On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:20:30 +0100, Wolodja wrote in message <[email protected]>:
> On Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 19:56 -0400, Christian Jaeger wrote: > > 1. unetbootin is still broken (unable to make *any* image work on > > flashdrive) > > Yes, unetbootin is and has been broken. Why don't you follow the > method outlined in the installation guide? > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.html.en ..IME unetbootin hangs at fdisk /dev/$USB_DEV failing to report and/or set the "bootable" flag, easily checked with e.g.: ... celsius:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdb |grep -A1 Boot Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 1011 250697 c FAT32 LBA celsius:~# ...which should produce a nice "*" right under "Boot". If it's missing, fire up e.g. cfdisk /dev/sdb and set it manually, then fire up unetbootin again, or follow Wolodja's advice. ..IMO this is the root cause of bugs #551301, #594009 and #607514. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
