[arch-general] Arch Linux USB stick won't boot

[Khorne]

Hi Steve,

that *is* the booted Arch ISO.
There is no graphical installer (which you presumably expect).

Follow https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/installation_guide to continue from the shell prompt.

Regards,
Khorne

March 22, 2019 11:19 PM, steve at vwebr.net wrote:

> Hello Everyone, 
> 
> I followed the instructions to use DD mode in Rufus and I got much
> further in the boot process than the first couple times I tried. 
> 
> A few screens of info passed by...before it didn't even get halfway down
> the first screen of info. That's good progress in my book. 
> 
> However it stopped at a shell prompt. 
> 
> The picture I took is at this link: 
> 
> https://imgur.com/a/xrunl82 
> 
> I was going to use Trisquel Mini until I found out they have such an
> attitude about everything being free or non-free that they don't include
> many wifi drivers. 
> 
> The driver in this Intel Compute Stick is 'virtualized' so that leaves
> me to wonder what drive is compatible. 
> 
> The original Ubuntu bloated carcass that was on there was compatible
> hardware-wise, but of course their massive load of updates made the
> machine unusable. 
> 
> Anyway, I'm a practical person so I hope you have better stock of
> drivers once I get over this issue with booting from USB. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Steve 
> 
> On 2019-03-21 23:42, Robert Crawford via arch-general wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 5:39 PM <steve at vwebr.net> wrote:
>> OK, gotcha..."Write in DD Image mode".
>> 
>> I see that and I'll try it.
>> 
>> Thanks a bunch!!!
>> 
>> Steve Sybesma
>> 
>> On 2019-03-21 16:11, Tomasz Kramkowski via arch-general wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 03:56:28PM -0600, steve at vwebr.net wrote:
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> I tried installing archlinux-2019.03.01-x86_64.iso onto my Intel Compute
>> Stick STCK1A8LFC, but got this at the very beginning when I tried
>> booting a USB stick created by Rufus.
>> 
>> https://imgur.com/a/nEjA248 <-- See picture at this link
>> 
>> I did not experience the lack of booting the USB stick with any other
>> distros I tried (about 6-7 others). They all booted fine and were
>> created in Rufus the same way.
>> 
>> BIOS setting is the same as others as well...UEFI shell disabled (that
>> is a must), USB boot enabled, and Secure Boot disabled. There is no
>> Legacy Boot/CSM option. Stuck on UEFI.
>> 
>> See picture attached for what happens when I try to boot from the USB
>> stick I created.
>> 
>> Particulars...
>> 
>> Hardware:
>> 
>> https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/86613/intel-compute-stick-stck1a8lfc.html
>> 
>> Screenshot of creation of Rufus USB stick (exact same method as others I
>> did which all booted fine):
>> 
>> https://imgur.com/a/AB11PSP <-- See picture at this link
>> 
>> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>> 
>> Steve Sybesma
>> Brighton, CO USA
>> Hi Steve,
>> 
>> Have you tried using a tool like dd or something equivalent to directly
>> write the iso to the USB flash drive?
>> 
>> Taking a quick look at our wiki, it seems like Rufus can perform that
>> task if it is configured correctly. The instructions are here:
>> 
>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_media#Using_Rufus
>> 
>> It seems that after clicking "START" on the screen in the screenshot you
>> provided the software should prompt for a mode. Select "DD Image mode."
>> 
>> Kind regards,
> 
> I just installed Arch on a HP Probook laptop. I used Etcher using
> Manjaro. Works great.