Installing an OS on a host fails with the warning "dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout script". What should I do?

Symptom

Installing an operating system on a host fails with the error: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout script.

Cause

The boot disk name created by the image-burning software does not match the configuration information in vmlinuz.

Solution

  1. After the host displays the error, wait a moment until the Dracut interface appears. Run the following commands to query device information and note the USB drive's sdbx identifier:

    dracut# cd /dev
    # Query all device information
    dracut# ls 
  2. Run the following command to reboot:

    dracut# reboot
  3. After the reboot, press e on the install screen to edit the following entry:

    vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Helixx207x20x86_64.check quiet
    vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:/dev/sdb4 nomodeset quiet
  4. Press Ctrl+X to restart the host and complete the installation.

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