On 2 September 2014 18:50:02 CEST, Joseph <[email protected]> wrote: >On 09/02/14 16:46, Alan McKinnon wrote: >>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] > >I have tried it on two boxes, they are both small units without CD >1.) First is an older box that can not boot from Gentoo ISO USB >generated with "dd" >BIOS setting are: >USB-ZIP >USB-FDD >Hard Disk > >2.) The second box is an ATOM-330 and the same USB boots OK. > >So the issue might be with the Bios on the first box.
It takes 62 emails in this thread before you mention that the USB works in 1 of 2 machines. Most logical conclusion from that little fact: - the not working computer has an issue with some USB boot types. In future. Please be more complete in your reports and supply the requested information sooner. Kind regards, Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
