27 Feb
2021
27 Feb
'21
18:21
Hi everyone.
I am having trouble booting from usb. I am trying to recover data from a
notebook with windows. So i think use a live linux from opensuse. And perform
the following steps:
1) download a opensuse liveCD, (3 opensuse versions and others)
2) install the image with imagewriter to a usb with a SD memory.
3) go to failed notebook select boot from usb
4) Grub menu works fine.
5) I select start live.....
6) The system cant boot:
mount /run/overlay/squashfs_container: wrong fs type on /dev/loop0
mount /run/overlay/rootfsbase: special device /LiveOS/rootfs.img does not
exist.
system halted
Y try on another notebook (that work well) with the similar result.
dracut: FATAL: failed to mount live ISO
dracut: Refusing to continue
I need touch some on bios? live TW & live Leap are broken? Some special
command to grup is required? Or any other idea or clue?
Best Regards
Christian
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Be Free, Be Linux
27 Feb
27 Feb
21:02
On 27/02/2021 19.21, Christian Schmitz wrote:
Hi everyone.
I am having trouble booting from usb. I am trying to recover data from a
notebook with windows. So i think use a live linux from opensuse. And perform
the following steps:
1) download a opensuse liveCD, (3 opensuse versions and others)
You can only install one. Which did you try?
I would recommend this one for rescue work:
<https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.2/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Media.iso>
2) install the image with imagewriter to a usb with a
SD memory.
an usb stick?
imagewriter on linux or windows?
<https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick>
<https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Create_a_Live_USB_stick_using_Windows>
3) go to failed notebook select boot from usb
4) Grub menu works fine.
5) I select start live.....
6) The system cant boot:
mount /run/overlay/squashfs_container: wrong fs type on /dev/loop0
mount /run/overlay/rootfsbase: special device /LiveOS/rootfs.img does not
exist.
system halted
Y try on another notebook (that work well) with the similar result.
dracut: FATAL: failed to mount live ISO
dracut: Refusing to continue
I'm guessing the copy to usb stick was not done right.
But just in case, if your computer has both USB 3 and 2 ports and you
tried on usb3, now try usb2.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
22:41
On 2/27/21 4:02 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 27/02/2021 19.21, Christian Schmitz wrote:
I recently burned a downloaded OS using
"Flash Image Writer" on Mageia
and it works perfectly.
I assume this is the same program that was described.
--doug
>
> <https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick>
>
> <https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Create_a_Live_USB_stick_using_Windows>
>
>
>> 3) go to failed notebook select boot from usb
>> 4) Grub menu works fine.
>> 5) I select start live.....
>> 6) The system cant boot:
>> mount /run/overlay/squashfs_container: wrong fs type on /dev/loop0
>> mount /run/overlay/rootfsbase: special device /LiveOS/rootfs.img does not
>> exist.
>> system halted
>>
>> Y try on another notebook (that work well) with the similar result.
>> dracut: FATAL: failed to mount live ISO
>> dracut: Refusing to continue
> I'm guessing the copy to usb stick was not done right.
>
> But just in case, if your computer has both USB 3 and 2 ports and you
> tried on usb3, now try usb2.
>
Hi everyone.
I am having trouble booting from usb. I am trying to recover data from a
notebook with windows. So i think use a live linux from opensuse. And perform
the following steps:
1) download a opensuse liveCD, (3 opensuse versions and others)
You can only
install one. Which did you try?
I would recommend this one for rescue work:
<https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.2/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Media.iso>
2) install the image with imagewriter to a usb
with a SD memory.
an usb stick?
imagewriter on linux or windows?
1 Mar
1 Mar
12:35
Dear Carlos,
Is a sd to usb adaptator with a 4g, i perform the SD writing from linux
tumbleweed.
I know that i can install only one, but after fail to boot, i back to the
first computer and try another with another image, even try an old image
found on my disk.
I will try usb2 vs usb 3
Another question, i use "imagewriter" program ( suggested for opensuse) maybe
i need try use DD tool
Thanks to all and best regards
Christian
On Saturday 27 February 2021 18:02:39 Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 27/02/2021 19.21, Christian Schmitz wrote:
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Be Free, Be Linux
Hi everyone.
I am having trouble booting from usb. I am trying to recover data from a
notebook with windows. So i think use a live linux from opensuse. And
perform the following steps:
1) download a opensuse liveCD, (3 opensuse versions and others)
You can only install one. Which did you try?
I would recommend this one for rescue work:
<https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.2/live/openSUSE-Leap-15
.2-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Media.iso>
2) install the image with imagewriter to a usb
with a SD memory.
an usb stick?
imagewriter on linux or windows?
<https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick>
<https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Create_a_Live_USB_stick_using_Windows>
3) go to failed notebook select boot from usb
4) Grub menu works fine.
5) I select start live.....
6) The system cant boot:
mount /run/overlay/squashfs_container: wrong fs type on /dev/loop0
mount /run/overlay/rootfsbase: special device /LiveOS/rootfs.img does
not exist.
system halted
Y try on another notebook (that work well) with the similar result.
dracut: FATAL: failed to mount live ISO
dracut: Refusing to continue
I'm guessing the copy to usb stick was not done right.
But just in case, if your computer has both USB 3 and 2 ports and you
tried on usb3, now try usb2. 
12:59
On 01/03/2021 13.35, Christian Schmitz wrote:
Dear Carlos,
Is a sd to usb adaptator with a 4g, i perform the SD writing from linux
tumbleweed.
I know that i can install only one, but after fail to boot, i back to the
first computer and try another with another image, even try an old image
found on my disk.
sd to usb adaptor? Maybe that is the issue. Why don't you try a plain
usb flash stick?
https://images.app.goo.gl/brHMP5AyiUD9CaYa9
I will try usb2 vs usb 3
Another question, i use "imagewriter" program ( suggested for opensuse) maybe
i need try use DD tool
I have never personally used "imagewriter", so I can not comment on it.
Having Linux available, I always use "dd", but I have tried a plain
"cp"
and it works - as long as the destination is the raw device, not a
filesystem.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
13:21
* Carlos E.R. <robin.listas(a)gmx.es> [03-01-21 08:04]:
On 01/03/2021 13.35, Christian Schmitz wrote:
I have used cf and sd cards in a cardreader successfully instead of a
"stick". connection wise they appear to the system the same, as a storage
disk.
Dear Carlos,
Is a sd to usb adaptator with a 4g, i perform the SD writing from linux
tumbleweed.
I know that i can install only one, but after fail to boot, i back to the
first computer and try another with another image, even try an old image
found on my disk.
sd to usb adaptor? Maybe that is the issue. Why don't you try a plain
usb flash stick? https://images.app.goo.gl/brHMP5AyiUD9CaYa9
I have successfully. but I do not remember the distro used.
I will try usb2 vs usb 3
Another question, i use "imagewriter" program ( suggested for opensuse) maybe
i need try use DD tool
I have never personally used "imagewriter", so I can not comment on it. Having Linux available, I always use "dd",
but I have tried a plain "cp"
and it works - as long as the destination is the raw device, not a
filesystem.
--
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
--
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http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri
Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode
13:59
On 2021-03-01 14:21, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
I have successfully. but I do not remember the distro
used.
I use dd and imagewriter regularly for several distros. I'm definitely a cli guy
but I really like imagewriter.
Distros lately written with imagewriter and successfully booted as far as I
remember:
ubuntustudio-20.04-dvd-amd64.iso
kali-linux-2020.2-live-amd64.iso
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-KDE-Live-x86_64-Current.iso
openSUSE-Leap-15.2-KDE-Live-x86_64-Build31.105-Media.iso
openSUSE-Leap-15.2-DVD-x86_64.iso
ubuntustudio-20.10-beta-dvd-amd64.iso
ubuntustudio-20.10-dvd-amd64.iso
Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-33-1.2.iso
Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-Rawhide-20201121.n.0.iso
openSUSE-Leap-15.2-KDE-Live-x86_64-Media.iso
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/bengan
2 Mar
2 Mar
02:17
Bengt Gördén composed on 2021-03-01 14:59 (UTC+0100):
I use dd and imagewriter regularly for several
distros. I'm definitely a cli guy
but I really like imagewriter.
+1
However, more often than not, all I download before an installation is linux and
initrd (the NET installation versions), which I have Grub load (from custom.cfg)
when I want to begin an installation. This way I'm only downloading what's
actually going to be installed, and not messing with stick or OM writing.
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11:37
Dear All:
Finally seem that SD card is broken. I found another SD that already have a
opensuse live and boot very well.
I suspect of this because after read you i start test with a diff /dev/sdd
opensuse.... .iso and get : "binary files are differents"
Thanks you to all.
Christian Schmitz
On Monday 01 March 2021 23:17:27 Felix Miata wrote:
Bengt Gördén composed on 2021-03-01 14:59 (UTC+0100):
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I use dd and imagewriter regularly for several
distros. I'm definitely a
cli guy but I really like imagewriter.
+1
However, more often than not, all I download before an installation is
linux and initrd (the NET installation versions), which I have Grub load
(from custom.cfg) when I want to begin an installation. This way I'm only
downloading what's actually going to be installed, and not messing with
stick or OM writing.
12:28
On 02/03/2021 12.37, Christian Schmitz wrote:
Dear All:
Finally seem that SD card is broken. I found another SD that already have a
opensuse live and boot very well.
I suspect of this because after read you i start test with a diff /dev/sdd
opensuse.... .iso and get : "binary files are differents"
That may be non significant.
I know that, for instance, the XFCE self modifies on the first boot. It
adds a writable partition. I don't know about the Gnome/KDE lives.
The DVD one should not modify itself, but you have to make sure you
compare the correct number of bytes:
Telcontar:/data/storage_b/Isos/Leap/15.2 # cmp
openSUSE-Leap-15.2-DVD-x86_64.iso /dev/sde
cmp: EOF on openSUSE-Leap-15.2-DVD-x86_64.iso after byte 4287627264, in
line 17693273
Telcontar:/data/storage_b/Isos/Leap/15.2 #
I know that the stick is correct, I have used it on my computers.
Instead:
Telcontar:/data/storage_b/Isos/Leap/15.2 # cmp --bytes=$(wc -c <
openSUSE-Leap-15.2-DVD-x86_64.iso) /dev/sde
openSUSE-Leap-15.2-DVD-x86_64.iso
Telcontar:/data/storage_b/Isos/Leap/15.2 #
succeeds :-)
--
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
19:10
Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-03-02 13:28 (UTC+0100):
I know that, for instance, the XFCE self modifies on
the first boot. It
adds a writable partition.
Adds where? This is big news! I've never
heard of a DE performing partitioning or
formatting, much less doing so automatically.
--
Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion,
is based on faith, not on science.
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
21:20
On 02/03/2021 20.10, Felix Miata wrote:
Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-03-02 13:28 (UTC+0100):
Old stuff everybody knows ;-P
On the USB stick. Repurposes all the free space at the end of it, so
that you can save files on the desktop, even install new rpms.
--
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
I know that, for instance, the XFCE self modifies
on the first boot. It
adds a writable partition.
Adds where? This is big news! I've never heard of
a DE performing partitioning or
formatting, much less doing so automatically.
3 Mar
3 Mar
02:18
Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-03-02 22:20 (UTC+0100):
Felix Miata wrote:
> Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-03-02 13:28
(UTC+0100):
>> I know that, for instance, the XFCE self
modifies on the first boot. It
>> adds a writable partition.
> Adds where? This is big news! I've never
heard of a DE performing partitioning or
> formatting, much less doing so automatically.
Old stuff everybody knows ;-P
Obviously not everybody. Lots of people are not XFCE users.
On the USB stick. Repurposes all the free space at the
end of it, so
that you can save files on the desktop, even install new rpms.
While a handy result, I don't like the idea of anything /automatically/ writing
anything to a partition table.
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Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion,
is based on faith, not on science.
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
02:51
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On Tuesday, 2021-03-02 at 21:18 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
Well...
As I said, it is a known feature of the rescue image when run on an usb
stick. I don't know where it is documented.
- --
Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
(from openSUSE 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)
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Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-03-02 22:20 (UTC+0100):
It is not related at all to XFCE or to any desktop. It is more low level and runs
earlier.
I was attempting a pun at you but you didn't see it :-)
It is done on the XFCE image and not the others, because the XFCE image is
not an installer, and its purpose is to be used as a live sytem for rescue
usage, where writing things is very useful.
Felix Miata wrote:
> Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-03-02 13:28 (UTC+0100):
>> I know that, for instance, the XFCE self
modifies on the first boot. It
>> adds a writable partition.
> Adds where? This is big news! I've never
heard of a DE performing partitioning or
> formatting, much less doing so automatically.
Old stuff everybody knows ;-P
Obviously not everybody. Lots of people are not XFCE users. On the USB stick. Repurposes all the free space
at the end of it, so
that you can save files on the desktop, even install new rpms.
While a handy result, I don't like the idea of anything /automatically/ writing
anything to a partition table.
03:37
* Felix Miata <mrmazda(a)earthlink.net> [03-02-21 21:19]:
Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-03-02 22:20 (UTC+0100):
iianm, currently creating an image on a usb device from an iso creates an
installation on the usb device and all that I have created are upgradable
and can have configurations and new files written to them and I do not
have on with an xfce image on it. ** it is not xfce exclusive capability **
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Felix Miata wrote:
> Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-03-02 13:28
(UTC+0100):
>> I know that, for instance, the XFCE self
modifies on the first boot. It
>> adds a writable partition.
> Adds where? This is big news! I've never
heard of a DE performing partitioning or
> formatting, much less doing so automatically.
Old stuff everybody knows ;-P
Obviously not everybody. Lots of people are not XFCE users.
On the USB stick. Repurposes all the free space
at the end of it, so
that you can save files on the desktop, even install new rpms.
While a handy result, I don't like the idea of anything /automatically/ writing
anything to a partition table.
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