Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 11:14:10PM +0100, Mick wrote: > >>>> every single time I've had trouble using dd and unetbootin on a usb >>>> stick it's because I yanked it out of the socket too early. >>>> >>>> just sayin' >>> Yes, you MUST run sync after dd. When I tested the minimal install image >>> just now, dd returned after less than two seconds. sync took a little >>> longer... >> BTW, I bricked a USB stick when I impatiently pulled it out thinking that dd >> had finished. I learned to be more patient and less stupid from that >> experience. >> >> Run sync and wait for it to finish. ;-) > The problem here is that more and more USB stick models don't have a LED > anymore so the manufacturer can shave off another 2 cents from the bill.
If you run sync and the prompt comes back for the next command, then sync should be finished. I guess one could try the eject command too. I think, THINK, it makes sure things are synced before it finishes. I do like the ones with the LED tho. Dale :-) :-)
