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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 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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>>> 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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>> 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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>> 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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Booting sequence is USB and HD. If I will not insert bootable USB it will boot from HD |
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It works, as the bootable USB I created with Systemrescue CD script it worked. When I plug in the USB stick it boots from it. |
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Joseph |