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can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
03-23-2015 08:00 PM I'm successfully running Mint Cinnamon 17.1 on my laptop as the only OS, and have successfully installed and run a 17.1 live version from a PNY 2.0 8GB thumb drive using Unetbootin.
After formatting again to FAT32, I've tried Linux USB Image Writer and Unetbootin again, each attempt resulted in "unable to find a medium containing a live file system". Even though the ISO is successfully written to the drive. I've tried booting from different 2.0 USB ports. Same failed results. GParted shows the Sandisk partition flagged "boot" the same as the PNY drives. So I then used terminal command: 'sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=4096' to completely zero out the SanDisk. I formatted FAT32 again. I checked the downloaded ISO MD5 for accuracy. I used Unetbootin to write the ISO to the USB stick. With the stick still in the port I restarted and opened the boot menu. I checked the BIOS boot order. USB HDD: SanDisk-(USB 2.0) was listed first. I selected it. I got the same failed results: The Linux Mint 10 sec. to boot screen opens, then the screen with the LM logo appears. After awhile the same message appears: "BusyBox v1.21.1 (Ubuntu 1:1. 21.0-1ubuntu1) built-in shell(ash) (initramfs) Unable to find a medium containg a live file system". I tried to boot the SanDisk on another laptop with the same failed results. I used the terminal command to list and include hidden directories "ls -a" and listed: . casper-rw ldlinux.sys preseed ubninit .. .disk MD5SUMS README.diskdefines ubnkern boot dists menu.c32 syslinux.cfg ubnpathl.txt casper isolinux pool ubnfilel.txt Which is exactly what one of my functional Linux Live PNY sticks lists. So my last attempt was to clone the functional Linux Live PNY USB stick to the Sandisk USB stick. After formatting FAT32 again I used terminal command: sudo if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/sdc bs=32M It cloned perfectly, but again the SanDisk would start to boot with Unetbootin, then "unable to find a medium containing a live file system". Is there any way to use SanDisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GB Flash Drive for a bootable Linux Mint Live OS? Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
03-23-2015 08:33 PM Very strange IMO.
What does gdisk /dev/sdb1 show? Assuming sdb1 is your USB drive, change accordingly.
Try Easy2Boot. See if it helps.
Ed
Important files = Backed up files Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
03-24-2015 07:48 AM Thank you for your reply, This the first time I've ever used gdisk. I'm learning alot trying to solve this problem. Hear is what gdisk /dev/sdb1 lists:
Partition table scan:
On this disk, /dev/sdb, I GParted a boot partition, FAT32 /dev/sdb1, and an ext2 partition /dev/sdb2, labeled casper-rw, to have a larger persistence storage than the FAT32 allowed 4GB. But even without setting up any persistence, it still was unable to run the Live stick. Since I'm not familiar with gdisk, can you advise what I should do to make my SanDisk stick boot linux Live.
Thank for leading me in another direction, Pete
Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
03-24-2015 12:03 PM Since I'm not familiar with gdisk, can you advise what I should do to make my SanDisk stick boot linux Live.
Did I mention trying the Easy2Boot app?
Ed
Important files = Backed up files Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
03-24-2015 02:06 PM Yes you did. I won't go any farther with gdisk. I'll give Easy2Boot a try. Something new for me to learn. Thanks Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
03-26-2015 04:51 PM Today I called SanDisk support. Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
03-30-2015 11:08 PM Hi,
I am having a similar issue with booting Linux on SanDisk Ultra Fit 32 GB. In January, I first bought a single such USB drive and I have installed Linux on it like on usual disk. I could boot it without issues, the product code of that drive was BM141024848V.
However, two weeks after that, I bought a set of 15 such drives, but the product code was BM141224848V this time. I can't boot Linux - during the boot procedure it essentially hangs as it's not able to find the USB drive and I get stuck with the "initramfs" prompt. However, I have discovered a workaround: simply unplug the drive, wait 2 seconds and replug it into the computer. Now type "exit" and press ENTER. The system should continue booting.
I have just bought another such USB drive, with yet another product number (this time from a different reseller): BM150224846D. This one also has the same booting issue. I need these drives for a workshop, so I have 3 more weeks to either make it work or simply buy something else. I'd hate to do this as these really look sexy and are very fast.
Regards, Nejc Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GB[ Edited ]Options
03-31-2015 09:45 AM - edited 03-31-2015 09:46 AM I don't know what you're using to put Linux on your USB drives but Easy2Boot is a good tool for doing that. And unlike many older tools used it is current and maintained. It also supports putting multiple systems on a drive. Check it out.
Ed
Important files = Backed up files Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
04-01-2015 11:38 AM I'm having the same problem. In my case, I'm not creating a live USB, rather, I'm installing Min Cin on the onto the Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GB from the live CD. I install the bootloader on the USB drive as well. When I boot the laptop, I select the USB drive. The same error happens at this point, and the procedure to unplug drive and "exit" works, but this is a terrible work-around. Also, I have no problems with the exact same setup with other USB 3.0 32 GB drives. My drive is BM141124848V / SDCZ43. I'm really disappointed in the drive because I bought it specifically for booting Mint independent of Windows. Re: can't boot a Mint Cin 17.1 live Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GBOptions
04-01-2015 11:41 AM I should add that the same problem happens with Fedora and trying to boot from a Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.0 32GB. |