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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....

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

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!

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!!

Luce77 wrote: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.