Error when installing: “unable to find a medium containing a live file system”
Error message:
(initramfs) unable to find a live medium containing a live file system
I got this error while trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 from a bootable USB stick on to Asus X64J series laptop. After getting this error the installation fails to start.
I have used the same USB stick on some other laptops and the installation started as usual. Any help will be appreciated.
system-installation initramfs live-environment
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Error message:
(initramfs) unable to find a live medium containing a live file system
I got this error while trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 from a bootable USB stick on to Asus X64J series laptop. After getting this error the installation fails to start.
I have used the same USB stick on some other laptops and the installation started as usual. Any help will be appreciated.
system-installation initramfs live-environment
edited Jan 8 '15 at 11:10
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Same problem but changing USB socket didn't help. What did work was to unplug/replug the thumb drive while the "UBUNTU...." cycle (system looking for file system I assume). System found thumb-drive and install continued normally.
– steven smith
Dec 21 '18 at 21:47
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Error message:
(initramfs) unable to find a live medium containing a live file system
I got this error while trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 from a bootable USB stick on to Asus X64J series laptop. After getting this error the installation fails to start.
I have used the same USB stick on some other laptops and the installation started as usual. Any help will be appreciated.
system-installation initramfs live-environment
edited Jan 8 '15 at 11:10
LiveWireBT
21.5k1872155
asked Nov 30 '10 at 0:09
ddsdds
408146
Error message:
(initramfs) unable to find a live medium containing a live file system
I got this error while trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 from a bootable USB stick on to Asus X64J series laptop. After getting this error the installation fails to start.
I have used the same USB stick on some other laptops and the installation started as usual. Any help will be appreciated.
system-installation initramfs live-environment
system-installation initramfs live-environment
edited Jan 8 '15 at 11:10
LiveWireBT
21.5k1872155
asked Nov 30 '10 at 0:09
ddsdds
408146
edited Jan 8 '15 at 11:10
LiveWireBT
21.5k1872155
asked Nov 30 '10 at 0:09
ddsdds
408146
edited Jan 8 '15 at 11:10
LiveWireBT
21.5k1872155
edited Jan 8 '15 at 11:10
LiveWireBT
21.5k1872155
edited Jan 8 '15 at 11:10
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asked Nov 30 '10 at 0:09
ddsdds
408146
asked Nov 30 '10 at 0:09
ddsdds
408146
asked Nov 30 '10 at 0:09
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Same problem but changing USB socket didn't help. What did work was to unplug/replug the thumb drive while the "UBUNTU...." cycle (system looking for file system I assume). System found thumb-drive and install continued normally.
– steven smith
Dec 21 '18 at 21:47
add a comment |
Same problem but changing USB socket didn't help. What did work was to unplug/replug the thumb drive while the "UBUNTU...." cycle (system looking for file system I assume). System found thumb-drive and install continued normally.
– steven smith
Dec 21 '18 at 21:47
Same problem but changing USB socket didn't help. What did work was to unplug/replug the thumb drive while the "UBUNTU...." cycle (system looking for file system I assume). System found thumb-drive and install continued normally.
– steven smith
Dec 21 '18 at 21:47
Same problem but changing USB socket didn't help. What did work was to unplug/replug the thumb drive while the "UBUNTU...." cycle (system looking for file system I assume). System found thumb-drive and install continued normally.
– steven smith
Dec 21 '18 at 21:47
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For me changing from USB 3.0 socket to 2.0 helped. I'm using 10.04 Ubuntu on Asus 1015PEM.
answered Feb 17 '11 at 19:19
FunbotFunbot
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Having no USB2.0 ports, disabling USB 3 in BIOS worked for me.
– Alex
Mar 31 '16 at 23:38
2
@Alex But I don't have that option in my BIOS! What should I do?
– Mygod
Jul 17 '16 at 14:32
@Mygod, really not sure sorry. Are you sure it's not in there somewhere?
– Alex
Jul 18 '16 at 7:35
@Alex I switched to a USB 2.0 device and started it (not in compatibility mode) and it worked. I have no idea why. :-P
– Mygod
Jul 18 '16 at 10:49
2
this helped. For me it's opposite, my usb disk was 3.0 and I had to plug it into the 3.0 socket for it to work.
– fchen
Aug 5 '17 at 17:45
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Here is what I found looking around for this error message:
Data integrity
Check that the hash of the ISO you downloaded matches the official one. Also try different USB sticks or DVD burners, there may be data corruption on the stick or wear on the drive mechanics you want to rule out.
Related:
- Community Help Wiki: How To MD5SUM
- How to download Ubuntu over an unreliable connection
Hardware issues
To rule out hardware issues you can try a different computer, if available. Remember that you can usually install Ubuntu by installing the target harddrive in another computer and complete the installation there, which may be the quickest workaround in such a situation.
Cause analysis and general advice
The cause of the issue seems to be that the USB or SATA device isn't available or detection is too slow at the time the kernel takes over during the boot process, so that it can't find the image of the live OS to load. Similar to the recommendation in the data integrity section above, try burning optical installation media when you are unable to boot from USB and vice versa. If that's not possible because your computer only has USB 3.0 ports and no internal optical drive, try booting from an integrated SD card reader. Also look out for available firmware updates for your computer that may fix the issue. If you are trying to install from an ISO of an older release, then please try the latest ISO.
As a last resort you can try to use the minimal ISO, which doesn't seem to load another filesystem except initrd but requires a working Internet connection for installation. I would recommend this for Intel Macs from Apple that have this issue.
Hardware issues on laptops and desktops
There seem to be issues on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony and may be other manufacturers. Non-custom built desktops may also be affected and as far as I am aware this is specific to modern AMD processors.
Try changing the firmware settings (BIOS/UEFI) for SATA (set to AHCI mode) when using optical media or use another (non 3.0) USB port when using USB, this seems to work in most cases.
Hardware issues on Gigabyte mainboards
There apparently was or still is an issue on some Gigabyte mainboards with the IOMMU on AMD platforms (Intel calls this VT-d).
I found the following post on the forums (1, 2):
Turns out the IOMMU needs to be enabled in the BIOS. This problems seems to be exclusive to Gigabyte boards.
As well as this answer here on AU:
Gigabyte UEFI boot issues - The partition size of the created USB Installer device needs to be under that of 4GB. Others found UEFI/BIOS update solved issue of 4GB FAT limit.
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I recieved the same error, “unable to find a medium containing a live file system”, when installing from a SATA DVD drive. Installing using USB 2.0 stick worked though.
answered Aug 26 '12 at 17:12
BogdanBivBogdanBiv
26629
I am installing Ubuntu 18.04 form the usb stick. I am still getting this error...
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 14:14
1
Hi Salman, this error means that either your PC tried to boot from another disk than your desired USB stick OR that the data read from the stick is somehow corrupted. 1. This is an old question, try to open your own. 2. Try to use your phone to take a photo of your screen when you select the boot device and upload that into your question. 3. Try to write your current ISO to another USB stick OR try to write another ISO to your current USB stick;; OR try to boot the same stick in another computer / another USB port ? 4. Try to verify the ISO written on the stick (dont know how)
– BogdanBiv
Aug 22 '18 at 20:05
Thanks for the prompt response. I tried another usb stick and that worked fine, thanks :)
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 20:14
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The content of the USB may have been corrupted. I had this about some months ago. If you have a second PC with Ubuntu try to create a new bootable Live USB from System --> Administration --> StartUp Disk Creator.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 0:25
Salih EminSalih Emin
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ya you should first make the default booting device to usb drive. i think you have chosen unetbootin for burning which is not useful i myself faced same problem. use multi boot iso which is good...
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I am not burning anything since I use an USB stick
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:39
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Assuming that the data on your stick are o.k. (did you try to boot with this very stick on another machine?), check that BIOS is set for booting from "USB-HDD" or something like that as first boot device.
Edit: I can see this was done. Maybe other BIOS settings for USB or HD access need to be corrected. Your error indicates mounting problems.
From here we can only guess. Try switching from IDE to AHCI, deactivate BIOS support for any non-existent devices, check your BIOS is up to date etc. I do believe it is some BIOS issue we have here.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 8:01
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c'mooon... it should be already booted to able to display any error aboutlive file system. otherwise it would continue to boot from HDD and if HDD doesnt have a OS it would say some error other thanlive file system
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:38
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You need change your bios from IDE to ACHI.
It should have been a solution for me, but Acer Aspire All-in-One BIOS is short of configuration options. I solved the issue by setting "USB Emulation" to "HDD".
– Dmitry Fedorkov
Jun 22 '13 at 2:58
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Greetings. I just solved this. Packard Bell TK85. My boot sequence was USB, CD, HD. I changed it to USB, HD, CD and it worked.
I'm installing from a DVD and this advice worked for me too.
– Mario S
Dec 23 '15 at 0:48
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The thing that solved this problem for me was having the Optical drive plugged into the right socket on the motherboard.
answered Feb 24 '16 at 22:35
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Just to post what worked for me on a Dell XPS 9350.
I had to switch to Legacy ROM mode in the advanced boot section and switch to legacy boot instead of UEFI in the regular boot option.
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For me changing from USB 3.0 socket to 2.0 helped. I'm using 10.04 Ubuntu on Asus 1015PEM.
answered Feb 17 '11 at 19:19
FunbotFunbot
41653
3
Having no USB2.0 ports, disabling USB 3 in BIOS worked for me.
– Alex
Mar 31 '16 at 23:38
2
@Alex But I don't have that option in my BIOS! What should I do?
– Mygod
Jul 17 '16 at 14:32
@Mygod, really not sure sorry. Are you sure it's not in there somewhere?
– Alex
Jul 18 '16 at 7:35
@Alex I switched to a USB 2.0 device and started it (not in compatibility mode) and it worked. I have no idea why. :-P
– Mygod
Jul 18 '16 at 10:49
2
this helped. For me it's opposite, my usb disk was 3.0 and I had to plug it into the 3.0 socket for it to work.
– fchen
Aug 5 '17 at 17:45
|
show 4 more comments
For me changing from USB 3.0 socket to 2.0 helped. I'm using 10.04 Ubuntu on Asus 1015PEM.
answered Feb 17 '11 at 19:19
FunbotFunbot
41653
3
Having no USB2.0 ports, disabling USB 3 in BIOS worked for me.
– Alex
Mar 31 '16 at 23:38
2
@Alex But I don't have that option in my BIOS! What should I do?
– Mygod
Jul 17 '16 at 14:32
@Mygod, really not sure sorry. Are you sure it's not in there somewhere?
– Alex
Jul 18 '16 at 7:35
@Alex I switched to a USB 2.0 device and started it (not in compatibility mode) and it worked. I have no idea why. :-P
– Mygod
Jul 18 '16 at 10:49
2
this helped. For me it's opposite, my usb disk was 3.0 and I had to plug it into the 3.0 socket for it to work.
– fchen
Aug 5 '17 at 17:45
|
show 4 more comments
For me changing from USB 3.0 socket to 2.0 helped. I'm using 10.04 Ubuntu on Asus 1015PEM.
answered Feb 17 '11 at 19:19
FunbotFunbot
41653
For me changing from USB 3.0 socket to 2.0 helped. I'm using 10.04 Ubuntu on Asus 1015PEM.
answered Feb 17 '11 at 19:19
FunbotFunbot
41653
answered Feb 17 '11 at 19:19
FunbotFunbot
41653
answered Feb 17 '11 at 19:19
FunbotFunbot
41653
answered Feb 17 '11 at 19:19
FunbotFunbot
41653
41653
3
Having no USB2.0 ports, disabling USB 3 in BIOS worked for me.
– Alex
Mar 31 '16 at 23:38
2
@Alex But I don't have that option in my BIOS! What should I do?
– Mygod
Jul 17 '16 at 14:32
@Mygod, really not sure sorry. Are you sure it's not in there somewhere?
– Alex
Jul 18 '16 at 7:35
@Alex I switched to a USB 2.0 device and started it (not in compatibility mode) and it worked. I have no idea why. :-P
– Mygod
Jul 18 '16 at 10:49
2
this helped. For me it's opposite, my usb disk was 3.0 and I had to plug it into the 3.0 socket for it to work.
– fchen
Aug 5 '17 at 17:45
|
show 4 more comments
3
Having no USB2.0 ports, disabling USB 3 in BIOS worked for me.
– Alex
Mar 31 '16 at 23:38
2
@Alex But I don't have that option in my BIOS! What should I do?
– Mygod
Jul 17 '16 at 14:32
@Mygod, really not sure sorry. Are you sure it's not in there somewhere?
– Alex
Jul 18 '16 at 7:35
@Alex I switched to a USB 2.0 device and started it (not in compatibility mode) and it worked. I have no idea why. :-P
– Mygod
Jul 18 '16 at 10:49
2
this helped. For me it's opposite, my usb disk was 3.0 and I had to plug it into the 3.0 socket for it to work.
– fchen
Aug 5 '17 at 17:45
3
3
Having no USB2.0 ports, disabling USB 3 in BIOS worked for me.
– Alex
Mar 31 '16 at 23:38
Having no USB2.0 ports, disabling USB 3 in BIOS worked for me.
– Alex
Mar 31 '16 at 23:38
2
2
@Alex But I don't have that option in my BIOS! What should I do?
– Mygod
Jul 17 '16 at 14:32
@Alex But I don't have that option in my BIOS! What should I do?
– Mygod
Jul 17 '16 at 14:32
@Mygod, really not sure sorry. Are you sure it's not in there somewhere?
– Alex
Jul 18 '16 at 7:35
@Mygod, really not sure sorry. Are you sure it's not in there somewhere?
– Alex
Jul 18 '16 at 7:35
@Alex I switched to a USB 2.0 device and started it (not in compatibility mode) and it worked. I have no idea why. :-P
– Mygod
Jul 18 '16 at 10:49
@Alex I switched to a USB 2.0 device and started it (not in compatibility mode) and it worked. I have no idea why. :-P
– Mygod
Jul 18 '16 at 10:49
2
2
this helped. For me it's opposite, my usb disk was 3.0 and I had to plug it into the 3.0 socket for it to work.
– fchen
Aug 5 '17 at 17:45
this helped. For me it's opposite, my usb disk was 3.0 and I had to plug it into the 3.0 socket for it to work.
– fchen
Aug 5 '17 at 17:45
|
show 4 more comments
Here is what I found looking around for this error message:
Data integrity
Check that the hash of the ISO you downloaded matches the official one. Also try different USB sticks or DVD burners, there may be data corruption on the stick or wear on the drive mechanics you want to rule out.
Related:
- Community Help Wiki: How To MD5SUM
- How to download Ubuntu over an unreliable connection
Hardware issues
To rule out hardware issues you can try a different computer, if available. Remember that you can usually install Ubuntu by installing the target harddrive in another computer and complete the installation there, which may be the quickest workaround in such a situation.
Cause analysis and general advice
The cause of the issue seems to be that the USB or SATA device isn't available or detection is too slow at the time the kernel takes over during the boot process, so that it can't find the image of the live OS to load. Similar to the recommendation in the data integrity section above, try burning optical installation media when you are unable to boot from USB and vice versa. If that's not possible because your computer only has USB 3.0 ports and no internal optical drive, try booting from an integrated SD card reader. Also look out for available firmware updates for your computer that may fix the issue. If you are trying to install from an ISO of an older release, then please try the latest ISO.
As a last resort you can try to use the minimal ISO, which doesn't seem to load another filesystem except initrd but requires a working Internet connection for installation. I would recommend this for Intel Macs from Apple that have this issue.
Hardware issues on laptops and desktops
There seem to be issues on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony and may be other manufacturers. Non-custom built desktops may also be affected and as far as I am aware this is specific to modern AMD processors.
Try changing the firmware settings (BIOS/UEFI) for SATA (set to AHCI mode) when using optical media or use another (non 3.0) USB port when using USB, this seems to work in most cases.
Hardware issues on Gigabyte mainboards
There apparently was or still is an issue on some Gigabyte mainboards with the IOMMU on AMD platforms (Intel calls this VT-d).
I found the following post on the forums (1, 2):
Turns out the IOMMU needs to be enabled in the BIOS. This problems seems to be exclusive to Gigabyte boards.
As well as this answer here on AU:
Gigabyte UEFI boot issues - The partition size of the created USB Installer device needs to be under that of 4GB. Others found UEFI/BIOS update solved issue of 4GB FAT limit.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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answered Jan 8 '15 at 8:09
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Here is what I found looking around for this error message:
Data integrity
Check that the hash of the ISO you downloaded matches the official one. Also try different USB sticks or DVD burners, there may be data corruption on the stick or wear on the drive mechanics you want to rule out.
Related:
- Community Help Wiki: How To MD5SUM
- How to download Ubuntu over an unreliable connection
Hardware issues
To rule out hardware issues you can try a different computer, if available. Remember that you can usually install Ubuntu by installing the target harddrive in another computer and complete the installation there, which may be the quickest workaround in such a situation.
Cause analysis and general advice
The cause of the issue seems to be that the USB or SATA device isn't available or detection is too slow at the time the kernel takes over during the boot process, so that it can't find the image of the live OS to load. Similar to the recommendation in the data integrity section above, try burning optical installation media when you are unable to boot from USB and vice versa. If that's not possible because your computer only has USB 3.0 ports and no internal optical drive, try booting from an integrated SD card reader. Also look out for available firmware updates for your computer that may fix the issue. If you are trying to install from an ISO of an older release, then please try the latest ISO.
As a last resort you can try to use the minimal ISO, which doesn't seem to load another filesystem except initrd but requires a working Internet connection for installation. I would recommend this for Intel Macs from Apple that have this issue.
Hardware issues on laptops and desktops
There seem to be issues on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony and may be other manufacturers. Non-custom built desktops may also be affected and as far as I am aware this is specific to modern AMD processors.
Try changing the firmware settings (BIOS/UEFI) for SATA (set to AHCI mode) when using optical media or use another (non 3.0) USB port when using USB, this seems to work in most cases.
Hardware issues on Gigabyte mainboards
There apparently was or still is an issue on some Gigabyte mainboards with the IOMMU on AMD platforms (Intel calls this VT-d).
I found the following post on the forums (1, 2):
Turns out the IOMMU needs to be enabled in the BIOS. This problems seems to be exclusive to Gigabyte boards.
As well as this answer here on AU:
Gigabyte UEFI boot issues - The partition size of the created USB Installer device needs to be under that of 4GB. Others found UEFI/BIOS update solved issue of 4GB FAT limit.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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answered Jan 8 '15 at 8:09
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
21.5k1872155
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Here is what I found looking around for this error message:
Data integrity
Check that the hash of the ISO you downloaded matches the official one. Also try different USB sticks or DVD burners, there may be data corruption on the stick or wear on the drive mechanics you want to rule out.
Related:
- Community Help Wiki: How To MD5SUM
- How to download Ubuntu over an unreliable connection
Hardware issues
To rule out hardware issues you can try a different computer, if available. Remember that you can usually install Ubuntu by installing the target harddrive in another computer and complete the installation there, which may be the quickest workaround in such a situation.
Cause analysis and general advice
The cause of the issue seems to be that the USB or SATA device isn't available or detection is too slow at the time the kernel takes over during the boot process, so that it can't find the image of the live OS to load. Similar to the recommendation in the data integrity section above, try burning optical installation media when you are unable to boot from USB and vice versa. If that's not possible because your computer only has USB 3.0 ports and no internal optical drive, try booting from an integrated SD card reader. Also look out for available firmware updates for your computer that may fix the issue. If you are trying to install from an ISO of an older release, then please try the latest ISO.
As a last resort you can try to use the minimal ISO, which doesn't seem to load another filesystem except initrd but requires a working Internet connection for installation. I would recommend this for Intel Macs from Apple that have this issue.
Hardware issues on laptops and desktops
There seem to be issues on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony and may be other manufacturers. Non-custom built desktops may also be affected and as far as I am aware this is specific to modern AMD processors.
Try changing the firmware settings (BIOS/UEFI) for SATA (set to AHCI mode) when using optical media or use another (non 3.0) USB port when using USB, this seems to work in most cases.
Hardware issues on Gigabyte mainboards
There apparently was or still is an issue on some Gigabyte mainboards with the IOMMU on AMD platforms (Intel calls this VT-d).
I found the following post on the forums (1, 2):
Turns out the IOMMU needs to be enabled in the BIOS. This problems seems to be exclusive to Gigabyte boards.
As well as this answer here on AU:
Gigabyte UEFI boot issues - The partition size of the created USB Installer device needs to be under that of 4GB. Others found UEFI/BIOS update solved issue of 4GB FAT limit.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Jan 8 '15 at 8:09
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
21.5k1872155
Here is what I found looking around for this error message:
Data integrity
Check that the hash of the ISO you downloaded matches the official one. Also try different USB sticks or DVD burners, there may be data corruption on the stick or wear on the drive mechanics you want to rule out.
Related:
- Community Help Wiki: How To MD5SUM
- How to download Ubuntu over an unreliable connection
Hardware issues
To rule out hardware issues you can try a different computer, if available. Remember that you can usually install Ubuntu by installing the target harddrive in another computer and complete the installation there, which may be the quickest workaround in such a situation.
Cause analysis and general advice
The cause of the issue seems to be that the USB or SATA device isn't available or detection is too slow at the time the kernel takes over during the boot process, so that it can't find the image of the live OS to load. Similar to the recommendation in the data integrity section above, try burning optical installation media when you are unable to boot from USB and vice versa. If that's not possible because your computer only has USB 3.0 ports and no internal optical drive, try booting from an integrated SD card reader. Also look out for available firmware updates for your computer that may fix the issue. If you are trying to install from an ISO of an older release, then please try the latest ISO.
As a last resort you can try to use the minimal ISO, which doesn't seem to load another filesystem except initrd but requires a working Internet connection for installation. I would recommend this for Intel Macs from Apple that have this issue.
Hardware issues on laptops and desktops
There seem to be issues on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony and may be other manufacturers. Non-custom built desktops may also be affected and as far as I am aware this is specific to modern AMD processors.
Try changing the firmware settings (BIOS/UEFI) for SATA (set to AHCI mode) when using optical media or use another (non 3.0) USB port when using USB, this seems to work in most cases.
Hardware issues on Gigabyte mainboards
There apparently was or still is an issue on some Gigabyte mainboards with the IOMMU on AMD platforms (Intel calls this VT-d).
I found the following post on the forums (1, 2):
Turns out the IOMMU needs to be enabled in the BIOS. This problems seems to be exclusive to Gigabyte boards.
As well as this answer here on AU:
Gigabyte UEFI boot issues - The partition size of the created USB Installer device needs to be under that of 4GB. Others found UEFI/BIOS update solved issue of 4GB FAT limit.
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I recieved the same error, “unable to find a medium containing a live file system”, when installing from a SATA DVD drive. Installing using USB 2.0 stick worked though.
answered Aug 26 '12 at 17:12
BogdanBivBogdanBiv
26629
I am installing Ubuntu 18.04 form the usb stick. I am still getting this error...
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 14:14
1
Hi Salman, this error means that either your PC tried to boot from another disk than your desired USB stick OR that the data read from the stick is somehow corrupted. 1. This is an old question, try to open your own. 2. Try to use your phone to take a photo of your screen when you select the boot device and upload that into your question. 3. Try to write your current ISO to another USB stick OR try to write another ISO to your current USB stick;; OR try to boot the same stick in another computer / another USB port ? 4. Try to verify the ISO written on the stick (dont know how)
– BogdanBiv
Aug 22 '18 at 20:05
Thanks for the prompt response. I tried another usb stick and that worked fine, thanks :)
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 20:14
add a comment |
I recieved the same error, “unable to find a medium containing a live file system”, when installing from a SATA DVD drive. Installing using USB 2.0 stick worked though.
answered Aug 26 '12 at 17:12
BogdanBivBogdanBiv
26629
I am installing Ubuntu 18.04 form the usb stick. I am still getting this error...
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 14:14
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Hi Salman, this error means that either your PC tried to boot from another disk than your desired USB stick OR that the data read from the stick is somehow corrupted. 1. This is an old question, try to open your own. 2. Try to use your phone to take a photo of your screen when you select the boot device and upload that into your question. 3. Try to write your current ISO to another USB stick OR try to write another ISO to your current USB stick;; OR try to boot the same stick in another computer / another USB port ? 4. Try to verify the ISO written on the stick (dont know how)
– BogdanBiv
Aug 22 '18 at 20:05
Thanks for the prompt response. I tried another usb stick and that worked fine, thanks :)
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 20:14
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I recieved the same error, “unable to find a medium containing a live file system”, when installing from a SATA DVD drive. Installing using USB 2.0 stick worked though.
answered Aug 26 '12 at 17:12
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I recieved the same error, “unable to find a medium containing a live file system”, when installing from a SATA DVD drive. Installing using USB 2.0 stick worked though.
answered Aug 26 '12 at 17:12
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I am installing Ubuntu 18.04 form the usb stick. I am still getting this error...
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 14:14
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Hi Salman, this error means that either your PC tried to boot from another disk than your desired USB stick OR that the data read from the stick is somehow corrupted. 1. This is an old question, try to open your own. 2. Try to use your phone to take a photo of your screen when you select the boot device and upload that into your question. 3. Try to write your current ISO to another USB stick OR try to write another ISO to your current USB stick;; OR try to boot the same stick in another computer / another USB port ? 4. Try to verify the ISO written on the stick (dont know how)
– BogdanBiv
Aug 22 '18 at 20:05
Thanks for the prompt response. I tried another usb stick and that worked fine, thanks :)
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 20:14
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I am installing Ubuntu 18.04 form the usb stick. I am still getting this error...
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 14:14
1
Hi Salman, this error means that either your PC tried to boot from another disk than your desired USB stick OR that the data read from the stick is somehow corrupted. 1. This is an old question, try to open your own. 2. Try to use your phone to take a photo of your screen when you select the boot device and upload that into your question. 3. Try to write your current ISO to another USB stick OR try to write another ISO to your current USB stick;; OR try to boot the same stick in another computer / another USB port ? 4. Try to verify the ISO written on the stick (dont know how)
– BogdanBiv
Aug 22 '18 at 20:05
Thanks for the prompt response. I tried another usb stick and that worked fine, thanks :)
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 20:14
I am installing Ubuntu 18.04 form the usb stick. I am still getting this error...
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 14:14
I am installing Ubuntu 18.04 form the usb stick. I am still getting this error...
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 14:14
1
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Hi Salman, this error means that either your PC tried to boot from another disk than your desired USB stick OR that the data read from the stick is somehow corrupted. 1. This is an old question, try to open your own. 2. Try to use your phone to take a photo of your screen when you select the boot device and upload that into your question. 3. Try to write your current ISO to another USB stick OR try to write another ISO to your current USB stick;; OR try to boot the same stick in another computer / another USB port ? 4. Try to verify the ISO written on the stick (dont know how)
– BogdanBiv
Aug 22 '18 at 20:05
Hi Salman, this error means that either your PC tried to boot from another disk than your desired USB stick OR that the data read from the stick is somehow corrupted. 1. This is an old question, try to open your own. 2. Try to use your phone to take a photo of your screen when you select the boot device and upload that into your question. 3. Try to write your current ISO to another USB stick OR try to write another ISO to your current USB stick;; OR try to boot the same stick in another computer / another USB port ? 4. Try to verify the ISO written on the stick (dont know how)
– BogdanBiv
Aug 22 '18 at 20:05
Thanks for the prompt response. I tried another usb stick and that worked fine, thanks :)
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 20:14
Thanks for the prompt response. I tried another usb stick and that worked fine, thanks :)
– Salman Muhammad Ayub
Aug 22 '18 at 20:14
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The content of the USB may have been corrupted. I had this about some months ago. If you have a second PC with Ubuntu try to create a new bootable Live USB from System --> Administration --> StartUp Disk Creator.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 0:25
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The content of the USB may have been corrupted. I had this about some months ago. If you have a second PC with Ubuntu try to create a new bootable Live USB from System --> Administration --> StartUp Disk Creator.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 0:25
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The content of the USB may have been corrupted. I had this about some months ago. If you have a second PC with Ubuntu try to create a new bootable Live USB from System --> Administration --> StartUp Disk Creator.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 0:25
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The content of the USB may have been corrupted. I had this about some months ago. If you have a second PC with Ubuntu try to create a new bootable Live USB from System --> Administration --> StartUp Disk Creator.
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ya you should first make the default booting device to usb drive. i think you have chosen unetbootin for burning which is not useful i myself faced same problem. use multi boot iso which is good...
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I am not burning anything since I use an USB stick
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:39
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ya you should first make the default booting device to usb drive. i think you have chosen unetbootin for burning which is not useful i myself faced same problem. use multi boot iso which is good...
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I am not burning anything since I use an USB stick
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:39
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ya you should first make the default booting device to usb drive. i think you have chosen unetbootin for burning which is not useful i myself faced same problem. use multi boot iso which is good...
ya you should first make the default booting device to usb drive. i think you have chosen unetbootin for burning which is not useful i myself faced same problem. use multi boot iso which is good...
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I am not burning anything since I use an USB stick
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:39
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I am not burning anything since I use an USB stick
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:39
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I am not burning anything since I use an USB stick
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:39
I am not burning anything since I use an USB stick
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:39
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Assuming that the data on your stick are o.k. (did you try to boot with this very stick on another machine?), check that BIOS is set for booting from "USB-HDD" or something like that as first boot device.
Edit: I can see this was done. Maybe other BIOS settings for USB or HD access need to be corrected. Your error indicates mounting problems.
From here we can only guess. Try switching from IDE to AHCI, deactivate BIOS support for any non-existent devices, check your BIOS is up to date etc. I do believe it is some BIOS issue we have here.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 8:01
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c'mooon... it should be already booted to able to display any error aboutlive file system. otherwise it would continue to boot from HDD and if HDD doesnt have a OS it would say some error other thanlive file system
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:38
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Assuming that the data on your stick are o.k. (did you try to boot with this very stick on another machine?), check that BIOS is set for booting from "USB-HDD" or something like that as first boot device.
Edit: I can see this was done. Maybe other BIOS settings for USB or HD access need to be corrected. Your error indicates mounting problems.
From here we can only guess. Try switching from IDE to AHCI, deactivate BIOS support for any non-existent devices, check your BIOS is up to date etc. I do believe it is some BIOS issue we have here.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 8:01
TakkatTakkat
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c'mooon... it should be already booted to able to display any error aboutlive file system. otherwise it would continue to boot from HDD and if HDD doesnt have a OS it would say some error other thanlive file system
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:38
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Assuming that the data on your stick are o.k. (did you try to boot with this very stick on another machine?), check that BIOS is set for booting from "USB-HDD" or something like that as first boot device.
Edit: I can see this was done. Maybe other BIOS settings for USB or HD access need to be corrected. Your error indicates mounting problems.
From here we can only guess. Try switching from IDE to AHCI, deactivate BIOS support for any non-existent devices, check your BIOS is up to date etc. I do believe it is some BIOS issue we have here.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 8:01
TakkatTakkat
107k35249376
Assuming that the data on your stick are o.k. (did you try to boot with this very stick on another machine?), check that BIOS is set for booting from "USB-HDD" or something like that as first boot device.
Edit: I can see this was done. Maybe other BIOS settings for USB or HD access need to be corrected. Your error indicates mounting problems.
From here we can only guess. Try switching from IDE to AHCI, deactivate BIOS support for any non-existent devices, check your BIOS is up to date etc. I do believe it is some BIOS issue we have here.
answered Nov 30 '10 at 8:01
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answered Nov 30 '10 at 8:01
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answered Nov 30 '10 at 8:01
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answered Nov 30 '10 at 8:01
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c'mooon... it should be already booted to able to display any error aboutlive file system. otherwise it would continue to boot from HDD and if HDD doesnt have a OS it would say some error other thanlive file system
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:38
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c'mooon... it should be already booted to able to display any error aboutlive file system. otherwise it would continue to boot from HDD and if HDD doesnt have a OS it would say some error other thanlive file system
– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:38
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c'mooon... it should be already booted to able to display any error about
live file system. otherwise it would continue to boot from HDD and if HDD doesnt have a OS it would say some error other than live file system– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:38
c'mooon... it should be already booted to able to display any error about
live file system. otherwise it would continue to boot from HDD and if HDD doesnt have a OS it would say some error other than live file system– dds
Nov 30 '10 at 19:38
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You need change your bios from IDE to ACHI.
It should have been a solution for me, but Acer Aspire All-in-One BIOS is short of configuration options. I solved the issue by setting "USB Emulation" to "HDD".
– Dmitry Fedorkov
Jun 22 '13 at 2:58
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You need change your bios from IDE to ACHI.
It should have been a solution for me, but Acer Aspire All-in-One BIOS is short of configuration options. I solved the issue by setting "USB Emulation" to "HDD".
– Dmitry Fedorkov
Jun 22 '13 at 2:58
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You need change your bios from IDE to ACHI.
You need change your bios from IDE to ACHI.
answered Feb 5 '11 at 16:21
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It should have been a solution for me, but Acer Aspire All-in-One BIOS is short of configuration options. I solved the issue by setting "USB Emulation" to "HDD".
– Dmitry Fedorkov
Jun 22 '13 at 2:58
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It should have been a solution for me, but Acer Aspire All-in-One BIOS is short of configuration options. I solved the issue by setting "USB Emulation" to "HDD".
– Dmitry Fedorkov
Jun 22 '13 at 2:58
It should have been a solution for me, but Acer Aspire All-in-One BIOS is short of configuration options. I solved the issue by setting "USB Emulation" to "HDD".
– Dmitry Fedorkov
Jun 22 '13 at 2:58
It should have been a solution for me, but Acer Aspire All-in-One BIOS is short of configuration options. I solved the issue by setting "USB Emulation" to "HDD".
– Dmitry Fedorkov
Jun 22 '13 at 2:58
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Greetings. I just solved this. Packard Bell TK85. My boot sequence was USB, CD, HD. I changed it to USB, HD, CD and it worked.
I'm installing from a DVD and this advice worked for me too.
– Mario S
Dec 23 '15 at 0:48
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Greetings. I just solved this. Packard Bell TK85. My boot sequence was USB, CD, HD. I changed it to USB, HD, CD and it worked.
I'm installing from a DVD and this advice worked for me too.
– Mario S
Dec 23 '15 at 0:48
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Greetings. I just solved this. Packard Bell TK85. My boot sequence was USB, CD, HD. I changed it to USB, HD, CD and it worked.
Greetings. I just solved this. Packard Bell TK85. My boot sequence was USB, CD, HD. I changed it to USB, HD, CD and it worked.
answered Feb 14 '11 at 0:10
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I'm installing from a DVD and this advice worked for me too.
– Mario S
Dec 23 '15 at 0:48
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I'm installing from a DVD and this advice worked for me too.
– Mario S
Dec 23 '15 at 0:48
I'm installing from a DVD and this advice worked for me too.
– Mario S
Dec 23 '15 at 0:48
I'm installing from a DVD and this advice worked for me too.
– Mario S
Dec 23 '15 at 0:48
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The thing that solved this problem for me was having the Optical drive plugged into the right socket on the motherboard.
answered Feb 24 '16 at 22:35
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The thing that solved this problem for me was having the Optical drive plugged into the right socket on the motherboard.
answered Feb 24 '16 at 22:35
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The thing that solved this problem for me was having the Optical drive plugged into the right socket on the motherboard.
answered Feb 24 '16 at 22:35
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The thing that solved this problem for me was having the Optical drive plugged into the right socket on the motherboard.
answered Feb 24 '16 at 22:35
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answered Feb 24 '16 at 22:35
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Just to post what worked for me on a Dell XPS 9350.
I had to switch to Legacy ROM mode in the advanced boot section and switch to legacy boot instead of UEFI in the regular boot option.
answered Jan 5 at 3:51
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Just to post what worked for me on a Dell XPS 9350.
I had to switch to Legacy ROM mode in the advanced boot section and switch to legacy boot instead of UEFI in the regular boot option.
answered Jan 5 at 3:51
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Just to post what worked for me on a Dell XPS 9350.
I had to switch to Legacy ROM mode in the advanced boot section and switch to legacy boot instead of UEFI in the regular boot option.
answered Jan 5 at 3:51
Matt GauntMatt Gaunt
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Just to post what worked for me on a Dell XPS 9350.
I had to switch to Legacy ROM mode in the advanced boot section and switch to legacy boot instead of UEFI in the regular boot option.
answered Jan 5 at 3:51
Matt GauntMatt Gaunt
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answered Jan 5 at 3:51
Matt GauntMatt Gaunt
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Same problem but changing USB socket didn't help. What did work was to unplug/replug the thumb drive while the "UBUNTU...." cycle (system looking for file system I assume). System found thumb-drive and install continued normally.
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