On 06/20/2010 10:53 AM, Richard Shaw wrote: > > If dd wrote the image but it does not boot, the problem is likely with > your computer not the USB disk. Not all BIOSs support that boot > method, or in some cases, particular USB flash drives. I have an old > (and for a flash drive I mean OLD) 256MB (not GB) sony flash drive. I > don't have a single computer that will boot from it. There's just > something the computers don't like about it. Then I have a logo'd > giveaway 1GB drive that everything seems to like. > > Assuming it's not a hardware incompatibility, I would suggest using > the livecd method, otherwise you're going to waste a 16GB stick on a > ~250MB image. > > Richard I have never had it work to dd a CD image to a USB stick/drive. I believe the problem is that the computer looks for the boot loader in a different place on a CD then on a USB drive. Now, if you can tell the computer that the USB drive is an USB CD drive, then it would probably work. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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