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20.04
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Title:
stdin: invalid argument
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/2022/02/24/stdin_-invalid-argument
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February 24, 2022
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This issue was raised:
[20.655271] usb usb1-port4: couldn't allocate usb_device
After a few seconds it restarts with appropriate OS logo and shows next errors:
stdin: invalid argument
…like 50 same errors…
Unable to find a medium container a live system
Attempt interactive netboot from a URL ?
This solution:
- Inserting “iommu=soft” into /boot/grub/grub.cfg in bootable USB helped me.
fixed the problem.
Summary
Sounds like the same problem you have and the same solution should work.