Usb installation: fail to find media

Cholas · November 16, 2019, 11:48pm

I’ve a problem installing via USB. I create USB with different methods (dd and etcher) and different USB sticks but i stuck After checking compatibility every Time. As result i got “failed to find installer media”. I double checked the “secure boot” stuff, bios and everything else. I got an error -110 (Google says that is something about usb power) but with other distros (debian, ubuntu and arch for sure as i tested them ) everything boots and install without problems. I disabled quiet mode and client=somethingn08 as suggested in other posts and took a screen

Edit:
I managed to complete the boot sequence and run the live os by quickly unplugging and plugging the USB stick while “searching for installer media” message appears. After that i complete the installation process without problems and now everything work properly.

doct0rHu · November 17, 2019, 2:43am

Can you choose boot device in BIOS? and also make sure UEFI mode is enabled.

Cholas · November 17, 2019, 2:08pm

Yes i can choose between two uefi USB media, whatever i choose doesn’t resolve my problems. I managed to complete the boot sequence and run the live os by quickly unplugging and plugging the USB stick while “searching for installer media” message appears. I tried several times and It works everytime but if let It boot without touch anything doesn’t complete the boot sequence. Could It be a bug?

doct0rHu · November 17, 2019, 3:23pm

Then report it on GitHub and mention that the installer media is discovered when you ‘unplug and plug’ the USB stick.

doct0rHu · November 17, 2019, 8:26pm

GitHub Issue for tracking:

github.com/clearlinux/distribution

Fail to find installer media

opened 03:51PM - 17 Nov 19 UTC

cholas

bug

Hi all, i tried to install last version of clear linux yesterday (31640 live d…esktop). I burned the iso with dd command and etcher and used different usb sticks but i encounter always the same problem. I get stuck into the boot sequence with "Fail to find installer media". I tried different solutions found in forums and github but cannot resolve the problem. I disabled the quiet mode and took a photo of errors. ![20191117_004000](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20111654/69009784-502bab80-0959-11ea-92c4-ac2ed5b1e33c.jpg) However error seems to come from usb port -110 (i googled and seems something about the power supply of usb port ) but with other distros ( i tried debian, arch, opensuse) the same usbstick works without probelms. In the end i managed to install clear linux by unplug and plug the usb stick while "Searching for installer media" message appears, it recognizes the usb stick and complete the boot sequence (i tried several times and works everytime). My pc is a zenbook ux310 i've intel i3-7100u cpu, i double checked to be in efi mode and i've disabled secure boot options.

gurk · July 26, 2020, 12:34pm

Same problem. Unplugging/plugging back in did not work

cable · July 26, 2020, 4:39pm

I have found the volume label of the installation USB (or DVD) needs to be CLR_ISO and no different. I have not done extensive testing but you can easily try that on your USB stick. Rufus sets the volume label automatically but allows you to change it. I changed it once and the boot (or maybe the install) failed.

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I create USB with different methods (dd and etcher) and different USB sticks but i stuck After checking compatibility every Time.

doct0rHu · July 26, 2020, 5:59pm

The tutorial now suggests to use Etcher for making the live ISO. Etcher is very straightforward and I haven’t met any problem since I used it.

In particular, I cannot recall I ever set the partition label. Probably CLR_ISO is the default.

Peter1 · November 25, 2020, 2:54pm

Same problem.Please tell me what to do?