(initramfs) unable to find a live medium containing a live file system
Had this error when trying to boot the TAILS operating system for the first time. Apparently, there’s an issue with some older SanDisk Cruzer USB sticks where they identify themselves as fixed disks rather than removable media.
In order overcome the above error and proceed with booting TAILS from an older SanDisk Cruzer stick, hit the <TAB> key at the boot prompt. You’ll see, at the foot of the screen, a series of default switches passed to the boot loader. Arrow key back to the media=removable option and delete it. Ensure you keep the space between successive parameters. Hit <RETURN> and TAILS should continue booting per usual. It can be a little slow to boot, particularly from older USB sticks, so be patient.
Had same problem.
Did the above instructions help?
Thanks, that did it for me, now I just need to make the change permanent
Hey, great post!
It worked for me. I just went inside the boot parameters by pressing [TAB] and then removed the `media=removable` part of the boot options.
It is working perfectly and flawlessly. Thanks for the help.
Did the instructions above help?
It worked, thanks a lot!
wonderful…thank a lot!
Thanks for posting! I was going a bit crazy but this worked perfectly for mine 🙂
That worked for me as well! Thank you