<div dir="ltr">I keep unetbootin and universalusbinstaller on my computer. If one doesn't work I try the other one. But there are distros that cannot be booted with either one. Is odd but is there. <br> </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 6:21 AM, DJ-Pfulio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:djpfulio@jdpfu.com" target="_blank">djpfulio@jdpfu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Don't use USB3 devices or plugs.<br>
Folks say to avoid SanDisk flash drives too.<br>
<br>
There is no way to know for certain if a specific USB storage device will work<br>
with a specific USB port, until you try it and it fails. Really old USB storage<br>
(1st-gen) doesn't work. About 5 yrs ago, I had good luck with almost any USB<br>
storage - pre-USB3.<br>
<br>
So - try different USB flash storage. I use cheap no-name flash storage with<br>
the best luck. I've heard that Kingston and a-data work best. I dunno. Currently<br>
using an "HP" branded flash drive successfully to re-wipe ChromeOS over and over<br>
and over after about 20 attempts to get Linux installed **and** booting on a new<br>
Chromebook.<br>
<br>
Yumi is a very nice tool. Start by using one the already understood ISO options<br>
and build from there. Oh - UEFI screws things up too, sometimes. Make certain<br>
legacy boot is enabled for USB storage.<br>
<br>
OTOH, dd is pretty stupid and easy if you just need a bootable ISO on flash storage.<br>
<br>
Unetbootin has never worked for me, but after the few 10 failures, I stopped<br>
trying to use it.<br>
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On 01/20/2016 11:42 PM, Ken Cochran wrote:<br>
> Yumi looks pretty good but so far I can't get it to make<br>
> a bootable USB, even of gparted, which has always worked.<br>
> {sigh} -kc<br>
><br>
>> From: DjPfulio <<a href="mailto:DjPfulio@jdpfu.com">DjPfulio@jdpfu.com</a>><br>
>> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:32:37 -0500<br>
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [ale] syslinux problem making bootable usb<br>
>><br>
>> For the last few years I've been using dd. Works with any bootable ISO Li=<br>
>> nux distribution. No multiboot allowed. Just a single ISO.<br>
>> Syslinux and other boot tools don't always work on newer computers. If yo=<br>
>> u must have some sort of a tool to do this, MKUSB has a GUI and there is =<br>
>> a CLI version with next to zero dependencies.<br>
>> If you want to use Windows for this, Yumi is the tool that has always wor=<br>
>> ked for me. It supports multiboot setups.<br>
>><br>
>> 99% of the time, I just use dd.<br>
>><br>
>> On 20 January 2016 17:14:44 GMT-05:00, Ken Cochran <<a href="mailto:kwc@shell.theworld.co">kwc@shell.theworld.co</a>=<br>
>> m> wrote:<br>
>>> Hey y'all is there some kinda -fu I'm missing in making a usb<br>
>>> flash drive bootable? I'm trying to make a chntpw & it's not<br>
>>> working. I can make & run gparted on the same media just fine.<br>
>>> Any nice alternatives to chntpw for "outside" resetting that<br>
>>> type of password? As always, faq, doc & pointers to FMs to<br>
>>> RT are quite welcome. :) -kc<br>
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