Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB

[Christopher Jones]

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> On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:38 PM, Christopher Jones <christopher.jones1216@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> I had the minimal ISO on a usb stick so it can be done.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Sep 1, 2014, at 12:29 PM, Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 09/01/14 19:42, wraeth wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 1 Sep 2014 09:51:10 Neil Bothwick wrote:
>>>> The ISO image has to be created as a "hybrid" image for this to work.
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure the Gentoo minimal image is - I've been dd'ing the iso's for
>>> quite a while now, and it's always been a simple case of download, verify, dd.
>>
>> If you burn the minimal install CD ISO image to CD it will work, but I think it will not work if one tries to put it on a USB stick. The structure is different for USB.
>>
>>>
>>> Besides, running `fdisk -l /path/to/image.iso` does return a partition list
>>> (of one NTFS/Hidden partition) for me, using a standard unmodified minimal
>>> iso.
>>
>> fdisk -l install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso
>>
>> Disk install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso: 190 MiB, 199229440 bytes, 389120 sectors
>> Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> Disklabel type: dos
>> Disk identifier: 0x1047d058
>>
>> Device                              Boot Start       End Blocks  Id System
>> install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso1 *        0    389119 194560  17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
>>
>>>
>>> It's certainly worth noting, but in this case, OP is using a minimal image
>>> (install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso).
>>>
>>> --
>>> wraeth
>>
>> --
>> Joseph
>>
Sorry for the top post. Still drinking my morning coffee.