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

Sat Mar 23 02:23:16 UTC 2019

Was reading a bit on your site and you do have volumes of stuff to go
through, but I just don't have the time right now. 

I have to get this Intel Compute Stick up and running this weekend so I
can make a buying decision on 10 more. 

Once I get the basic, minimum installation done, I can handle using
Clonezilla to create an image so I don't have to do 11 more installs
from scratch. 

After that I can update the image as I add or remove things. 

As far as what I'm comfortable with, you say Ubuntu is a newbie distro. 
OK, that's fine.  I haven't run into this kind of OS before but I'm
open-minded. 

I've had plenty of headaches this week trying to figure other things out
with what I'm doing, so please forgive me. 

I don't need something extremely simple as Ubuntu, but there should be
enough challenge to make it interesting. 

Mainly what I'm after is a distro that's very low on resources, which
yours is. That's an absolute must and what drew me to you. 

And your pragmatism is very attractive. To me 'free' means if it's legal
for me to use it without paying, not whether it's commercialized. 

If I can simply get to where the graphical interface starts with a clear
list of things that have to be done before I get to that point, I can
handle this. 

My goal is not to ask anymore questions after that point. 

For me it's like if I see a little bit of light, that is all I need to
find my way by myself the rest of the distance. 

Thanks for your patience. 

Steve

On 2019-03-22 19:37, steve at vwebr.net wrote:

> My apologies, but the instructions aren't clear at all. I don't know where in the instructions the event I'm seeing is taking place. 
> 
> I'm seeing a prompt but it's not obvious what to put there even from the instructions. I not completely sure what is going on there. 
> 
> My guess is that it's trying to get me to set the root password by entering the command 'passwd'. 
> 
> I'm guessing that, but the instructions don't make that clear is all I'm saying. 
> 
> I'll try 'passwd' and see how far I get with that but even after I set the password, it's not at all clear what is next. 
> 
> I never saw a menu before that prompt...there was no interaction at all before that. 
> 
> Please rewrite your instructions. I am always able to follow clear instructions with no help needed. 
> 
> Steve
> 
> On 2019-03-22 17:41, Khorne wrote: 
> 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.