On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 03:32:03PM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
Roger Price wrote:
To check for bad USB stick, I downloaded debian-12.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso and
built a new 12.8 USB installation stick using command
dd if=debian-12.8.0-and64-DVD-1.iso of=/dev/sdj1 bs=4M && sync
The "1" in "/dev/sdj1" is surplus. Normally, the ISO image has to be
copied to the base device "/dev/sdj", so that its MBR and partition table
get into effect.
It's not surplus, it's wrong. (Surplus implies that it is unnecessary
but harmless, but in reality it will prevent the installer from working
as expected.)
