October 1, 20214 yr I've now tried 3 different USB sticks: 3, 3.1 and 3.2 storage devices with the USB Flash Creator (All 32GB's) and none of them will start up after setting BIOS to boot first from the detected device. Finally I dug up an older and smaller 8GB USB 2 key - but it did not help. Again, I used the USB Flash Creator. But I can't get it to start into UNRAID. Ports: I tried the two USB3.2 Gen 1 and Gen 2 ports on the back as well as the USB 2.0 front panel (via MB header) - Windows 10 always starts although each time I enter the UEFI BIOS, it sees the storage device and I set it to boot from it. Asus TUF Gaming X570-PRO MB with AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU on a new build. Ideas? Edited October 1, 20214 yr by RAP2 attempt to subscribe - but not available.
October 1, 20214 yr After you created the usb stick you need to go and launch the executable file inside. Have you done that ? -Edit- Launch make_bootable.bat if you are using windows make_bootable_linux if you are using linux and make_bootable_mac if you are using macosx That will make the usb stick to be bootable. Edited October 1, 20214 yr by Jidovu Marius Adrian
October 1, 20214 yr Author NO - I thought that UNRAID's USB Flash Creator takes care of this and only if using the manual process, this is necessary... I'll re-review the instructions. Thank-you!
October 1, 20214 yr Author Just check UNRAID instructions for UNRAID's USB Flash Creator: "Click Write to create the bootable flash." Is this not accurate?
October 1, 20214 yr Author OK... nonetheless your idea was easy enough to try... I did the above to one of my USB 3.0 keys and the USB 2 key - and tried both in a USB 3.0 rear-port, as well as a USB 2.0 front-panel port. No joy. In both cases, UEFI BIOS sees the UNRAID USB device... it just won't boot it. Is there some other BIOS setting? (SATA is in AHCI)
October 1, 20214 yr Author Ahhhh... No I did not. I did not enter the "Customize" settings at all... I guess I assumed "standard" settings worked. I recreated the drive using that option, then used the bat to make it bootable, checked BIOS that it was seen and had boot priority and this was some difference. Now I am getting a message in RED: ====SECURE BOOT VIOLATION==== Invalid signature detected. Check Secure Boot Policy in Setup. [OK] Hitting enter (OK) caused the system to boot into Windows 10. I'm assuming that this is a BIOS setting and will review shortly...
October 1, 20214 yr Author OK... my BIOS Boot settings were for WIndows UEFI - I set it to "Other OS" - it worked! Man - that initial menu to select the boot mode, auto-loaded too fast for a new user... I did not get through reading the items before it simply launched in the first one and asked for a login... I did a CTRL-ALT-DELETE and it stopped services and exited gracefully. 2nd time around I select UNRAID OS w/GUI. That option gives me a black screen with a flashing cursor... not what I expected for a GUI Is there a video that shows basic start-up procedures?
October 1, 20214 yr Author I went back to the BIOS - there is no straight ahead option to "Disable Secure Boot". I cleared the Secure Boot keys. Restarted; same result: black screen and flashing cursor.
October 1, 20214 yr Community Expert 11 minutes ago, RAP2 said: I did a CTRL-ALT-DELETE and it stopped services and exited gracefully. 2nd time around I select UNRAID OS w/GUI. That option gives me a black screen with a flashing cursor... not what I expected for a GUI Is there a video that shows basic start-up procedures? Chances are that the drivers for GUI mode are not loaded but Unraid is actually up and running. Unraid is designed so it can run headless and for many years that was the only option. Have you tried connecting to it using a web browser from another machine?
October 1, 20214 yr Author Not yet... I will try tonight. Right now, I need access to shares as a Windows 10 machine. I'll report on the weekend. Thanks for your help!
December 17, 20214 yr I have to ask where in the documentation are any of these issues mentioned? I was using the so-called "quick-install guide", and it makes NO mention of these steps. Like RAP2, I tried 3 different flash drives and did a bunch of monkeying around before I found this thread. After following the steps mentioned by Jidavu and JorgeB, I was finally able to get it to work. From my perspective, it is a very frustrating start for a new user that the flash creation tool and instructions omit crucial steps.
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