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On 02/09/14 15:10, Joseph wrote: |
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> On 09/02/14 14:38, thegeezer wrote: |
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>> On 02/09/14 14:10, Joseph wrote: |
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>>> On 09/02/14 10:56, Mick wrote: |
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>>>> On 2 September 2014 09:00, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>>>> Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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>>>>>> On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 01:23:45 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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>>>>>> |
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>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System |
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>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 * 0 389119 194560 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS |
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>>>>>>>> |
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>>>>>>> I don't know if it matters or not but on one of my sticks, I get |
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>>>>>>> this: |
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>>>>>>> |
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>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System |
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>>>>>>> /dev/sde1 * 1 3915775 1957887+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) |
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>>>>>>> |
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>>>>>>> Mine is FAT32 where yours is NTFS. Could that difference cause |
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>>>>>>> this |
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>>>>>>> problem? |
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>>>>>> No, it's just fdisk trying to guess the type of a filesystem that |
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>>>>>> isn't |
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>>>>>> actually there. I've just run it over 7 distro ISOs and got "Hidden |
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>>>>>> HPFS/NTFS" for 5 of them. |
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>>>>> |
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>>>>> Well, it seems everyone is grasping at straws. So far, that is the |
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>>>>> only |
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>>>>> difference I have seen. It's a head scratcher for sure. |
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>>>>> |
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>>>>> Dale |
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>>>> |
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>>>> There's some more straws to grasp, namely the partition table that the |
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>>>> OP created with fdisk, as well as the first partition on it: |
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>>>> |
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>>>> Assuming the USB is still on /dev/sdb, then use fdisk to delete |
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>>>> partition /dev/sdb1. |
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>>>> |
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>>>> Then manually delete the USB DOS partition table: |
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>>>> |
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>>>> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1 |
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>>>> |
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>>>> |
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>>>> Finally, reinstall the iso once more without creating any partitions |
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>>>> manually: |
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>>>> |
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>>>> dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso |
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>>>> of=/dev/sdb |
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>>>> |
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>>>> sync |
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>>>> |
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>>>> NOTE: Make sure that /dev/sdb is indeed your USB stick or you'll |
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>>>> cause damage |
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>>>> to whatever is on /dev/sdb. |
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>>>> |
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>>>> -- |
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>>>> Regards, |
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>>>> Mick |
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>>> |
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>>> I just did as you suggested dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1 |
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>>> dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso |
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>>> of=/dev/sdb |
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>>> sync |
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>>> |
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>>> make no difference, the USB still will not boot. |
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>> What actually happens when you try to boot ? |
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>> do you get any messages? |
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>> some bios will require you to specify usb boot device type of cdrom or |
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>> hard disk |
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>> do you have a press F11 for boot choices menu or similar? |
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>> it could be that you have usb cdrom selected as primary boot device, ide |
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>> disk as secondary and then "other removables" after this. |
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>> please confirm your bios boot orders |
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>> |
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> |
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> Booting sequence is USB and HD. If I will not insert bootable USB it |
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> will boot from HD |
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> It works, as the bootable USB I created with Systemrescue CD script it |
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> worked. When I plug in the USB stick it boots from it. |
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> |
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However, there is a difference between USB-CDROM and USB-HDD and USB-FDD |
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each of these is a different type of device. |
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which is set in your BIOS ? |
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the systemrescue-cd must be a version that your bios recognises, if your |
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bios doesn't like USB-HDD boot then that is most likely the issue you have. |
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have you tried installing grub2 and doing a direct iso boot ? the |
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gentoo minimal install cd support doing this for a long time now, and is |
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my preferred route as you can load on the iso images and just change the |
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grub conf menus |
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