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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 14:10:18
Message-Id: 20140902141008.GN15640@syscon7
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB by thegeezer
1 On 09/02/14 14:38, thegeezer wrote:
2 >On 02/09/14 14:10, Joseph wrote:
3 >> On 09/02/14 10:56, Mick wrote:
4 >>> On 2 September 2014 09:00, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
5 >>>> Neil Bothwick wrote:
6 >>>>> On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 01:23:45 -0500, Dale wrote:
7 >>>>>
8 >>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
9 >>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 * 0 389119 194560 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
10 >>>>>>>
11 >>>>>> I don't know if it matters or not but on one of my sticks, I get
12 >>>>>> this:
13 >>>>>>
14 >>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
15 >>>>>> /dev/sde1 * 1 3915775 1957887+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
16 >>>>>>
17 >>>>>> Mine is FAT32 where yours is NTFS. Could that difference cause this
18 >>>>>> problem?
19 >>>>> No, it's just fdisk trying to guess the type of a filesystem that
20 >>>>> isn't
21 >>>>> actually there. I've just run it over 7 distro ISOs and got "Hidden
22 >>>>> HPFS/NTFS" for 5 of them.
23 >>>>
24 >>>> Well, it seems everyone is grasping at straws. So far, that is the
25 >>>> only
26 >>>> difference I have seen. It's a head scratcher for sure.
27 >>>>
28 >>>> Dale
29 >>>
30 >>> There's some more straws to grasp, namely the partition table that the
31 >>> OP created with fdisk, as well as the first partition on it:
32 >>>
33 >>> Assuming the USB is still on /dev/sdb, then use fdisk to delete
34 >>> partition /dev/sdb1.
35 >>>
36 >>> Then manually delete the USB DOS partition table:
37 >>>
38 >>> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1
39 >>>
40 >>>
41 >>> Finally, reinstall the iso once more without creating any partitions
42 >>> manually:
43 >>>
44 >>> dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso
45 >>> of=/dev/sdb
46 >>>
47 >>> sync
48 >>>
49 >>> NOTE: Make sure that /dev/sdb is indeed your USB stick or you'll
50 >>> cause damage
51 >>> to whatever is on /dev/sdb.
52 >>>
53 >>> --
54 >>> Regards,
55 >>> Mick
56 >>
57 >> I just did as you suggested dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1
58 >> dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso
59 >> of=/dev/sdb
60 >> sync
61 >>
62 >> make no difference, the USB still will not boot.
63 >What actually happens when you try to boot ?
64 >do you get any messages?
65 >some bios will require you to specify usb boot device type of cdrom or
66 >hard disk
67 >do you have a press F11 for boot choices menu or similar?
68 >it could be that you have usb cdrom selected as primary boot device, ide
69 >disk as secondary and then "other removables" after this.
70 >please confirm your bios boot orders
71 >
72
73 Booting sequence is USB and HD. If I will not insert bootable USB it will boot from HD
74 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.
75
76 --
77 Joseph

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB thegeezer <thegeezer@×××××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@×××.de>