On Mon, 29 Jun 2015 23:15:26 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > That's because most distros, and all top quality cover discs, use > > hybrid ISO images that avoid the pain associated with the likes > > of Unetbootin. > > If you run across one that doesn't work, you do ***NOT*** need to > screw around with unetbootin. If not already installed... > > emerge sys-boot/syslinux > > To convert fubar.iso to USB-bootable format, run the command... > > isohybrid fubar.iso > > That's it. No moving files around. dd to your USB key and boot. For > documentation on various options like UEFI, etc, check the wiki page at > > http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Isohybrid
That page refers to using isohybrid with isolinux booting images. It's worth noting that if an image uses GRUB to boot, as many UEFI disks do, that hybrid is the default format. -- Neil Bothwick Profanity, The Language of Computer Professionals.
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