On 2 September 2014 09:00, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 01:23:45 -0500, Dale wrote: >> >>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>>> /dev/sdb1 * 0 389119 194560 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS >>>> >>> I don't know if it matters or not but on one of my sticks, I get this: >>> >>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>> /dev/sde1 * 1 3915775 1957887+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) >>> >>> Mine is FAT32 where yours is NTFS. Could that difference cause this >>> problem? >> No, it's just fdisk trying to guess the type of a filesystem that isn't >> actually there. I've just run it over 7 distro ISOs and got "Hidden >> HPFS/NTFS" for 5 of them. > > Well, it seems everyone is grasping at straws. So far, that is the only > difference I have seen. It's a head scratcher for sure. > > Dale
There's some more straws to grasp, namely the partition table that the OP created with fdisk, as well as the first partition on it: Assuming the USB is still on /dev/sdb, then use fdisk to delete partition /dev/sdb1. Then manually delete the USB DOS partition table: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1 Finally, reinstall the iso once more without creating any partitions manually: dd if=/home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso of=/dev/sdb sync NOTE: Make sure that /dev/sdb is indeed your USB stick or you'll cause damage to whatever is on /dev/sdb. -- Regards, Mick
