[SOLVED] Problems installing solus os

Dragos-popa · 11-26-2016, 02:54 PM

Every time I try to install solus from my usb it gives me a bunch of errors and stops.

Pic --

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B32...w?usp=drivesdk

Can someone please tell me what I have to do or what I've done wrong ??

I made the usb using dd on arch linux .

grail · 11-26-2016, 03:36 PM

Please provide the name of the file used and the command to create the installable usb?

Dragos-popa · 11-26-2016, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grail

Please provide the name of the file used and the command to create the installable usb?

I used " sudo dd bs=4M if=S.iso of=/dev/sdb status=progress && sync " for the command the name of the iso was Solus-1.2.1.iso when I downloaded it of the solus website but I renamed it to s.iso for easy use

grail · 11-26-2016, 05:50 PM

Did you confirm the file downloaded correctly? Usually the website will provide a signature / checksum file to confirm.

Dragos-popa · 11-26-2016, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grail

Did you confirm the file downloaded correctly? Usually the website will provide a signature / checksum file to confirm.

I didn't check it. It did give me a checksum but I didn't check it. How do I do that? I'll download it again and check it if I have to.

Jjanel · 11-26-2016, 07:02 PM

Hopefully a LQ'er will post the precise arch way to do the sha256 checksum *ON the USB*
I web-searched (but I don't know if arch has those cmds): SHA256 verify usb

Which city did you dl it from? (SHA256 checksum 50a1c... there) Info on your PC/BIOS?
(are you sure it was booting from the USB ok? Probably. Any BIOS setting 'issues'? Prob not)

Oh, *WELCOME* to LQ! The right 'guru' will soon arrive here

p.s. in the meantime, you might cat that rdsosreport.txt & web-search ?key? msgs
Hope you enjoy (as I do!) these little 'puzzles'

rokytnji · 11-26-2016, 08:02 PM

In linux

Code:

harry@biker:~/Isos
$ ls
4MLinux-20.0.iso  md5_4m  md5sum.txt  q4os-live-1.6.2-i686pae.iso  studio_4.iso
harry@biker:~/Isos
$ cat md5sum.txt
2195df5229cedbb9c5f95a20f0e8ad6f  q4os-1.6.2-i386.iso
b139a90800fd50818c77cada1ff8e186  q4os-1.6.2-x64.iso
1bca880fb928983126cfb311fb1e18ac  q4os-1.6.2.1-rpi.zip
ec68f465670a73e9225d0b5c49dd2ba6  q4os-live-1.6.2-i686pae.iso
55405f6af2391cdd8cabdcc5680e683e  q4os-live-1.6.2-x64.iso
harry@biker:~/Isos
$ md5sum q4os-live-1.6.2-i686pae.iso 
ec68f465670a73e9225d0b5c49dd2ba6  q4os-live-1.6.2-i686pae.iso
harry@biker:~/Isos
$ sha1sum q4os-live-1.6.2-i686pae.iso 
5cc6ba4a3fd9e6e5a422d536d8aa3bd1cb66b2c6  q4os-live-1.6.2-i686pae.iso

In windows

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down....aspx?id=11533

https://raylin.wordpress.com/downloa...cksum-utility/

Dragos-popa · 11-27-2016, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jjanel

Hopefully a LQ'er will post the precise arch way to do the sha256 checksum *ON the USB*
I web-searched (but I don't know if arch has those cmds): SHA256 verify usb

Which city did you dl it from? (SHA256 checksum 50a1c... there) Info on your PC/BIOS?
(are you sure it was booting from the USB ok? Probably. Any BIOS setting 'issues'? Prob not)

Oh, *WELCOME* to LQ! The right 'guru' will soon arrive here

p.s. in the meantime, you might cat that rdsosreport.txt & web-search ?key? msgs
Hope you enjoy (as I do!) these little 'puzzles'

Its got it from London. Idk know about my BIOS , the usb IS the problem. When I try to boot from it it gives me some errors then it says " unable to boot" and then it enters emergency mode

grail · 11-27-2016, 03:59 AM

To use the checksum you would enter:

Code:

sha256sum -c <<<"50a1c093bbbeb7ce8d6a778d6abf148a5694a601ff601ef8d5f2cd6fc76f9876  Solus-1.2.1.iso"

Do the above in the directory where the iso file is and see if it comes back with OK.

I was able to boot straight in on a VM without issue so the image works.

Have you also tried asking your questions of their support team? I did see they have an IRC you can join.

Dragos-popa · 11-27-2016, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grail

To use the checksum you would enter:

Code:

sha256sum -c <<<"50a1c093bbbeb7ce8d6a778d6abf148a5694a601ff601ef8d5f2cd6fc76f9876  Solus-1.2.1.iso"

Do the above in the directory where the iso file is and see if it comes back with OK.

I was able to boot straight in on a VM without issue so the image works.

Have you also tried asking your questions of their support team? I did see they have an IRC you can join.

I've just run that command and checked it manually (looked at my read back then looked on the website) and it turned out is completely different. I'm downloading the iso again now, I'll let u guys know if it works this time.

Dragos-popa · 11-27-2016, 05:11 AM

I've downloaded the iso again and checked the sha256 and its the same. I'm going to remake the usb with the new iso and see if it works.

Dragos-popa · 11-27-2016, 06:35 AM

Turns out it was the iso that was bad. After I downloaded it again and checkEd the sha256 twice and then dd it to my usb it worked !! Now it's installed. Thanks toverdone who helped!