From plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org Tue Jun 12 14:27:03 2018 Return-Path: X-Original-To: lurker@lists.phxlinux.org Delivered-To: lurker@lists.phxlinux.org Received: from phxlinux.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phxlinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FCD032A0008; Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:27:03 -0700 (MST) X-Original-To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Delivered-To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Received: from mail-ot0-f174.google.com (mail-ot0-f174.google.com [74.125.82.174]) by phxlinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 236F032A0007 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:27:02 -0700 (MST) Received: by mail-ot0-f174.google.com with SMTP id a5-v6so513238otf.12 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:27:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=BpvaLhwaALABuQ1qsbL2DjdE19tZt57B/QBrKdryXUQ=; b=djn78+Y6X/bcViTBPr+xsegr7hp9zP6h4S98iFjYmbSMiSxQ0Ff1u64Mbo2A2MVwNC iRAoFfhz1qKCppok59X9G6p8dkoTxhbVOELBG1yQ1fsCNd9fwodQChUjUd1pO5hl5N0I Ytzb7Ge4RsnOZpAYENLuyd0SbXvkKrG513QGUhM8WcUO/3klSEedWhVNHu4j+OBg3v+Z YKCCdX4+K28MWloOVEJPgE0Dob2HoUgxwfZdbyXT3nBNrxn0BJZhGz6OeqkHDl20T5Zw yNrb4I2i0zN+aUOKQRc7Zc6VSx3GaMCddmvvE3kmr7PnesvirT6WgL7OpLJhsD+QnkT1 Msaw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=BpvaLhwaALABuQ1qsbL2DjdE19tZt57B/QBrKdryXUQ=; b=bjPUm/htI7LKzHFAYsfmZUxQpUttlfOW0XB4vprIerORT+anvb2mZpKzdfiM3S7dlb cShAvhkNTJ+bovkZjlmU6Ty8EMyOllnKoK9IgUApWDkzORBz4kKVubhkRkgs8s1jui3/ RYeNNxVQ40pOV52RNYjOtNFimbtrIYXWTf8s893yeXagkzuQ55yDXgtstLgp8sGkpqSv tthnAsERI4ame98g5qxRnAN4lEY0DRvl/onl4Xaj3YTcYsG8Ra1CWcZFOQ4mLbq5Yrrm 7DT81BIpWbrLpMyFACcOQTK/AYfgK1h4RxomKrSf60fn5U025ilRvBxej8pynH7cKpDB hL4Q== X-Gm-Message-State: APt69E2v8JPpDH4MJS3+tUvavuxihl7ElBIbAsTDUCk/2CJShjaBTNKE lmYtJfAlQ2GZJCjPLRLVJPW/SBD2BuUyRNP/YoNbVs/h X-Google-Smtp-Source: ADUXVKLvBYbtpI3+HsbfG+OO+/2A/vyBvFCwUa3UQpoHFt6KiyRoPWQNBJxPjLzO468mqHQnUytyeurSpi0i+7AWzV0= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:28a8:: with SMTP id s37-v6mr1362678ota.274.1528838821247; Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:27:01 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a8a:1245:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:26:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <3df16492445e5f3d9c19d37337e76875@crow202.org> References: <36e773e7-f722-7296-ce22-9a3dbc94fa89@cox.net> <3df16492445e5f3d9c19d37337e76875@crow202.org> From: Stephen Partington Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:26:30 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Ubuntu 18.04 To: Main PLUG discussion list X-BeenThere: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Main PLUG discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Main PLUG discussion list Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1009902653207256135==" Errors-To: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org Sender: "PLUG-discuss" --===============1009902653207256135== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000dbffca056e7886cd" --000000000000dbffca056e7886cd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Rufus, is a windows based application and I have yet to find anything better for dealing with windows iso writing. etcher is very clean and is just a touch more graceful than using dd (for me) https://etcher.io/ On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Matt Graham wrote: > On 2018-06-12 14:06, Stephen Partington wrote: > >> Generally speaking I do not use a CD/DVD to install an OS. I haven't >> for quite some time. I use a combination of Rufus and etcher to >> write installation media to [a] USB drive. >> > > Wait, what? Why would you need any utilities at all to do that? Also, > there are no ebuilds for "rufus" or "etcher" in a recently-synced portage > tree. > > All you need to do is "dd if=distroname-1.2.3.iso of=/dev/sdN bs=32k", > making sure that sdN refers to the USB disk you wish to overwrite with the > distro installation image. BIOSes are smart enough to invoke El Torito > when they boot from a USB disk and see an ISO or UDF image on it. At least > IME. (If YMMV, tell us details.) > > -- > Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress > There is no Darkness in Eternity > But only Light too dim for us to see. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --000000000000dbffca056e7886cd Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Rufus, is a windows based application and I ha= ve yet to find anything better for dealing with windows iso writing.
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etcher is very clean and is just a touch m= ore graceful than using dd (for me)


On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM,= Matt Graham <mhgraham@crow202.org> wrote:
On 2018-06-12 14:06, Stephen Partington wrote:
Generally speaking I do not use a CD/DVD to install an OS. I haven't
for quite some time.=C2=A0 I use a combination of Rufus and etcher to
write installation media to [a] USB drive.

Wait, what?=C2=A0 Why would you need any utilities at all to do that?=C2=A0= Also, there are no ebuilds for "rufus" or "etcher" in = a recently-synced portage tree.

All you need to do is "dd if=3Ddistroname-1.2.3.iso of=3D/dev/sdN bs= =3D32k", making sure that sdN refers to the USB disk you wish to overw= rite with the distro installation image.=C2=A0 BIOSes are smart enough to i= nvoke El Torito when they boot from a USB disk and see an ISO or UDF image = on it. At least IME.=C2=A0 (If YMMV, tell us details.)

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