideas
The sha1sums match, not that I haven't tried to download it again a few times anyway.

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Writing ftp install img to USB and booting

Hello,
New user here. Have been messing around with Arch in a VM and now want to try a true hdd install. I don't have an optical drive so I'm trying to go the USB route.
The computer does allow booting from USB but I am having trouble in this case.
I have tried unetbootin and it completes writing to the stick without a hitch. However, upon boot, a black screen is displayed with the word "boot:" and a flashing cursor. It does not have the normal Arch grub menu. I can't figure out where to go from there. I believe this is not the correct behavior because I tried unetbootin w/ backtrack 3 as well and it booted right into the correct menu. (Used the standard FTP iso for this, the application could not find an iso based on the drop downs so I pointed to it using the "ISO" method.)
Secondly, I tried the method listed in the Arch guide's using dd .
sean@david-u:~/Downloads$ sudo dd bs=8M if=archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-x86_64.img of=/dev/sdf
23+1 records in
23+1 records out
195641856 bytes (196 MB) copied, 50.1885 s, 3.9 MB/s
Using this method, upon boot, at POST, before the system gets to the boot devices, it hangs hard. Nothing but a hard restart brings it out. My downloaded img md5sum matches the md5sums.txt, however I cannot verify that the written md5sum matches the image file as I'm not sure how to capture the fact that dd says it wrote 23+1 records. See below:
sean@david-u:~/Downloads$ sudo dd if=/dev/sdf count=23 status=noxfer | md5sum
23+0 records in
23+0 records out
21915d144f3b0c05d7d72c6cad297353 -
sean@david-u:~/Downloads$ sudo dd if=/dev/sdf count=24 status=noxfer | md5sum
24+0 records in
24+0 records out
9923f522012aff9182b708db23197988 -
sean@david-u:~/Downloads$ sudo dd if=/dev/sdf count=23+1 status=noxfer | md5sum
dd: invalid number `23+1'
d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e -
sean@david-u:~/Downloads$ cat archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-x86_64.img | md5sum
64cdedf65f5da1b1ca584fe12a892ca1 -
Thirdly, I tried creating one per http://wiki.debian.org/BootUsb however it seems that the paths to some files are different. This method gets me the furthest. The Arch grub menu displays but if I type 'arch' to start the kernel loading it reports that it cannot find '/boot/vmlinuz26' I tried all sorts of things, moving around the files, but couldn't get it to find the kernel.
Fourthly, I tried the Gujin method but when i try to 'cat archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-x86_64-isolinux.iso > /dev/sdf5' it gives me permission denied regardless of whether it's mounted or not or if im running as root or not.
Suffice it to say, I'm getting frustrated here as I probably don't understand some of these things as much as I should. Anyone have any similar experiences/solutions they can share?

I think the poster wants a USB from which to boot and install from. I do this all the time like this-
Format USB (I use fat, not sure it matters since dd overwrites anyhow) Make sure to flag as boot partition.
Plug in USB stick again and do a dmesg in terminal to find the /dev/sd?? assigned.
As root -
dd if=<enter .img file here> of=/dev/sd??
For example -
sudo dd if=archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-x86_64.img of=/dev/sdf
Works for me every time. It sounds as if your USB is not flagged bootable.

How do i transfer a compilation photo file from iPhoto consisting of canon(img) and lumix(p..) in the order i compiled them to a usb stick as at the moment it is putting all the lumix files after the canon files?

I have a macbook pro 15 inch retina 16 gb 1600mhz 2.7intel i7 osx 10.8.5
I have just put together an iPhoto file of wedding photos consisting of a compilation of images from my canon(img files) and lumix(p..files) I want to know how to transfer them to a usb stick in the order i compiled them as at the moment it is putting all the lumix files after the canon files which is not how i want to present them to the newlyweds?

Files are ordered by the file-viewer being used. What viewer are you using, and what data field are you sorting by?
In Finder, as in most applications, you can select the data field to sort by clicking a column header. Clicking the selected header will reverse the sort.
This is the Aperture forum, but what applies to Aperture is likely also true for iPhoto: if you want to be able to sort your files in a specific order in a file-viewer, you should give them names that allow for sorting in that order when the name field is selected as the data field to sort by. In Aperture, one creates new files by exporting, and one uses a File Naming Preset to name the files. The File Naming Preset can start with an ordinal count or a sequence number. Either of which will allow you to retain your order when viewing your files in a file viewer.

How to access files in USB stick when installing from it?

I have prepared my installable USB stick (8G) from Arch 2009.02 ISO file, and copied some configuration files to the USB stick. Everything looks well.
After the Arch installation (not reboot yet), I want to access my configuration files on the stick, but I just cannot find them. Where has my USB stick been mounted to, and how can I read the files on it?
I am confused...:rolleyes:

lilsirecho wrote:To mount your USB stick you can mount it as root. Using sd(x) as an example, mkdir /mnt/sd(x) in /mnt...
Of course I tried this, but failed. Well, maybe what I said above is not explicit enough. I mean:
1. the USB stick is just the installable USB stick I used to install Arch;
2. not mounting the USB stick on the system I've installed, but just on the live arch linux OS that the installable USB stick introduced.
After all, I was booting from the USB stick, so it may have been mounted. In fact, I can find it by:
# cat /proc/mounts
In the output, my USB stick is /dev/sdb1, and the mounted directory is /bootxxx (not remembered, sorry), but I JUST cannot find this directory. So I was confused.
lilsirecho wrote:...Confused here that you used an .iso to generate a USB stick installer when the download archlinux-2009.02 is available in .img format for both i686 and X86_64...
Yes, I know there's an IMG file for USB stick. But I don't want to use it, because after I use "dd" command writing the IMG file to the USB stick, the stick became the same size (about 330Mb) as the IMG file. Then how can I copy some other files into this 8G USB stick?
So, I used archlinux-2009.02 ISO file. I prepared my USB stick by cfdisk, and formated it. I mounted the ISO file to some directory (using abc as an example), and copied all the files in abc to my USB stick, then installed grub on it. Finally, an installable 8G USB stick was made.
Last edited by cwjiof (2009-02-19 09:24:29)

Creating a bootable USB stick (Windows/syslinux issue)

Hi everyone,
Lately I decided to install Arch on my new machine, using USB drive as there's no disc drive (out of fashion, all that stuff yk). After a ton of research at wiki I finally downloaded Arch ISO (so everything above is just a foreplay) and started my efforts to create a USB stick to boot from.
Firstly, when trying with simple USB Writer, it gave me an error message "An error occurred while opening the target volume.", which I thought back then, was just the tool's issue. Then I moved straight to creating bootable USB manually, by downloading and installing syslinux. Everything went fine and according to wiki's scenario until, once again, third-party program ought to do something with external drive.
At that stage, I'm getting syslinux' error message "Could not load drive: access is denied". Googling taught me that this, pretty obviously, happens when one's not running prompt as admin - but I am! Now I'm totally at a loss what to do.
(What it says in the last line after re-encoding is "access is denied" in Russian, and the upper panel - that I'm running prompt as an admin)
Stick details:
A new one, was formatted with wiki-recommended Rufus USB partitioner, so that it's now FAT32, 4kb block size ARCH_201408.
P.S.: Everything is done on another machine as the new one has only old XP on which I have no intention to work with.
P.P.S.: Answering the registration question took me an hour, mostly 'cause of that the first online prompt didn't work with the command correctly, this thing is not Linux-newbie-friendly at all though I understand it might be meant to be so

There are four methods listed in the wiki for writing the Arch install iso to a USB device under Windows. You have tried the first one, USBwriter, and ignored the other three.
I'd suggest you try them all. You should also bear in mind that although the ISO you're using comes from Arch, the OS you're using does not, so any Windows issues that may affect what you're doing would be best addressed in a Windows forum.

Install on SDCard/USB stick, toggle read-only filesystem - possible?

This is something I thought about while installing Arch on an SD card earlier. You know these small switches on some SD cards that make them read-only, right?
Would it be possible to have a setup where Archlinux is installed on a rewritable storage device like an USB Stick or an SD card, where one mode of operation would be to use it like a regular, persisting Arch install (with writeable filesystem). The second mode would be to use it similar to a Live CD, not persisting any data on the storage device and using RAM instead (mounting the root filesystem as read-only).
Basically, you could boot into regular mode (perhaps by choosing a seperate entry in GRUB), change configurations, update packages, etc. Then you reboot into read-only mode and use it as a Live CD with any changes to the filesystem stored only in RAM. This could be combined with system encryption to provide a secure and portable Arch installation that can be kept up-to date and simply by rebooting, you have a protected, volatile environment similar to a Live CD.
Is something like that possible? Has it been done already?

Comment on the "why" for Flash Device....quiet operation, less power required, faster performance and reduced size.
Faster boot time is also possible with raid applied.
As previously stated, running all in ram doesn't provide any performance improvement if the system has at least 2GB of ram. Thus the use of swap is not required with that much ram.
This principle also applies to Flash Devices which have algortithms controlling the writes across the entire card capacity such that larger capacity increases lifetime expectancy.
Copy- on- write is also proposed for flash devices which reduces the process steps for writing to flash.
In my experience with running-in-ram with CTKArch "live" system, I found not much to endorse using that mode. A negative of good proportion is the copy-to-ram loading time , which cannot be avoided.
Basically, faster ram is the best approach for performance enhancement in all systems.
Thus, there are herein some reasons for using flash in an arch booting system whether "live" or conventional or raid based.
My raid0 bootable system was outlined in previous post and am using it now. It is not a USB connected bus arrangement which inherently limits performance.
I find Compact Flash in UDMA or true IDE mode to provide good performance speed of 90mb/s read and 25mb/s write to be a fine alternative to hard drives. In raid0 read speed is doubled. Good reason for flash devices but not in usb mode.

Usb stick is "READ ONLY FILESYSTEM"

hello.
i have a problem with my USB-Stick. since i gave it to a friend it does no longer work. unix says it is a "READ-ONLY FILESYSTEM". anny sugestions how i could change that?
it was not possible to reformat it by disk utility. i also tried to format it on a windows machine - didn´t work... any ideas?
best reagards
sepoe

Monkeymeetsrobot's suggestion is the first thing I would have suggested myself -- your original post made no mention of no write-lock switch -- many flash drives have them -- one of mine does and when locked would exhibit that behavior and the other one that doesn't, it still works properly.
That said, now that we know that yours doesn't have a write-lock switch, maybe you could try this:
It's a long shot, but what happens when you launch Terminal and type
ls -ld /Volumes/{usbStickName}?
If the permissions are not drwxrwxrwx, then, perhaps, from an admin-privileged account, you could
sudo chmod 777 /Volumes/{usbStickName}
and with any luck, you will have write privileges again.
Something to try....no guarantees....
Short of that, you may be giving your friend a slightly used usb flash drive as a Christmas present.
(if this solves your problem, or is actually helpful towards arriving at a solution to your problem, please consider marking this reply as "helpful" or "solved," in addition to, if applicable, marking this question as "answered")

Windows 7 Bootable USB stick

Hi, I am trying to create a bootable USB stick for use in deploying an Embedded Windows 7 image. I have followed the instructions here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff795043(v=WinEmbedded.1001).aspx. That seems straight forward. But, I can not seem to boot to the stick. Is that page missing any instructions?
Thanks,
Scott

Ok. Still no luck. I have tried on more than one usb stick. I have also booted the target device from a CD-Rom to prove the BIOS is working properly. Steps 1 - 7 are straight forward. I am new to Windows Embedded 7 in general
and ICE. But, 8-14 seem fairly straight forward as well. I am not quite sure what to look at. ICE is a trial version. Hopefully that is not an issue. For the ICE portion above, I do the following.
1) I start ICE. I have the distribution share pointing here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Embedded Standard 7\DSSP1.
2) I right click to create a new answer file. I Validate -> Validate Only, then I resolve the dependencies. I then save the answer file. I can post that if it helps.
3) I then choose Tools -> Create Media -> Create IBW Image from Answer File..." and chose a folder to write that to. After the process, the image folder I created, has the following in it:
AUTORUN.INF
AutoUnattend.xml
AutoUnattend_Files
BOOT
BOOTMGR
EFI
RELEASE NOTES.HTM
SETUP.EXE
sources
SUPPORT
UPGRADE
4) I copy that to the root of the USB stick.
5) I go to my target device. I try to boot to the stick. I am told "Disk Boot Failure. Insert system disc and press enter"
So, it seems that I can not boot from the stick. In the past, I have had Windows XP installed on the target device, and, know that I can see the USB port. So, I do not believe that is the problem. Maybe someone sees a problem with what
I have done? Any ideas on how to trouble shoot?
Thanks,
Scott

My Superdrive cannot be detected by both my Macbook Pro Retina and MacBook Air. It used to be working perfectly. On the same token My USB stick cant be detected by My MacBook Pro Retina. But It can be detected by my Macbook AIR

My SuperDrive cannot be detected either by MY MBP Retina and my MBA. it was working perfectly till a month ago.
To add to this issue my MBP Retina is not able to detect my USB stick either. Is there anything to do with the firmware?!!

Is this the Apple USB 2.0 SuperDrive (I'm assuming that it has to be...). Likely a problem with the drive, if neither computer recognizes it. Take it to your local Apple Store and have them look it over and see if it will work with any of their display models. If you're still under warranty, they should replace it for nothing. If it's out of warranty, you may just have to buy a new one.
I would also carry along your rMBP and the USB stick that's causing problems. Have you tried another USB device in the port? Another USB flash drive? Or is the problem with the one flash drive?
I don't know of any firmware updates for the 2012 models that have come out specifically tied to USB problems. There were some earlier in the year... have you kept up with all of the updates via Software Update?
Good luck - sounds as if you've a bad SuperDrive and (possibly) a problem with your USB ports (or maybe just this one USB flash drive).
Clinton

Booting Arch-ISO from USB-Stick in UEFI mode fails

Hi there,
I'm running an Asrock H77M-ITX UEFI mobo. On this system I've already installed Arch on a Samsung 830 SSD (GPT formatted) - but in BIOS legacy mode because I've written the Arch-ISO image with "dd" to an USB-Stick (and UEFI boot mode wasn't even presented at boot).
Out of curiosity I've re-formatted the stick and copied Arch-ISO following https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Un … B_from_ISO.
Now I could start the ISO in UEFI mode, but it failed to start gummiboot with the "No loader found. Configuration files in \loader\entries\*.conf are needed." error message, concerning a problem with gummiboot.
Following some advice on the forum, I did this:
- install refind-efi 0.4.7-2
- copy /usr/lib/refind/refindx64.efi to [USB]/EFI/boot and renaming it to bootx64.efi (i.e. replacing the original bootx64.efi from gummiboot)
- Create a new file in the same directory ([USB]/EFI/boot/) called refind.conf
- Add this to it:
textonly
scanfor manual
menuentry Arch {
loader /arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz
initrd /arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img
options "gpt loglevel=7 add_efi_memmap none=UEFI_ARCH_x86_64"
With this I can launch Arch-ISO from the USB-Stick in UEFI mode and I can choose Arch from rEFIND. Then Arch-ISO starts booting but it always stops at the same point with this message:
sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
ERROR: '/dev/disk/by-label/' device did not show up after 30 seconds ...
Falling back to interactive prompt
You can try to fix the problem manually, log out when you are finished
sh: can't access tty: job control turned off
[rootfs /]#
sdb is the USB-Stick from which I start Arch-ISO. Again - I didn't use dd to write the ISO to the stick.
Maybe this is pretty easy to solve, but I have to admit that I'm somewhat stuck
Last edited by swordfish (2012-11-19 21:31:43)

WonderWoofy wrote:See what the difference is between archiso and archboot maybe? Seriously, have you made any effort whatsoever?
Of course. Read:
The "Main Page" ( https://www.archlinux.org/ ) states:
"You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple."
"Keep It Simple". Yeah!
In line with that, the "The Arch Way" page ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way ) states:
"The following five core principles comprise what is commonly referred to as the Arch Way, or the Arch Philosophy, perhaps best summarized by the acronym KISS for Keep It Simple, Stupid."
The ArchWiki ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/ ) links to several other pages, such as these:
The "Forum Etiquette" page ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Forum_Etiquette ) states under "Ineffective Discussion":
"Arch is a Do It Yourself community" and "treat others as you would be treated; respect them and their views". I am very much a "do it yourself" person -- that's why I like The Arch Way. I also go by the Golden Rule stated here.
Now, everyone is a newbie at some time. I and other posters here are obviously newbies with respect to ArchLinux. Even experts were newbies at one time. Newbies, by definition, do not necessarily know what they're doing, or where to find information. Hence, Arch's "Beginners' Guide" and such. Hence, posts on this board from newbies asking for help.
As regards initial installation of ArchLinux, and consistent with the above, the FAQ ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/FAQ ), under "Q) Arch needs an installer. Maybe a GUI installer", states:
"A) Since installation doesn't occur often (read the rest of this article to know more about what rolling release means), it is not a high priority for developers or users. The Installation Guide and Beginners' Guide have been fully updated to use the command-line method. If you're still interested in using an installer, consider using Archboot."
So the basic installation instructions explicitly state that Archboot is not needed.
The "Installation Guide" ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_Guide ) says nothing about either Archboot or Archiso.
The "Beginners Guide" ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide ) says nothing about either Archboot or Archiso.
The "Archboot" page ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archboot ) is consistent with the above information, because it states:
"Archboot is a set of scripts to generate bootable media for CD/USB/PXE.
It is designed for installation or rescue operation."
The "Archiso" page ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archiso ) states:
"Archiso is a small set of bash scripts that is capable of building fully functional Arch Linux based live CD and USB images. It is a very generic tool, so it could potentially be used to generate anything from rescue systems, install disks, to special interest live CD/DVD/USB systems, and who knows what else."
So the pages describing both Archboot and Archiso clearly state that these tools are oriented towards already-existing installations -- even though it seems that they might be used, in certain circumstances, for initial installations.
I happen to be very new at playing around with installing Linux distros (although I've used Unix/Linux as a regular user for more than 30 years), and am brand new with respect to ArchLinux. I only began playing with it this past Saturday. So I would expect a bit of useful help as opposed to "RTFM!" I will soon get past the need to RTFM for basic tasks, but I have a way to go.
The fact is that for me and a number of other new ArchLinux users, the installation guides simply do not work. C.f. my post https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=153170 . I've done a lot of googling as well as searching the archives on this board, and others have come up against the same show-stopping installation problems that I have. I and others have posted to several recent threads on this board, trying to get past the problems, so far with no success.
Now, the.ridikulus.rat had written:
"You guys are using Archboot's kernel options for Archiso. Thats the issue in both the cases."
Given that neither of these sets of scripts were used by me or swordfish, this comment is not useful.
Given the above, can you or anyone else tell us what Archiso or Archboot might do to help us with our installation problems? Also, can you tell us how we, as newbies, ought to have found out how these might help?
Alan

IMac G3 + USB Stick

Hi all... I just recently acquired an iMac G3 strawberry (tray-loading). It is still running OS 8.6. I needed to transfer some files/classic apps to it from my main Mac via my U3 pen drive. When I plugged it into the USB port on the keyboard (on the iMac), OS 8 put up a message saying something like:
"The software for the device U3 Titanium is not available. Please refer to the device documentation and reinstall the software." The problem is, there is no software for a USB stick. I tried plugging it directly to the iMac, with no luck. I also tried another USB stick (a Lexar JumpDrive) with the same results.
My question is: does Mac OS 8.6 just have a problem with newer USB drives, or is there something possibly with the hardware? I'm pretty sure that the USB sticks are backwards compatible with USB 1.1.
The same USB stick works on my iBook G3 running OS 9, so would it be advisable to just install OS 9 on the iMac?
Thanks!

Almost universally in my experience, you get errors when using the keyboard USB port to connect a flash drive. It should not occur if you use a main USB port on the computer or a port on a powered hub. The keyboard port doesn't get much power and is only suitable for mice and other low-powered USB devices.
If that still does not work, someone has uninstalled some USB mass storage support files from the iMac. If changing ports does not work, post back and I'll see if I can find the level of USB support that shipped with 8.6 and, hopefully, a link to it.
I have three sticks--two PNY and one generic "gimme" model given out at a trade show--and all three work in USB 1.1 ports.
I don't think dragging an OS9 system folder from one machine to another is a good idea. Some machines needs a model-specific version of OS9, or require specific hardware support files that only a retail installer can tell are needed.

Good, reasonably priced USB Sticks for Mac?

Hello,
can somebody help me out here please? I am in need of a USB Stick to transfer my important web-development data from my Mac Mini here (in Austria) to my father's Mac Book Pro in Scotland. The problem is that my local Apple retailer can only offer me some 4GB USB Stick for a hundred euro.
I'm probably going to have to buy one such device online, but which? I want one, that works well with Mac, and should probably function well with Windows too. Since there are so many sites to purchase hardware like that at varying prices, there is no real way to talk to someone who can show me what's best for me, as I would in the Apple store.
A hundred euro for 4GB is a little too much for my budget, so hopefully one of you has the overview needed to know which brand or even exact device would suit me best.
-Thanks-

If 4Gb is sufficient for your needs and you can't source an I/O Magic gigabank, then you might consider the 4Gb Lexar JumpDrive Firefly - it certainly works with Macs and PCs, and while it's not particularly fast for writing, read performance is pretty good, and it's very durable.
It can also be bought in the UK from Dell - http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/products/USBMemoryKeys/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=390-10038#Overview
There's also an 8gb own-brand device at Dabs (http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4F59&CategorySelectedId=11152&Pag eMode=1&NavigationKey=11152,4294955928&InMerch=1) which claims mixed PC/Mac compatibility - and based on my experience of that supplier, I would be prepared to believe them.

Watching videos in the car off USB stick ~ Need direction

We have the new iPad 32GB without phone, version 6.1.3. I have a Lightning to USB camera adapter and a few USB sticks lying around.... I have a significant Movie collection on an HTPC on our home network and would like to move some of these for the kids for a trip we'll be taking soon..
I attempted to load an MKV file onto a 2GB USB stick, stored in a DCIM folder and renamed the movie to DCS_0001 and then also tried PICT_0001. In each case I then connected the USB stick to the cable and then the cable to the ipad. The photo app loads but then tells me that there are no photos to import.
Am i doing this right?
Any help or suggestions?
TIA.
Regards,

It can be done, but not easily. I've had the best luck with using SD cards. Most USB sticks trigger the 'too much power' warning. Your videos do have to be the precise format, MP4 and you can't view them off the card, you have to import them onto your device, open via the photos app which will then open the video app and play the video. Also, maybe mine were made wrong, but since there are no names on the files, I had nothing but black thumbnails so had to guess import.
So it can work, but it's a lot of hoops to jump through. If you're going to be using it as a kid distraction tool, then I'd go for easy, which would be the drive James suggested. If you need to convert formats, Handbrake is a good conversion tool. mpegstreamclip also works well, as does format factory (that one is PC only)

Recovering a usb stick after installation

hi all,
i did an usb installation of arch 64 and now would like to have my stick back .
I cannot mount it neither in vista nor linux. I tried this:
http://www.bytetrap.com/blog/2009/04/13 … rch-linux/
but fdisk complained
I then did mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1 as said on the website and then I can only acces 160mb of my 4 gig stick.
Any solutions?
I did the install of the img on the usb stick like posted on the wiki:
dd bs=8M if=image.img of=/dev/sd[x]
edit: it was fdisk that was complaining not fsck
Last edited by rubend (2009-05-01 18:00:30)

Using windows is probably not necessary. Saying fdisk complained without providing details is wasting everyone's time. As we say in #archlinux:
Post the exact, verbatim error message. Paraphrasing, reciting from memory, or otherwise being vague will earn you a swift boot to the head.

Run Archlinux live from a USB stick using Grub (for install purposes)

Menu.lst wrote:title Arch Linux 2009.08
find --set-root /Images/archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-i686-isolinux.iso
map /Images/archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-i686-isolinux.iso (hd32)
map --hook
root (hd32)
chainloader (hd32)
Gives off an error:
Waiting 30 seconds for device /dev/archiso/ ...
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 finised
ramfs$ _
Using Grub 0.4.4. Do I also need to point to the kernel, initrd, etc ? Thank you.
Last edited by DSpider (2009-08-23 21:55:53)

DSpider wrote:
Menu.lst wrote:title Arch Linux 2009.08
find --set-root /Images/archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-i686-isolinux.iso
map /Images/archlinux-2009.08-netinstall-i686-isolinux.iso (hd32)
map --hook
root (hd32)
chainloader (hd32)
Gives off an error:
I guess this won't work. GRUB apparently creates a mapping in the BIOS here, but as soon as Linux boots, it doesn't care about what the BIOS says and accesses hardware directly. You should do the following instead:
If you have a USB stick that you can completely erase, use the .img file and copy it to the stick with dd.
If not, you can try to place the files on any filesystem (usb, hard drive, everything) like this:
* Mount the ISO
* Copy the *.sqfs files and the isomounts file to the root directory on any filesystem (I think ntfs will not work, but fat32, ext2, ext3, ext4 should)
* Copy the vmlinuz26 and the initcpio_pata.img files from the /boot directory anywhere (can be the same filesystem as above, but doesn't have to be - we'll assume this is accesible from grub by (hd1,2)/boot below)
Now add the following GRUB entry:
title Arch Live
kernel (hd1,2)/boot/vmlinuz26 lang=en locale=en_US.UTF-8 archisolabel=YOURLABEL ramdisk_size=75%
initrd (hd1,2)/boot/initcpio_pata.img
Above, replace YOURLABEL with the label of the filesystem you copied the isomounts and *.sqfs to. If the filesystem doesn't have a label, give it one.

No luck writing .img to USB stick

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