On 26/06/2012 14:30, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: >> I think the "Startup Disk Creator" programs may do more than this for >> you, so probably best off sticking to their output. >> >> Cheers, Ralph. >> >> > Agreed. I think some ISOs can be dd's directly to a memory stick, but > I've never really investigate the why and how of it. When I need this, I > always use unetbootin.
On the usb stick you need an MBR in the first 464 bytes followed by a partition table (up to 512). Better off using a tool to do this. Si -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
