This issue is weird since I installed Arch 3 days ago without any problems during boot. Maybe it would be good to try it without -dao ? -- *Jean-Philippe Provost* 2016-11-15 1:45 GMT-05:00 David C. Rankin <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On 11/13/2016 12:30 PM, Manuel Reimer wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've freshly downloaded the ISO from the Arch Linux homepage and burned > with: > > > > # cdrecord dev=/dev/cdrom -dao PATH_TO_ISO > > > > Booting from this hangs with waiting for some /dev/disk/by-label/ARCH... > > device. After waiting for this I get to some kind of "recovery console" > > missing most tools. > > > > /dev/disk/by-label doesn't exist at all in this minimalistic shell. > > > > Is it possible that booting from a device "by-label" just doesn't work > for a > > DVD drive at all? > > > > Any way to fix this? > > > > Ran into this same problem for the first time in September, just follow the > directions and write the .iso to a USB stick and it should boot fine. > There is > an entire forum thread devoted to this issue. You can read all about the > latest theories as to why it happens, there. But regardless, the easiest > solution is simply to install from a USB. > > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. >
