On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Mikkel <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. I can't find the page anymore, but it is possible to boot a dd'ed image directly off a USB drive but the image/ISO has to support it. It probably makes sure the boot sector/program is in the right place. -- 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
