Re: problem getting debian live to run

["Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com>]

On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 08:43:29PM +0000, L Dimov wrote:
>    On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 03:28:33 PM EST, Andrew M.A. Cater <amacater@einval.com> wrote:  
>  
>  On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 06:58:11PM +0000, L Dimov wrote:
> > I am trying to run debian stable (11.5) live on a new Dell XPS laptop from a USB drive. After the Debian logo displays for a bout a minute, I get this text:
> > 
> > DPC: RP PIO log size 0 is invalid
> > thunderbolt 0-0: reading DROM failed
> > BusyBox v1.30.1 (Debian 1:1.30.1-6+b3) built-in shell (ash)
> > Enter 'help' for list of built-in commans.
> > (initramsfs) _
> > 
> > I tried it multiple times, including first formatting the USB as a FAT32. None of that helped. 
> > 
> > Any help in getting this party started will be greatly appreciated!
> > Thanks!
> > Luben
> >
> 
> Exactly how did you copy the image onto the USB stick - what command did
> you use and did you wait until it had copied fully?
> 
> Andy Cater 
> 
> Andy, I did wait till it was done indeed. I copied the image to the USB with:
> dd if=/home/luben/Downloads/debian-live-11.5.0-amd64-gnome.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M; sync
> I tried it without the:
> 
> bs=8M; sync
> as well.
> 

Two things:

I'd suggest that you try using the unofficial .iso that includes the firmware.
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/11.5.0-live+nonfree/amd64/iso-hybrid/ - and pick your desktop from under there.

I'd also suggest dd if=/home/luben/Downloads/[whatever] of=/dev/sdb bs=4M oflag=sync status=progress

The oflag=sync forces the sync but status=progress also gives you a figure for
what's actually being written to the stick.

I try hard not to use the live CD but to use the normal Debian installer
instead.

> Thanks,Luben
>

All best,

Andy Cater