On 8 March 2010 16:58, T. Horsnell <tsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > dexter wrote: >> On 8 March 2010 10:35, T. Horsnell <tsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> I'm trying to make a USB version of the FC12 livecd. >>> I follow the instructions at: >>> >>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo >>> >>> and type (as root): >>> >>> # livecd-iso-to-disk --format --reset-mbr Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso /dev/sdc1 >>> >>> but the resulting USB stick just gives me 'Boot Error' when I boot it. >>> >>> If I use the dd method: >>> >>> # dd if=Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=8M >>> >>> it boots correctly. I ultimately want a persistent-storage >>> area so the dd solution is no good for me. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >> try liveusb-creator then bugzilla :-) >> >> ...dex > > Well, I've so far tried all the suggestions (except bugzilla), > and *nothing* works. I must be doing something wrong. > > On my FC9 with livecd-tools-0.17.3-1.fc9 FC9 why didnt you say :-) its definetly not going to work on FC9 you need to upgrade syslinux I have syslinux-3.75-2.dex.fc9.i686 self built & livecd-tools-017.2-1.fc9.i386 I havent tried building a respin on FC9 lately because of the rpm & squashfs changes around FC11 but I can still write useable FC12.iso usb-sticks from FC9 due to the syslinux upgrade. > Ive tried: > livecd-iso-to-disk Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso /dev/sdc1 this should have worked? Sorry I cant see what your doing wrong from here so if you downloaded the iso check the checksum again and give your stick a good look to. (bootable,vfat,ext3/4,etc) > livecd-iso-to-disk Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso /dev/sdc (required mkdosfs -I and mkfs.vfat -I) This is wrong in my book its always the partition and not the whole disk i.e sdc1 > liveusb-creator Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso > and, thinking it might be a subtle difference in the iso structure, > I tried the same commands with Fedora-9-i686-Live.iso > > They all failed with a 'Boot error'. > > I then moved to my newly installed and updated FC12 system, with livecd-tools-031-1.fc12.1 and tried: > livecd-iso-to-disk Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso /dev/sdb1 > livecd-iso-to-disk --format --reset-mbr Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso /dev/sdb1 > livecd-iso-to-disk --format --reset-mbr Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso /dev/sdb > liveusb-creator Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso > > These also failed in the same way. > > The only thing that works is 'dd if=Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M' > and if it wasnt for this I would think either my memsticks or my bios were faulty. Well if thats the case the stick & iso & bios are good?? ignore what I said earlier reguarding checking. ...dex -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
