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USB boot drive not working in two computers (Solved!)
Jim0000:
I found an older USB stick in my collection and tried that with success!
I had previously bought new ones that did not!
It appears that my problems have been hardware related.
I am left with the puzzle of how to select future USB sticks and purchase them specifically for this purpose.
Any tips please?
Jim.
Jim0000:
--- Quote from: trinidad on July 28, 2022, 08:38:47 AM ---If you can't get a bootable LL ISO using dd and continue to purchase and try new sticks by now you could have purchased one here.
https://www.linuxliteos.com/shop.html........................
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I would have done that except for the fact that I live in Australia and it would cost around A$50 to pay for and ship it to my address.
--- Quote ---I have written literally hundreds of Debian and/or Ubuntu based Linux ISOs (including Mint and LL) to USB sticks using dd on several different Linux systems often downloaded over wifi. ...............
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Congratulations! I am happy for you!
--- Quote ---Something is wrong with your praxis. .............
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I thought so, and still suspect so. However, for one of my attempts at flashing a USB to Linux Mint to make a bootable drive, one of the international highly experienced contributors to the Mint forums attempted to do one via remote access. It also failed.
--- Quote ---Carefully follow the Lite help manual concerning dd and you should not have a problem if your download is clean. .........................
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I agree totally; I "should not have a problem"! The fact that I am here "should" be evidence enough for that.
But............thanks for the reply.
Jim.
trinidad:
If you can't get a bootable LL ISO using dd and continue to purchase and try new sticks by now you could have purchased one here.
https://www.linuxliteos.com/shop.html
I have written literally hundreds of Debian and/or Ubuntu based Linux ISOs (including Mint and LL) to USB sticks using dd on several different Linux systems often downloaded over wifi. Something is wrong with your praxis. Carefully follow the Lite help manual concerning dd and you should not have a problem if your download is clean. Use a new stick and don't pre-format it. Forums can often be TMI. Specialized USB burning software uses more memory and just adds more probability of memory and/or user errors regardless of what you have read.
https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/install.html#llusblin
As far as this:
--- Quote ---I would still love to find out why I have had this problem multiple times over the years
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We would have to know what you did and what hardware and OS you used.
TC
Jim0000:
I have ordered a cheap external DVD drive. Then I can plug it into my HP Mini laptop and flash the operating system from a DVD burned with the image.
That should by-pass the problem.
Jim.
Jim0000:
I have posted a new thread regarding this intractable problem over on the Linux Mint forums.. (Well, intractable for me that is).
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=378114
After spending yet another long, late night trying to resolve this, I have abandoned the USB boot drive option. I have ordered an external DVD drive and use DVD for the purpose of installing new operating systems exclusively in the future.
I tried multiple times to write to USB in two Linux systems and also in Windows 7.
All failed!
I would still love to find out why I have had this problem multiple times over the years.
The last post over on the Linux forum from Cosmo could explain this.
I plan to give that one last try.
Jim.
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