Mageia dvd on usb live doesn not start...

[Luce77]

Hi to all and happy new year!
I am a Ubuntu users but I am interested in Mageia.
I download from mageia website the DVD x64 and I intalled on usb using UNetbootin. When I start the machine I got this:
RAMDISK: could not find valid RAM disk image starting at 0. VFS: cannot open root device"(null)" or unknow-block(252,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the avaible partitions: Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknow-block(252,0)

someone know what I should do?

ps:I also download and start the CD KDE, nothing appened!!!just appeared the logo and it seems not working as well....

[doktor5000]

You should not use unetbootin on the Mageia images, that will damage them.
Please have a look at https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Installation ... B_stick.3F

[rolltide101x]

Unetbootin should work with the DVD version (its the live isos that usually have the problems with it) But I still recommend you using DD on Ubuntu. If you have uninstalled Ubuntu and have access to Windows XP use this (This will not work for Windows 7/Vista)
http://ubuntuone.com/2HtaH4ouNRWz3XMh8GnSxu (link to Mageia-seed?) Mandriva seed will work just the same though

If you are using Windows 7 you can use my guide here. I have found it works with Mageia 1. I tested it on Mageia 1 since and it worked fine. I think it was just a weird thing when it didnt work for me on Mageia 1 that one time. But i put it as a warning just in case
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1629

OR (You will need 2 flash drives for this)
Create a Parted Magic live flash drive, and use it to put Mageia on the other. Parted Magic is small and comes with DD.

Also I know for a fact YUMI will work for Mageia DVDs and BOOT ISOs. (Will not work for Live CDs)
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/downloads/ ... .0.4.0.exe (It is a Windows application obviously)

And welcome to the community!

[Luce77]

Thank you for your quick answer!
Yes..I have ubuntu, but I am not a windows user anymore to use your guide..sorry!!

From Ubuntu I copyed mageia dvdx64 on my desktop and I renemed it "mageia.iso".
Then from terminal:

sudo dd if=mageia.iso of=/dev/sdb1

but it does not work!!!
what I did wronge? can you plese help me step by step?
Thank youuuuu!!

[doktor5000]

sudo dd if=mageia.iso of=/dev/sdb1

but it does not work!!!
what I did wronge?

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sudo dd if=mageia.iso of=/dev/sdb

would be correct, since you don't want to write it to a partition, but directly to the storage device.