Can't boot Librem 14 from PureOS Live on USB drive

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Hi.

I’m trying to boot my Purism Librem 14 from a USB drive where I burned the latest PureOS using Balena Etcher, as recommended.

When I boot, I press the Esc key, go into Boot options and select USB boot. Then it shows the different booting options of the USB drive: test and install, live boot, etc.

I select one of the 2 live boot options, but then it just goes into a shell. I took a picture of it:

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I tried the other physical USB port. Same result.

Any solutions?

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It should work, but I need more details about the USB drive:

  1. Model name and capacity
  2. PureOS version (either 10.3 or 11)

If you flashed 10.3, try flashing it again or 11 (Crimson) instead.

https://downloads.pureos.net/11/gnome/2024-03-24/

If it still does not work, check that your version of PureBoot is up-to-date.

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That pathname looks unusual - although it is difficult to read exactly what it is.

Do you have a flash drive with an earlier version of PureOS for live boot?

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The problem was that the USB drive was too small for PureOS. And I think I used Unetbootin after Balena Etcher gave me a blank window.

It’s solved now. Thanks.

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