Re: OT:burn - not install to usb

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On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Mick M. <off_by_1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi;
>  I found a couple of 16MB usb sticks in a drawer.
> I have the latest systemrescuecd and want to "burn" it to the USB stick.
> An install needs > 512MB, this is only 16M.
>
> I tried using dd but it would not boot.
>
> To be clear I want the USB stick to act like a blank cd.
> Is this possible?

If dd wrote the image but it does not boot, the problem is likely with
your computer not the USB disk. Not all BIOSs support that boot
method, or in some cases, particular USB flash drives. I have an old
(and for a flash drive I mean OLD) 256MB (not GB) sony flash drive. I
don't have a single computer that will boot from it. There's just
something the computers don't like about it. Then I have a logo'd
giveaway 1GB drive that everything seems to like.

Assuming it's not a hardware incompatibility, I would suggest using
the livecd method, otherwise you're going to waste a 16GB stick on a
~250MB image.

Richard
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