1. How To Install Open Media Vault On Raspberry Pi
2. Make Windows Install Usb Stick
3. Windows 7 Install Usb Stick

I've been trying to install OpenMediaVault 4.1.3 from an usb stick on my HP Microserver Gen8. I created the boot stick in various ways (dd, etcher, UNetbootin) but during installation (in the partitioning step) I repeatedly ended up with the following error message (and later 'creating ext4 file system failed' appeared):

To create the stick with dd, I followed the official instructions here. I also made sure that SATA support is set to AHCI and I also tested versions 3.0.94 and 4.0.14.

What can I do to solve this issue?

We use one of HP's Microserver for an OpenMediaVault DIY NAS Installation. Just how easy is it to create your own NAS? I have read at that USB sticks are. Discouraged as boot medium for. Between USB stick and.

1 Answer

How To Install Open Media Vault On Raspberry Pi

I've managed to solve the issue in the following way:

1. burn the openmediavault iso on a cd

2. format the usb stick with ext4 file system, under macOS I did this with:

   2.1 brew install e2fsprogs

   2.2 sudo $(brew --prefix e2fsprogs)/sbin/mkfs.ext4 /dev/disk3

3. plug in the ext4-formatted usb stick, boot from cd and follow the installation wizard -> partitioning doesn't fail in this constellation for me

Make Windows Install Usb Stick

Windows 7 Install Usb Stick

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