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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:26:14
Message-Id: 20140902002605.GJ15640@syscon7
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB by Neil Bothwick
1 On 09/02/14 01:08, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 >On Mon, 1 Sep 2014 17:42:47 -0600, Joseph wrote:
3 >
4 >> I just tried "usb_instal.sh" script from systemrescuecd-x86-4.3.0.iso
5 >> and my box boots just fine. So why do I have problem using "unetbootin"
6 >> and generating bootable USB manually.
7 >
8 >unetbootin uses some $MAGIC that doesn't work with all ISOs. isohybrid
9 >seems to work with everything and is much simpler to use too.
10 >
11 >
12 >--
13 >Neil Bothwick
14 >
15 >I cna ytpe 300 wrods pre mniuet!!!
16
17 I just tried it as root:
18 isohybrid install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso
19 dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso of=/dev/sda bs=4096
20 sync
21
22 And the USB still can not boot it :-/
23
24 --
25 Joseph

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Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>