Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB

Subject	Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
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From	"25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net>
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Date	2023-02-18 22:04 -0500
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On 2/18/23 4:59 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 18/02/2023 08:38, 25B.R866 wrote:
>> On 2/15/23 4:58 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
>>> Since I haven't been able to get quantian (knoppix 4) to install from 
>>> DVD
>>> (because of ATA/SATA/UEFI issues) maybe I could put it on a USB.
>>>
>>> Instead of getting and using RUFUS, since i alread have GParted,
>>> is there a way to do this?
>>>
>>> I haven't seen any obvious options in the menu other than the "boot" 
>>> switch
>>> on defining a partition.. so while I suspect this is what i need, it 
>>> would be
>>> smoother if I had better instructions. All my searches turn up how to 
>>> put
>>> GParted on a bootable USB instead.
>>
>>    Gparted is NOT the right tool for that.
>>
> I just followed directions on the MINT site to make a bootable USB drive.
> 
> It is quite complicated.
> 
>>    Most modern bootable USBs also incorporate
>>    a UEFI (a M$ abomination) partition a the
>>    very start. You, kinda, CAN fake that with
>>    gparted - create a FAT-32 part at the very
>>    beginning, but it's not guarenteed to work
>>    since special code needs to be loaded INTO
>>    the little partition.
>>
> In my case it appears to be a directory, not a partition


   Interesting .... I've never seen it as a directory
   per-se - it's always a 100m-500m FAT-32 partition
   that's the very first one on the drive. Perhaps
   your setup is "presenting" it as a dir, pcmanfm
   will - and any other parts on the drive. They appear
   in the left-hand menu. It's *really* a "mountable
   partition" though. Click and it mounts somewhere.


>>    Use one of the other popular utilities to put
>>    yer image on the USB - or you can 'dd' it ...
> Mint recommends USB Image Writer or Etcher.
>>
>>    'sudo dd if=/home/fred/MyImage.img of=/dev/sdd bs=64k' ...
>>    that's the basics but 'status=progress' will let you see
>>    what's progressing.
>>
>>    "bs" means "block-size" ...but, really, once
>>    you get to about 1k there's little improvement
>>    in speed. I've checked it.
>>
>>    Balina Etcher is very user friendly - downloads
>>    as an executable - but there are a few others,
>>    just search. I almost always use Balina. If you
>>    are using Winder a lot (WHY ???) then 'Rufus'
>>    is also very good.
> 
> Yup. These take care of all the UEFI bollocks.

   I'd stick with Etcher and Rufus for now. The get
   it done perfectly with minimal BS. However if
   you want a Linux bootable USB stick with *persistence*
   it might be worth checking some of the brand-x
   burners instead.

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Use GParted to make bootable USB vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-02-15 21:58 +0000
  Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-15 23:01 +0100
  Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2023-02-15 22:11 +0000
    Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-02-15 16:34 -0800
    Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2023-02-16 10:59 +0200
  Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-02-15 20:11 -0500
  Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-18 03:38 -0500
    Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-18 09:59 +0000
      Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-18 22:04 -0500
        Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-02-18 23:34 -0500
        Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-19 11:25 +0000
          Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-19 12:50 +0100
            Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-19 14:30 +0000
    Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-18 12:29 +0100
      Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-18 22:15 -0500
    Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-18 14:21 +0000
      Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "25B.R866" <25B.R866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-18 22:24 -0500
        Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-19 12:26 +0100
        Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-19 14:21 +0000
          Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-20 21:53 -0500
            Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-21 08:39 +0000
              Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-21 10:53 +0000
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-21 11:42 +0000
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-22 01:08 -0500
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-22 01:38 -0500
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-23 12:15 +0100
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-23 13:16 +0000
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "25B.E866" <25B.E866@noaaba.net> - 2023-02-23 21:27 -0500
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-24 09:20 +0000
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-24 14:03 +0100
            Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-21 10:38 +0000
              Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2023-02-21 19:12 +0000
                Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-22 13:26 +0000
        Re: Use GParted to make bootable USB Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-02-21 22:30 -0800

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