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LeonScoretzka 09-11-2021 08:20 AM
Void Linux live ISO drops me into a dracut debug shell
 
I am trying to boot the Void Live CD on an USB stick, but it just drops me into a dracut shell. Here is the output:
Code:
dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
dracut: Refusing to continue

dracut Warning: Signal caught!
dracut Warning: Signal caught!
dracut Warning: dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
dracut Warning: dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
dracut Warning: dracut: Refusing to continue
dracut Warning: dracut: Refusing to continue
The keyboard and mouse are completely unresponsive, the lights on both of them are off and I can't type anything in the shell. This doesn't happen with any other Linux distro, so I don't know what the problem could be.

verndog 09-11-2021 08:39 AM
What method did you use to install to the usb stick?
Try removing the quiet, splash, to see if any outgoing messages help.

LeonScoretzka 09-11-2021 08:51 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by verndog (Post 6283283)
What method did you use to install to the usb stick?
Try removing the quiet, splash, to see if any outgoing messages help.
I used Ventoy. There isn't any default boot options.

lovemeslk 09-11-2021 09:04 AM
Obviously your boot loader doesn't have the argument in it.
Quote:
root=/dev/sdx
or
root=UUID
no way to find the root partition on a drive.
since your booting an ISO.image
Most likely it is using "isolinux" Boot loader
Get another iso Image seems your boot loader is bad.
And make sure you clone it on to the usb device the correct way.
Code:
dd if=void.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=1M
sdx will be the usb drive.

colorpurple21859 09-11-2021 06:45 PM
Your posting from windows so try rufus https://rufus.ie/en/ to put the iso onto the usb. rufus has a dd mode if iso mode doesn't work. I know some swear by ventory, but sometimes I have issues with it.


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