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Title: Busybox Initramfs with Live USB
Post by: Zak on September 25, 2016, 12:21:06 AM
Hello!  I have been using R9 for a few months and am trying to upgrade to R10 using the same method I used to install R9, a live usb created with Multiboot.  I get to a screen that says R10, but then the next screen shows Busybox and an Initramfs prompt.  I imagine that maybe the image didn't get loaded right to the USB and can download again, but wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas before I do that.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Busybox Initramfs with Live USB
Post by: bob on September 25, 2016, 12:27:54 AM
How are you creating the bootable USB?

Windows = USBWriter.
Linux = dd bs=8M if=/your/dir of=/dev/yourusb (run as root && sync

ain't failed me yet.
Title: Re: Busybox Initramfs with Live USB
Post by: Zak on September 25, 2016, 03:06:15 AM
Hi Bob -

thanks for the quick reply!  I used multiboot in linux.  Works great for R9 and other distros. 

One thing I noticed is that after I choose the Live option and get the R10 writing in the middle of the screen, the DVD player gets activated....as if the program is looking for info there.  Not sure if that means anything to anyone, but thought I would add the information.


Title: Re: Busybox Initramfs with Live USB
Post by: bob on September 25, 2016, 11:26:31 AM
Try this:

sudo -i
login as root

dd bs=8M if=/yourwattosdir of=/dev/yourusb && sync

Try it and let us know.
Title: Re: Busybox Initramfs with Live USB
Post by: billwho on September 25, 2016, 11:46:48 PM
If you use:

sudo -s <enter>

you will be logged in as root, but will use your current environment.

It is useful if have defined aliases or other tools, they will be available.
Title: Re: Busybox Initramfs with Live USB
Post by: Zak on September 26, 2016, 03:18:14 AM
Thanks guys.  I was primarily wondering if this message I was getting had a specific fix.  I went ahead and redownloaded it and did a liveUSB with MultiBootusb and all is well.  Thanks!