On 02/09/2014 15:10, Joseph wrote: > On 09/02/14 10:56, Mick wrote: >> On 2 September 2014 09:00, Dale <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Neil Bothwick wrote: >>>> On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 01:23:45 -0500, Dale wrote: >>>> >>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>>>>> /dev/sdb1 * 0 389119 194560 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS >>>>>> >>>>> I don't know if it matters or not but on one of my sticks, I get this: >>>>> >>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>>>> /dev/sde1 * 1 3915775 1957887+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) >>>>> >>>>> Mine is FAT32 where yours is NTFS. Could that difference cause this >>>>> problem? >>>> No, it's just fdisk trying to guess the type of a filesystem that isn't >>>> actually there. I've just run it over 7 distro ISOs and got "Hidden >>>> HPFS/NTFS" for 5 of them. >>> >>> Well, it seems everyone is grasping at straws. So far, that is the only >>> difference I have seen. It's a head scratcher for sure. >>> >>> Dale >> >> There's some more straws to grasp, namely the partition table that the >> OP created with fdisk, as well as the first partition on it: >> >> Assuming the USB is still on /dev/sdb, then use fdisk to delete >> partition /dev/sdb1. >> >> Then manually delete the USB DOS partition table: >> >> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1 >> >> >> Finally, reinstall the iso once more without creating any partitions >> manually: >> >> dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso >> of=/dev/sdb >> >> sync >> >> NOTE: Make sure that /dev/sdb is indeed your USB stick or you'll cause >> damage >> to whatever is on /dev/sdb. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Mick > > I just did as you suggested dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1 > dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso of=/dev/sdb > sync > > make no difference, the USB still will not boot.
what *does* happen when you try boot of the usb. Something must happen on the screen, please describe that -- Alan McKinnon [email protected]
