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If you’re encountering this issue, this troubleshooting guide will help you identify the root cause and apply the appropriate fix. This applies to Ubuntu environments.

Resolved: “(initramfs) unable to find a medium containing a live file system” while installing Ubuntu from a USB device

Like I mentioned in a previous post I am working on installing an Ubuntu machine in order to do some GPU mining (this time around Ethereum) and now I am running into more issues. When booting up from the USB in order to perform the installation I am getting the following error message:

Resolved: “(initramfs) unable to find a medium containing a live file system” while installing Ubuntu from a USB device

after much digging it seems to be related to the USB issue referred to in (</linux/ubuntu/resolved-usb-keyboard-stops-working-ubuntu-installation-language-selection/>).

Lösung

The solution is to use USB 3.0 ports only. So what I had to do is sacrifice the mouse (I only have 2 USB 3.0 ports available) and proceeded to have the keyboard and USB drive connected so I could proceed with the installation. To my surprise that did the trick!

Zusammenfassung

This guide covered the common causes and solutions for this Ubuntu issue. If the problem persists, check the official documentation or system logs for additional diagnostic information.

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