From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7084D13838B for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 15:20:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 389ACE08D2; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 15:20:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DB54CE08BE for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 15:20:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 614973402E6 for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 15:20:00 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.276 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.276 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.336, BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ZQmWc5W25-vb for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 15:19:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CF19F34026F for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 15:19:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Xa4e7-0001l6-BE for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:19:51 +0200 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:19:51 +0200 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:19:51 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Making a bootable USB flash drive from ISO image Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 15:19:40 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20141002222412.6e07e903@hactar.digimed.co.uk> <20141002233019.1891d34e@digimed.co.uk> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:29.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/29.0 SeaMonkey/2.26.1) X-Archives-Salt: 3a78f50f-c8f4-40c9-baa0-c052226be7cd X-Archives-Hash: 8a1a528fa6b8718838b28fe1077a05ce Neil Bothwick digimed.co.uk> writes: > I was also wrong in stating I use isohybrid for the LXFDVDs. I used to > but since switching to using GRUB to boot the DVDs, there is no need for > it. GRUB bootable DVD ISOs can boot from USB sticks by default. Neil, Can you elaborate? For example how do you know a given *.iso* is grub bootable? It there a test? Is there a list? Just burn it to a usbstick and test? Justuse a tool such as the aforementioned "isohybrid" can convert any *.iso* to a grub bootable? I like the idea of one image (iso) being able to install via MBR or grub. How do you control the file system; set it up first on the target HDD/SDD? Which tool do you use, as part of the usb package? gptfdisk (gdisk)? > That must be a UEFI bootable disc. ISOs can have all sorts of strange > setups Your telling me? So when did the gentoo liveDVD become "grub bootable" ? Again, How do you know what a given images is capable, as the details of so many seem to poor--> 2----> undocumented......? Have you ever tried "pentoo-installer" off of a live gentoo dvd ? with any usb iso? curiously, James