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I am trying to install Manjaro on an unallocated partition. I download everything from their site using torrent. I use YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) to make bootable USB. All goes well but when I start Manjaro, I select the replace partition option and try to install, I get this error:

Bad source
source="/bootmnt/manjaro/x86_64/root-image.sqfs"

At first I thought it maybe a corrupted file so I redo it all but again same error occurs.

Eje
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L.pen
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  • Probably not the case here, but i ran into problems creating usb boot sticks when using a faulty usb3 port to write the image. Its worth a try at least. – SleepProgger Jun 08 '19 at 16:18

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Got a similar error message when booting from a Multibooting USB (in my case prepared with multibootusb; while you're using YUMI). I solved the issue by comparing the path in /etc/calamares/modules/unpackfs.conf (Manjaro live via USB) with the actual path (check in a terminal).

After I changed the path in unpackfs.conf accordingly, the installation was able to continue. e.g.:

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unpack:
    - source: "/run/miso/bootmnt/multibootusb/manjaro-mate-18.0.4-stable-x86_64/manjaro/x86_64/rootfs.sfs"
      sourcefs: "squashfs"
      destination: ""
    - source: "/run/miso/bootmnt/multibootusb/manjaro-mate-18.0.4-stable-x86_64/manjaro/x86_64/desktopfs.sfs"
      sourcefs: "squashfs"
      destination: ""

see ref

Nietzsche
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This answer endorses using dd to create the installer, not YUMI.

I don't know if all the UEFI stuff applies in your case.

Also, make sure you're not trying to install a 64-bit image on a 32-bit device. Been there, done that!

Eje
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mdeazley
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