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06-24-2024, 08:52 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-24-2024, 09:39 AM by ascendedmaster.)
Hi. Do I still need to run Isohybrid on the dsl-2024.rc5.iso image to create a bootable USB? I'm on Linux Mint and have tried this following the instructions and using USB Image Writer and Etcher to write to USB. No luck so far in creating a bootable USB for my Asus VivoBook. Never had any problems booting other distros from USB with my laptop before.
Any links to a foolproof, USB bootable DSL image for new Linux users? Thanks.
I have also tested Antix on my VivoBook. Burned the current ISO to USB using USB Image Writer on Mint. The VivioBook booted from USB with no problems. Any tips would be welcome. Thanks.
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dsl-2024.rc5.lz4.iso as downloaded directly didn't work with Balena Etcher reporting several errors - missing partition table - not a bootable image and exits reporting a failure. MD5 checksum was good. Do I need to extract the files from the dsl-2024.rc5.lz4.iso image first somehow to create a bootable usb ? Does this only work with dd?
Antix iso downloads and burns to a bootable usb with no issues. Thanks.
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06-24-2024, 07:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-24-2024, 07:25 PM by grindstone.)
OK I didn't read your post carefully enough to notice you had a newer computer.
After mounting rc5,4,1 & antiX full, we don't seem to have the syslinux or EFI stuff. I admit to ignorance whether we did or not and have not tried DSL on anything newer than mid-oughts.
Easy answer for this instant is: use the antiX
More complicated answer: Yeah, it's all possible to hatch your own iso, but...a large amount of work and arguably dubious value with such a capable machine. Absent trying "legacy bios" in your cmos setup (at other potentially unwelcome costs), I suspect your PC wants 64-bit and EFI.
Please accept my apology.
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So the dsl-2024.rc5.lz4.iso won't boot from USB on a UEFI system?