How do I created a bootable USB stick to install sys on HDD?
I've tried dd if of and cp to get the iso onto a usb but it does not boot up, then I did it the way zenwalk needs to have it done to make it boot able USB Stick still no luck.
so what do I got a do on the command line to get this Vector Linux onto a USB so I can install it onto my hard drive??? Adding it to my dual boot to make it a thrice boot. |
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Those commands only work with isohybrid ISO images. You can convert non-isohybrid images using syslinux (the syslinux-utils package in Debian): Code:
# isohybrid example.iso http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Isohybrid |
Where did you see that your iso can be dd to a usb?
When you say iso looks good what do you mean. I'll assume that live usb creator or unetbootin would do what you want as Keruskerfuerst suggests. Not all iso's can be placed on a usb directly with dd. Not all have the ability to run in a live creator. Some could possibly be loaded with grub or grub4dos on the usb directly to an iso image. |
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The suspicion was that the OP forgot to use `sync` command or the `conv=sync` flag to flush the buffers onto the USB stick. I don't think the VectorLinux ISO image is of the isohybrid type so the OP needs to either convert it (as outlined in my post) or use unetbootin |
You can also use the following:
http://www.isotousb.com/ http://pcsupport.about.com/od/file-f...rn-iso-usb.htm And: https://www.google.de/search?q=write...rtMMXeU-jqgdgG |
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dd if=/name of iso of=/path/to/usb && sync that installed but it is so far not up to being 100% compatible with SlackWare (slackBuilds) but this post is not a Linux review ;) |
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the big bugger is that Vector Linux as far as I seen did not even post a how to get it to a usb to use it. Because I specify remember googling a how to on victor linux many times trying to find info before posting this. this is a a failure on their part. If someone puts out a distro then they need to put out a how to on that same page, or a hey look here easy to find link to what ever page they put it on, and not make the end user go page hopping looking for instructions on how to get it installed onto the most commonly used Mediums. ie USB / SD CARD / then DVD and CD's. this should be posted with there regardless of the end users knowledge base for all to see it. because it seems them people just take it for granted that everyone knows what they do and how they think so they do not have to share the knowledge of how to do this or that in what they have done because they should already know that part. it'd make life a lot easier and cut down on questions like this. but that is just my option as far as unetbootin their was this problem with it about seeing the USB stick too or something to that effect when using it in Linux, that I did not experience when I used it in Windows. with windows I could just click on it then direct it to the USB Port I needed it to be on, in Linux it is not so. I wrote him a e mail on that a long time ago. that was the only thing that it prevented me from using it on Linux when I could use it in Windows, NP. But, now that I have completely removed Windows off my laptop ------ |
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http://askubuntu.com/questions/13454...nted-usb-drive AFAIK, VectorLinux is *sold* so maybe if you give them some money they will tell you what to do... |
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I got it working now using unetbootin -- it seen my USB, it been so long ago I forget why I couldn't get it to work in Linux but windows yes,only that is was a unetbootin thing and not me, but ne ways it works now Vector Linunx is installed now and as you know I am playing with Void Linux right now and loving it !!working on getting dwm recompiled in Void not sure if I just need to put make in here or they got other ideas on how to recompile things (side note) |
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make && sudo make install |
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[userx@void dwm]$ ls might post this HM (help me) in CB if I don't get it figured out |
bootable usb
we do not officially support the use of unetbootin
here is how to create a bootable usb https://vlcoredocumentation.readthed...table_usb.html here is a link to our documentation project https://vlcoredocumentation.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ |
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