[SOLVED]Mandriva 2010.2 usb image not booting !

marX · 03-17-2011, 11:28 AM

Hi !
I got 'Mandriva 2010.2 One KDE Europe - Americas' live image with a tech magazine as an .iso. .
The live usb image created with Unetbootin on my Mint 10 of the iso won't boot. All I get a warning no operating system or something.
I tried the Mandriva-seed script but it gives an error

Quote:

GLib-GIO:ERROR:/build/buildd/glib2.0-2.26.0/gio/gdbusconnection.c:2270:initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)

Also tried the isotostick script too but it too won't work. Here is the error message

Quote:

Not verifying image...(no checkisomd5 in Ubuntu so skipping)!
./isotostick.sh: line 103: /lib/udev/vol_id: No such file or directory
USB filesystem must be vfat or ext[23]
Cleaning up to exit...

What should I do now ?

Please note that the file system of the usb drive is FAT32 and the md5sum of the iso is the same as that specified in the website !!

andrewthomas · 03-17-2011, 12:25 PM

Try using dd to create the image

To install, first ensure the USB device is unmounted and then issue the following command:

Code:

 $ dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sd[x]

where ''image.iso'' is the path to the iso file and ''/dev/sd[x]'' is your USB device.

Quote:

{{Warning|'''''This will irrevocably destroy all data on /dev/sdx.'''''}}

{{Warning|'''''Make sure to use /dev/sdx and NOT /dev/sdx1.''''' '''This is a very common error!'''}}

marX · 03-17-2011, 01:07 PM

That did the trick !

Thank you very much !!!!

andrewthomas · 03-17-2011, 01:12 PM

Glad to be of help.

Novatian · 03-19-2011, 06:15 AM

So does one press F12?

Then without the USB mounted, we type in the code? And what is the warning for?

andrewthomas · 03-19-2011, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Novatian

And what is the warning for?

To stress the importance of typing in a device name and not a partition name.