[Emc-users] Can't install from livecd (usb stick)

Still fighting with this. I’ve never had so much problem installing Linuxcnc. I have tried everything, different USB sticks, building on several different machines using the several different methods and nothing I do seems to help. I still get stuck in this loop of the install trying to use a cdrom that doesn’t exist. Very frustrating.
-Tom

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I was going to update my Emco F1 mill with the latest Linuxcnc running on Debian Wheezy. It is currently on an old Ubuntu that isn’t updated anymore. I have built a bootable USB stick using two different methods, one from my Mac using terminal commands and one from another Debian machine using the instructions on the Linuxcnc web site. Both times when trying to install from the menu I get stuck in this loop where it wants to find a CD Rom drive. I have tried many things found on the internet(s) when searching for "linuxcnc install usb stick tries to find CD Rom” none of which seem to work.
http://youtu.be/Yk6SV7D7UTk
I haven’t had this problem in the past, not sure why it is happening. Any ideas?
-Tom
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Kurt Jacobson

2017-07-01 20:19:36 UTC

Did you try disabling any CDROM drives listed in BIOS?

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Post by t***@bgp.nu
Still fighting with this. I’ve never had so much problem installing
Linuxcnc. I have tried everything, different USB sticks, building on
several different machines using the several different methods and nothing
I do seems to help. I still get stuck in this loop of the install trying
to use a cdrom that doesn’t exist. Very frustrating.
-Tom

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I was going to update my Emco F1 mill with the latest Linuxcnc running

on Debian Wheezy. It is currently on an old Ubuntu that isn’t updated
anymore. I have built a bootable USB stick using two different methods,
one from my Mac using terminal commands and one from another Debian machine
using the instructions on the Linuxcnc web site. Both times when trying to
install from the menu I get stuck in this loop where it wants to find a CD
Rom drive. I have tried many things found on the internet(s) when
searching for "linuxcnc install usb stick tries to find CD Rom” none of
which seem to work.

Post by t***@bgp.nu
The problem is like this, only this solution fails saying “Invalid
http://youtu.be/Yk6SV7D7UTk
I haven’t had this problem in the past, not sure why it is happening.

Any ideas?

Post by t***@bgp.nu
-Tom
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t***@bgp.nu

2017-07-01 20:46:41 UTC

I’ve gone through the bios settings several times and believe I have everything but the bare minimum enabled. I have reset factory defaults as well to no avail. I am sure the CDROM is disabled.

I HAVE figure out that this is only happening on the Atom 330 (Intel D945GCLF2D mini-ITX Atom 2x1.6Ghz) system I am trying to load it on. If I put the same USB stick into a Atom D2800 (
Intel DN2800MT Mini-ITX) system it works.

-Tom

Post by Kurt Jacobson
Did you try disabling any CDROM drives listed in BIOS?
Kurt Jacobson
505-303-1933
Sent from Mobile

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I was going to update my Emco F1 mill with the latest Linuxcnc running

Post by t***@bgp.nu
The problem is like this, only this solution fails saying “Invalid
http://youtu.be/Yk6SV7D7UTk
I haven’t had this problem in the past, not sure why it is happening.

Any ideas?

Post by t***@bgp.nu
-Tom
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Kurt Jacobson

2017-07-01 20:57:48 UTC

I know that some older computers do not support booting from a USB. Have
you been able to verify that it can?
I am sorry I can't be of more help.

I hope someone else chimes in who can help more. Good luck!

Kurt Jacobson
505-303-1933
Sent from Mobile

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I’ve gone through the bios settings several times and believe I have
everything but the bare minimum enabled. I have reset factory defaults as
well to no avail. I am sure the CDROM is disabled.
I HAVE figure out that this is only happening on the Atom 330 (Intel
D945GCLF2D mini-ITX Atom 2x1.6Ghz) system I am trying to load it on. If I
put the same USB stick into a Atom D2800 (
Intel DN2800MT Mini-ITX) system it works.
-Tom

Post by Kurt Jacobson
Did you try disabling any CDROM drives listed in BIOS?
Kurt Jacobson
505-303-1933
Sent from Mobile

nothing

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I do seems to help. I still get stuck in this loop of the install

trying

Post by t***@bgp.nu
to use a cdrom that doesn’t exist. Very frustrating.
-Tom

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I was going to update my Emco F1 mill with the latest Linuxcnc running

machine

Post by t***@bgp.nu
using the instructions on the Linuxcnc web site. Both times when

trying to

Post by t***@bgp.nu
install from the menu I get stuck in this loop where it wants to find a

Post by t***@bgp.nu
Rom drive. I have tried many things found on the internet(s) when
searching for "linuxcnc install usb stick tries to find CD Rom” none of
which seem to work.

Post by t***@bgp.nu
The problem is like this, only this solution fails saying “Invalid
http://youtu.be/Yk6SV7D7UTk
I haven’t had this problem in the past, not sure why it is happening.

Any ideas?

Post by t***@bgp.nu
-Tom
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t***@bgp.nu

2017-07-01 21:05:17 UTC

Thanks Kurt,
I'm fairly certain that I originally built it using a USB stick (back in the day) with Ubuntu 10.04….
-Tom

Post by Kurt Jacobson
I know that some older computers do not support booting from a USB. Have
you been able to verify that it can?
I am sorry I can't be of more help.
I hope someone else chimes in who can help more. Good luck!
Kurt Jacobson
505-303-1933
Sent from Mobile

Post by Kurt Jacobson
Did you try disabling any CDROM drives listed in BIOS?
Kurt Jacobson
505-303-1933
Sent from Mobile

nothing

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I do seems to help. I still get stuck in this loop of the install

trying

Post by t***@bgp.nu
to use a cdrom that doesn’t exist. Very frustrating.
-Tom

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I was going to update my Emco F1 mill with the latest Linuxcnc running

machine

Post by t***@bgp.nu
using the instructions on the Linuxcnc web site. Both times when

trying to

Post by t***@bgp.nu
install from the menu I get stuck in this loop where it wants to find a

Post by t***@bgp.nu
Rom drive. I have tried many things found on the internet(s) when
searching for "linuxcnc install usb stick tries to find CD Rom” none of
which seem to work.

Post by t***@bgp.nu
The problem is like this, only this solution fails saying “Invalid
http://youtu.be/Yk6SV7D7UTk
I haven’t had this problem in the past, not sure why it is happening.

Any ideas?

Post by t***@bgp.nu
-Tom
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Chris Albertson

2017-07-01 22:02:09 UTC

It could just be that the computer will not boot off the USB stick.

Remove the disk drive, attach it to another computer and install Linux unto
that drive then put the drive backing the PC. I've resorted to that trick
a few times and got Linux installed on a machine with no CD.

The other tick is to have a USB CD drive and then install from CD.

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I was going to update my Emco F1 mill with the latest Linuxcnc running

Post by t***@bgp.nu
The problem is like this, only this solution fails saying “Invalid
http://youtu.be/Yk6SV7D7UTk
I haven’t had this problem in the past, not sure why it is happening.

Any ideas?

Post by t***@bgp.nu
-Tom
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Redondo Beach, California

t***@bgp.nu

2017-07-02 00:29:07 UTC

Thanks for the suggestions. I think you are both right, the system just won’t boot off USB. And in fact after thinking about it more I believe I built the original system off a DVD drive. That was back when bootable USB sticks were just getting started. I was thinking that installing onto a disk mounted to the a 2800 motherboard wouldn’t work because the hardware would be different, I’m sure it would work fine though now that I think about it. However, I decide to take the even harder road and am just replacing the older Atom with the newer 2800 board. I have it built now and Linuxcnc run fine. I now have to re-drill the mounting holes as the new board has to be oriented 90 degrees from the old one in order to accommodate the cabling. Not too bad though. It is the classic case of the new dishwasher dictating the need for a kitchen remodel…

Thanks,
-Tom

Post by Chris Albertson
It could just be that the computer will not boot off the USB stick.
Remove the disk drive, attach it to another computer and install Linux unto
that drive then put the drive backing the PC. I've resorted to that trick
a few times and got Linux installed on a machine with no CD.
The other tick is to have a USB CD drive and then install from CD.

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I was going to update my Emco F1 mill with the latest Linuxcnc running

Post by t***@bgp.nu
The problem is like this, only this solution fails saying “Invalid
http://youtu.be/Yk6SV7D7UTk
I haven’t had this problem in the past, not sure why it is happening.

Any ideas?

Post by t***@bgp.nu
-Tom
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Eric Keller

2017-07-02 00:38:53 UTC

I didn't see a motherboard brand mentioned. Gigabyte are famous for having
bios that will not boot off of usb. The issue is partition size: <4gb will
work, as I recall. I was about to trash my gigabyte mobo until I found this
online somewhere.

Post by t***@bgp.nu
Thanks for the suggestions. I think you are both right, the system just
won’t boot off USB. And in fact after thinking about it more I believe I
built the original system off a DVD drive. That was back when bootable USB
sticks were just getting started. I was thinking that installing onto a
disk mounted to the a 2800 motherboard wouldn’t work because the hardware
would be different, I’m sure it would work fine though now that I think
about it. However, I decide to take the even harder road and am just
replacing the older Atom with the newer 2800 board. I have it built now
and Linuxcnc run fine. I now have to re-drill the mounting holes as the
new board has to be oriented 90 degrees from the old one in order to
accommodate the cabling. Not too bad though. It is the classic case of
the new dishwasher dictating the need for a kitchen remodel…
Thanks,
-Tom

Post by Chris Albertson
It could just be that the computer will not boot off the USB stick.
Remove the disk drive, attach it to another computer and install Linux

unto

Post by Chris Albertson
that drive then put the drive backing the PC. I've resorted to that

trick

Post by Chris Albertson
a few times and got Linux installed on a machine with no CD.
The other tick is to have a USB CD drive and then install from CD.

nothing

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I do seems to help. I still get stuck in this loop of the install

trying

Post by t***@bgp.nu
to use a cdrom that doesn’t exist. Very frustrating.
-Tom

Post by t***@bgp.nu
I was going to update my Emco F1 mill with the latest Linuxcnc running

machine

Post by t***@bgp.nu
using the instructions on the Linuxcnc web site. Both times when

trying to

Post by t***@bgp.nu
install from the menu I get stuck in this loop where it wants to find a

Post by t***@bgp.nu
Rom drive. I have tried many things found on the internet(s) when
searching for "linuxcnc install usb stick tries to find CD Rom” none of
which seem to work.

Post by t***@bgp.nu
The problem is like this, only this solution fails saying “Invalid
http://youtu.be/Yk6SV7D7UTk
I haven’t had this problem in the past, not sure why it is happening.

Any ideas?

Post by t***@bgp.nu
-Tom
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Chris Albertson
Redondo Beach, California
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andy pugh

2017-07-02 19:47:45 UTC