Cannot boot AntiX from usb stick

[Member Hector_A]

Hello:
Following a suggestion from Fungal, I downloaded antiX-bullseye-b1-runit_x64-full.iso and its corresponding .sha file. Duly checked the integrity of the .iso and proceeded to make a bootable USB stick using: sudo dd if=/home/hector/Downloads/antiX-bullseye-b1-runit_x64-full.iso of=/dev/sda1 bs=1M status=progress. So far so good. The idea is to install and test AntiX in an old HP Mini (which is my backup/testing laptop) before replacing Debian 10.7 in my Dell XPS13-9350.

The HP Mini also has Debian 10.7 installed but I want to replace it completely with AntiX. Unfortunately, the machine refuses to boot from the USB stick and doggedly restarts Debian every time. Needless to say, I had previously changed the boot order, so at this point I am completely baffled. Am I missing something?

Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. I’m anxious to sample a systemd-free OS and enjoy its speed with my favorite WM: Openbox. No DE for me!

Thanks a lot!

[Forum Admin rokytnji]

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Maybe try a different usb stick is all I can think of.

Boot order is fine? Right iso downloaded, < 32 bit or 64 bit > , for your processor? Can’t find fault with your other steps. I know we are hybrid iso so it should took and booted.

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[Forum Admin rokytnji]

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I am wondering though if sda1 is wrong and instead should type in sda on destination command string. Usually when I use dd, That is how I roll.

Is there anything on the usb you can show us?

Like parted -l

• This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by rokytnji.

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[Anonymous]

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proceeded to make a bootable USB stick using: sudo dd if=/home/hector/Downloads/antiX-bullseye-b1-runit_x64-full.iso of=/dev/sda1 bs=1M status=progress

The dd command is “wrong tool for the job”

Please read this instructional page: https://antixlinux.com/the-most-extensive-live-usb-on-the-planet/
with special attention to the page section titled “The live-usb-maker Tool”

[Member Hector_A]

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Hello rokytnji and skidoo:
Thank you both for the help provided. I had indeed downloaded the correct (64 bit) version and on a whim followed the advice of typing sda (and not sda1). It worked nicely and AntiX is running fine and fast in the HP Mini. A new life for that old netbook! Thanks skidoo for pointing to live-usb-maker Tool. Will keep an eye on it for future use.
I chose Uruguay (my country) as location as I supposed it was necessary for setting the time zone. However, it also set the interface language to Spanish and I’d rather use American English for that. I installed AntiX to disk and now I cannot find how to change the language and keep the time zone straight. Any ideas?
Would also like to have a customized installation with Openbox and lxpanel and leave out many other applications which I never use. I’m therefore considering switching over to antiX-base or antiX-core. I’m open to suggestions and will be grateful to hear your views on this matter.
Cheers!

[Anonymous]

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also like to have a customized installation

After having used “dd”, if you are livebooting (have not installed to hard drive), the O/S is a non-writable “CD on a USB stick”.

You can install to hard drive, then add / remove programs to customize, then use the “isosnapshot” tool to create a customized ISO file…
or
from liveboot, you might add/remove to customize, then use the “live-usb-maker” tool to create a “full-featured” liveUSB on another pendrive.

antiX-base or antiX-core

Opinions differ regarding which edition provides a better starting point.
I suggest starting from base (or even Full) edition, and remove undesired programs.
I recommend against starting from core edition b/c only expert users will “know, in advance” which components will need to be installed in order to have a properly functioning graphical login ~~ non-experts wind up back in the forum posting 20+ help requests “No joy. which packages am I (still) missing?”

https://antixlinux.com/the-most-extensive-live-usb-on-the-planet/

a “dd” live-usb [only] copies the read-only iso9660 file system from the iso file so few of our special live-usb features will work since those features try to take advantage of read-write capabilities of usb flash drives.

If you have already made a “dd” live-usb […] The live-usb-maker tool offers “clone mode” which will copy your currently running antiX or MX live system to a new usb stick without a copy of the iso file.

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regarding prospective “which packages am I (still) missing?” questions:

v— accessible via the following webpage, I uploaded text files containing lists of “packages in antiX19 Base, not in Core” and “in Full, not in Base”
https://gitlab.com/skidoo/odds-n-ends

[Member Hector_A]

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Hello skidoo, thanks for your advice and suggestions. I was able to find and download the live-usb-maker tool and make with it a new stick with the base edition of antiX. I also ran across a post from anilkagi with a step-by-step guide which followed for a flawless installation. Under a first boot everything worked fine but after a second boot I get a CMST – Critical Error: “Unable to find a connection to the system bus. CMST will not be able to communicate with connman.” Rescanning the Wireless Services yields nothing. Also tried with Ceni and in this case a Scan shows all available Networks, including mine, but still there is no connection. Any ideas on this issue? Thanks.

[Member Xecure]

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Hector_A wrote:

Under a first boot everything worked fine but after a second boot I get a CMST – Critical Error: “Unable to find a connection to the system bus. CMST will not be able to communicate with connman.” Rescanning the Wireless Services yields nothing. Also tried with Ceni and in this case a Scan shows all available Networks, including mine, but still there is no connection. Any ideas on this issue? Thanks.

This means that that the connman didn’t start properly. Please, use the antix-wifi-switch tool in Control Centre > Network an re-select connman (when asked, say you DO want to edit /etc/network/interfaces to remove ceni’s configuration).

Let us know how it goes. If it properly connects, then update your system to the latest packages.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Xecure.

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[Member Hector_A]

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Thanks for the tip Xecure. Unfortunately it didn’t work and keeps showing the same error about CMST.

[Member Hector_A]

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Do I have to manually edit /etc/network/interfaces to remove ceni’s configuration?

[Member starnutter]

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OP, it is probably your usb pendrive or your BIOS settings.

Go into your laptop’s BIOS settings and check which type of booting scheme your laptop is using, “Legacy BIOS” or “UEFI”.

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