On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Daniel Wallace
<daniel.wall...@gatech.edu> wrote:
> mike cloaked <mike.cloa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I have made a bootable usbkey with the archlinux-2012.09.07-dual.iso
>>file but having tried to boot it, both on an Inspiron 530s and also a
>>Samsung Q35 netbook, there is a blue "graphics" screen but it does not
>>stop and offer me the choice of i686 or x86_64 but carries straight on
>>to boot to the normal prompt. So I can't choose which architecture to
>>use for the install.
>>
>>Does anyone know a workaround to be able to get to choose which of 32
>>or 64 bit to boot for the install? Or is there a problem with this new
>>install media on some hardware?
>>
>>I have done quit a bit of reading but not seen this issue mentioned in
>>any of the arch wiki or other google searches.
>>
>>Thanks
>
> How are you putting the making the boot able media? Do not use something like 
> unetbootin, it just breaks the image. Use dd if you can or make in manually 
> using the instructions on the wiki. If you are on windows just use windows 
> image writer. I
> Otherwise make sure you are using one of the recommended methods from the usb 
> installable media Page of the wiki
>

I did use unetbootin but was not aware that unetbootin breaks the
image!  I then had to adjust the syslinux.cfg to point it at the name
of the usbkey - but I will try the dd method and see if that works
better - thought that will be tomorrow now as it is late here in the
UK now.

Thanks - I will report back when I have had a chance to try the dd method.

-- 
mike c

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