On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 10:24:26PM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > >Steve McIntyre wrote: >> Then you were definitely using ISO mode in Rufus. > >At least it is not the "exact clone of the image onto the USB" which >Pete Batard promises for DD mode of his Rufus.
Nod. >> we have recommendations for rufus in DD mode, or >> before that win32diskimager. > >The FAQ item > https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb >still only mentions win32diskimager. Yay. We have far too many places with out-of-date docs... >Given the problems of shirish to effectively use Rufus in DD mode, >somebody will have to take the plight of exercising the procedure and >giving sufficient hints about how to avoid the unwanted ISO mode. >(It's confusing that ISO mode yields a non-ISO 9660 filesystem on the > USB stick whereas DD mode yields an ISO 9660.) > >I got an MS-Windows allergy with consequential wallet constipation. >So i cannot volunteer for mere medical reasons. *grin* -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "I've only once written 'SQL is my bitch' in a comment. But that code is in use on a military site..." -- Simon Booth