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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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>>>>>> 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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>> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1 |
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>> Finally, reinstall the iso once more without creating any partitions |
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>> manually: |
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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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>> 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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> |
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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 |