[GLLUG] Bootable USB Stick

[Patrick Goupell]

Use UNetbootin from http://unetbootin.github.io/ to create a bootable 
usb stick.

It should make the job nice and easy for you.



On 11/05/2015 09:47 PM, Chick Tower wrote:
> I wanted to upgrade a disto on my IBM ThinkPad T41, but it appears 
> that the CD/DVD drive no longer works.  I tried setting up grub2 to 
> boot the .iso file for the live/installation CD, but that hasn't 
> worked yet. Then I thought I'd make a bootable USB stick, using an 8GB 
> one that I don't use much and is still pretty new. However, that's not 
> going well, either.  Even when I select during boot to boot the USB 
> drive, nothing happens for a while and then the normal grub2 menu pops 
> up.  Has anyone had much success creating a bootable USB stick?
>
> I tried using dd to copy the .iso file to the stick, but that doesn't 
> work.  I tried unetbootin on Manjaro Linux, but that doesn't work.  I 
> consulted the Arch wiki and found this page
>
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_media
>
> It says unetbootin doesn't work, but it's directions on editing the 
> incorrect file don't help me because mine doesn't look anything like 
> the example on that page.
>
> I haven't tried the method of copying the files from the mounted .iso 
> to the mounted USB stick, but it might be the one that works.  Now I 
> think I'll just mount the hard drive in my ThinkPad T42 and install it 
> there before returning the hard drive to the T41.
>
> Does anyone have any advice for creating a bootable USB?  Is it 
> possible to create one using a distro that is not related in any way 
> to the one in the .iso file?  I don't want to use Win7 to do this, so 
> please don't suggest that unless it's the only way.