On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 09:08 -0800, Grant wrote: > > After reading over all the info here, I think I'm going to go with dd > since the data isn't too sensitive. > > I created a "9.1_Live_x64" USB key with unetbootin, but the laptop > won't boot to it. I have another 512MB USB key that it boots to just > fine. Could my 8GB key be non-bootable? The laptop's CD drive isn't > working so I need another way to install an easy copy of Linux after I > dd.
They should appear the same.. I'm guessing this is a hardware/BIOS issue. I have different sized USB sticks and drives they boot fine. Maybe your BIOS has a 2G boot partition limitation (or whatever the size is)? You may need to "partition" your 8G stick LOL.
