Hi Steve, that *is* the booted Arch ISO. There is no graphical installer (which you presumably expect). Follow https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/installation_guide to continue from the shell prompt. Regards, Khorne March 22, 2019 11:19 PM, steve@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I followed the instructions to use DD mode in Rufus and I got much > further in the boot process than the first couple times I tried. > > A few screens of info passed by...before it didn't even get halfway down > the first screen of info. That's good progress in my book. > > However it stopped at a shell prompt. > > The picture I took is at this link: > > https://imgur.com/a/xrunl82 > > I was going to use Trisquel Mini until I found out they have such an > attitude about everything being free or non-free that they don't include > many wifi drivers. > > The driver in this Intel Compute Stick is 'virtualized' so that leaves > me to wonder what drive is compatible. > > The original Ubuntu bloated carcass that was on there was compatible > hardware-wise, but of course their massive load of updates made the > machine unusable. > > Anyway, I'm a practical person so I hope you have better stock of > drivers once I get over this issue with booting from USB. > > Thanks, > > Steve > > On 2019-03-21 23:42, Robert Crawford via arch-general wrote: > >> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 5:39 PM <steve@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> OK, gotcha..."Write in DD Image mode". >> >> I see that and I'll try it. >> >> Thanks a bunch!!! >> >> Steve Sybesma >> >> On 2019-03-21 16:11, Tomasz Kramkowski via arch-general wrote: >> >> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 03:56:28PM -0600, steve@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I tried installing archlinux-2019.03.01-x86_64.iso onto my Intel Compute >> Stick STCK1A8LFC, but got this at the very beginning when I tried >> booting a USB stick created by Rufus. >> >> https://imgur.com/a/nEjA248 <-- See picture at this link >> >> I did not experience the lack of booting the USB stick with any other >> distros I tried (about 6-7 others). They all booted fine and were >> created in Rufus the same way. >> >> BIOS setting is the same as others as well...UEFI shell disabled (that >> is a must), USB boot enabled, and Secure Boot disabled. There is no >> Legacy Boot/CSM option. Stuck on UEFI. >> >> See picture attached for what happens when I try to boot from the USB >> stick I created. >> >> Particulars... >> >> Hardware: >> >> https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/86613/intel-compute-stick-stck1a8lfc.html >> >> Screenshot of creation of Rufus USB stick (exact same method as others I >> did which all booted fine): >> >> https://imgur.com/a/AB11PSP <-- See picture at this link >> >> Thanks for any help you can provide. >> >> Steve Sybesma >> Brighton, CO USA >> Hi Steve, >> >> Have you tried using a tool like dd or something equivalent to directly >> write the iso to the USB flash drive? >> >> Taking a quick look at our wiki, it seems like Rufus can perform that >> task if it is configured correctly. The instructions are here: >> >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_media#Using_Rufus >> >> It seems that after clicking "START" on the screen in the screenshot you >> provided the software should prompt for a mode. Select "DD Image mode." >> >> Kind regards, > > I just installed Arch on a HP Probook laptop. I used Etcher using > Manjaro. Works great.