Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:27:02
Message-Id: 20140902142644.0b08ac6b@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB by Joseph
1 On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 07:10:46 -0600, Joseph wrote:
2
3 > I just did as you suggested
4 > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1
5 > dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso
6 > of=/dev/sdb sync
7 >
8 > make no difference, the USB still will not boot.
9
10 This is odd as you have created a bootable USB stick. Are you using EFI?
11
12 If not, does your BIOS have options for booting from different devices,
13 USB CD, USB HD, USB Zip, etc? You may need to try different
14 alternatives, one system I have wants to boot USB sticks as Zip
15 drives :-O
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19 Neil Bothwick
20
21 why do kamikazee pilots wear helmets?

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Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB Alec Ten Harmsel <alec@××××××××××××××.com>