DSL won't boot from USB on T440

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DSL won't boot from USB on T440 - fraggle - 02-04-2024

As the title says. I used

Code:
doas dd bs=4M if=dsl-2024.alpha.iso of=/dev/sdc status=progress oflag=sync

to create the USB since I wanted to play with it on bare metal. dd completes successfully and all files are on the USB drive as they should be.

Regardless of BIOS options on my T440 it just will not boot and loops back to the boot device list.
I've tried CSM on and off, UEFI only, Legacy only, Both with UEFI preference.

Am I missing something with the dd command or do I need to unpack the ISO and change some things?
Maybe I'm missing some obscure BIOS setting that I'm unaware of yet.

Any help would be appreciated.

RE: DSL won't boot from USB on T440 - John - 02-04-2024

Check out this thread and see if the instructions there help:
https://damnsmalllinux.org/forums/thread-8.html

RE: DSL won't boot from USB on T440 - fraggle - 02-04-2024

(02-04-2024, 10:24 PM)John Wrote: Check out this thread and see if the instructions there help:
https://damnsmalllinux.org/forums/thread-8.html

I did not see that thread, thank you, I was unaware of the isohybrid tool.
Worked like a charm, sorry for the duped post. Search didn't find the one you linked for me.

RE: DSL won't boot from USB on T440 - John - 02-04-2024

I am glad it worked out for you. If you were 36 hours earlier you would have been the one to find this bug. I appreciate all the feedback.