Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-21 Thread Richard Owlett
On 09/20/2024 12:56 PM, Bret Busby wrote: On 20/9/24 22:52, Richard Owlett wrote: Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. Question

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-21 Thread Richard Owlett
On 09/20/2024 10:56 AM, David Wright wrote: On Fri 20 Sep 2024 at 09:52:32 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread David Christensen
On 9/20/24 07:52, Richard Owlett wrote: Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. Questions: 1. Do the flash drives require any prep?

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread Joe
On Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:52:32 -0500 Richard Owlett wrote: > Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and > Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference > I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. > > Questions: > 1. Do the fl

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread Bret Busby
On 20/9/24 22:52, Richard Owlett wrote: Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. Questions: 1. Do the flash drives require any prep?

Re: Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread David Wright
On Fri 20 Sep 2024 at 09:52:32 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and > Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference > I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. > > Questions: > 1. Do the

Copying installer ISO to USB Flash

2024-09-20 Thread Richard Owlett
Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available. Questions: 1. Do the flash drives require any prep? [ Gparted gives warning messages on b

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-03 Thread Gunnar Gervin
Guys and girls: Thx a lot for crash course/s! I have to let it go a bit; pretty extreme learning portions here. My head gets all wired up. But I have to go this track; for me it's all in the terminal; it's more accurate, always works,& faster. And I remember it way better. Geg On Mon, 2 Aug 2021

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-03 Thread Gunnar Gervin
Nicolas. Will it work if I su into Root ? BR, geg. On Mon, 2 Aug 2021, 22:52 Nicolas George, wrote: > Greg Wooledge (12021-08-02): > > No, that won't work. > > > > https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#pf53 > > > > If you want to use redirections with sudo, you either need to wrap > > things

Re: Being concise [Re: Iso to Usb]

2021-08-03 Thread Gunnar Gervin
Andy, THX A LOT! To the point; Booting in 32b, running 64. Seen a lot i686, &/or 64b software in it that confused me. Now I may have a solution. If this old (definitely a Mac 2,1): Ever revives from this malstrom. It matters a bit, cos my macbook Pro won't come back in week/s. I have a Debian admin

Re: Being concise [Re: Iso to Usb]

2021-08-02 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 05:30:30PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Hi, > What are you asking for here ? Or trying to achieve ? > > On 2021-08-02 4:48 p.m., Gunnar Gervin wrote: > > I cowarded out of Terminal, or not really, cos Gnome Multiwriter did it > > in 5 minutes. > > But lat

Re: Being concise [Re: Iso to Usb]

2021-08-02 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2021-08-02 5:36 p.m., ellanios82 wrote: > >> unless you are having a conversation >> with yourself. > > >  - from time-to-time, do enjoy Canadienne, > All "Canadian" politicans enjoy having their own day-to-day, conversation with themselves. How did you know I was "canadienne" ? Where

Re: Being concise [Re: Iso to Usb]

2021-08-02 Thread ellanios82
unless you are having a conversation with yourself.  - from time-to-time, do enjoy Canadienne,     "the Amazing Polly"  [youtube] .  rgds .

Being concise [Re: Iso to Usb]

2021-08-02 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, What are you asking for here ? Or trying to achieve ? On 2021-08-02 4:48 p.m., Gunnar Gervin wrote: > I cowarded out of Terminal, or not really, cos Gnome Multiwriter did it > in 5 minutes. > But later I`ll try it, if 64 bit doesn`t work in this old computer that > only Looks like a Mac. But i

`pv` rates (was: burn iso to usb)

2021-08-02 Thread Stefan Monnier
Anssi Saari [2021-08-02 19:04:59] wrote: > David Wright writes: >> On Mon 02 Aug 2021 at 16:14:15 (+0300), Anssi Saari wrote: >>> Stefan Monnier writes: >>> >>> > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX >>> >>> dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX >>> >> It's up to taste. >>> > >>> > Not at all. The only righ

Iso to Usb

2021-08-02 Thread Gunnar Gervin
I cowarded out of Terminal, or not really, cos Gnome Multiwriter did it in 5 minutes. But later I`ll try it, if 64 bit doesn`t work in this old computer that only Looks like a Mac. But is it, really? Not in my point of view; no Mac software, except some hotkey functions, a pretty good keyboard, so-

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-02 Thread tomas
On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 03:44:03PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 10:02:18PM +0300, Gunnar Gervin wrote: > > pv -parle /dev/sdX > > would rather be: > > sudo pv -parle /dev/sdb > > No, that won't work. > > https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#pf53 > > If you want to us

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-02 Thread Nicolas George
Greg Wooledge (12021-08-02): > No, that won't work. > > https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#pf53 > > If you want to use redirections with sudo, you either need to wrap > things in "sh -c" a lot, or else get a full interactive shell first > (sudo -s), and *then* run your commands with redirec

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-02 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 10:02:18PM +0300, Gunnar Gervin wrote: > pv -parle /dev/sdX > would rather be: > sudo pv -parle /dev/sdb No, that won't work. https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#pf53 If you want to use redirections with sudo, you either need to wrap things in "sh -c" a lot, or else

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-02 Thread Gunnar Gervin
Hi. The different suggestions are not complete, are they?? Like: pv -parle /dev/sdX would rather be: sudo pv -parle /dev/sdb And even not sure on that example as being correct. Please correct my possible failure/s in the above try. As you can see, I`m trying a -64bit- because Macbook 2.1 might fit

Re: `pv` rates (was: burn iso to usb)

2021-08-02 Thread David Wright
On Mon 02 Aug 2021 at 13:26:19 (-0400), Stefan Monnier wrote: > Anssi Saari [2021-08-02 19:04:59] wrote: > > David Wright writes: > >> On Mon 02 Aug 2021 at 16:14:15 (+0300), Anssi Saari wrote: > >>> Stefan Monnier writes: > >>> >>> > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX > >>> >>> dd if=whatever.iso of=

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-02 Thread Anssi Saari
David Wright writes: > On Mon 02 Aug 2021 at 16:14:15 (+0300), Anssi Saari wrote: >> Stefan Monnier writes: >> >> >>> > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX >> >>> dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX >> >> It's up to taste. >> > >> > Not at all. The only right answer is: >> > >> > pv -parIe /dev/sdX

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-02 Thread David Wright
On Mon 02 Aug 2021 at 16:14:15 (+0300), Anssi Saari wrote: > Stefan Monnier writes: > > >>> > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX > >>> dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX > >> It's up to taste. > > > > Not at all. The only right answer is: > > > > pv -parIe /dev/sdX > > Actually I'm not sure how go

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-02 Thread Anssi Saari
Stefan Monnier writes: >>> > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX >>> dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX >> It's up to taste. > > Not at all. The only right answer is: > > pv -parIe /dev/sdX Actually I'm not sure how good it is to have both -a and -r, pv doesn't really show which rate counter is whi

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-02 Thread Robbi Nespu
On 8/1/21 1:30 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 06:42:50PM +0200, Hans wrote: Am Samstag, 31. Juli 2021, 14:05:59 CEST schrieb Nicolas George: Gunnar Gervin (12021-07-31): Just: cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX Hi, isn't it just2 : dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX It's

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-08-01 Thread Gunnar Gervin
Nicolas, thx for loads of instructions, I`ll read & do ASAP. Gunnar Gervin On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 at 15:06, Nicolas George wrote: > Gunnar Gervin (12021-07-31): > > How mount iso to usb in terminal? (Debian 10.10 i386 32 bit) > > Mount? or "burn"? I'll assume th

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread Stefan Monnier
>> > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX >> dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX > It's up to taste. Not at all. The only right answer is: pv -parIe /dev/sdX Anyone who says otherwise is trying to trick you, Stefan

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, was https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb already mentioned in this thread ? Besides the already mentioned Unix methods it gives advise for users of MS-Windows, to which i would add program Rufus and its "dd" mode. Greg Wooledge wrote: > > If you're going to use dd for this, be sure to

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread tomas
On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 02:34:14PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX > >> dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX > > It's up to taste. > > Not at all. The only right answer is: > > pv -parIe /dev/sdX I had to look /that/ up, and I consider myself a command-line jun

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread tomas
On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 01:34:31PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 07:30:42PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 06:42:50PM +0200, Hans wrote: > > > Am Samstag, 31. Juli 2021, 14:05:59 CEST schrieb Nicolas George: > > > > Gunnar Gervin (12021-07-31): >

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 07:30:42PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 06:42:50PM +0200, Hans wrote: > > Am Samstag, 31. Juli 2021, 14:05:59 CEST schrieb Nicolas George: > > > Gunnar Gervin (12021-07-31): > > > > > Just: > > > > > > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX > > > > > >

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread tomas
On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 06:42:50PM +0200, Hans wrote: > Am Samstag, 31. Juli 2021, 14:05:59 CEST schrieb Nicolas George: > > Gunnar Gervin (12021-07-31): > > > Just: > > > > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX > > > > Hi, > > isn't it just: > > dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX It's up to taste. So

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread Nicolas George
Hans (12021-07-31): > isn't it just: > > dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX No. cp is more efficient by default, and this case does not need the fine control offered by dd. Regards, -- Nicolas George signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread Hans
Am Samstag, 31. Juli 2021, 14:05:59 CEST schrieb Nicolas George: > Gunnar Gervin (12021-07-31): > Just: > > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX > Hi, isn't it just: dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdX Best Hans signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread tomas
On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 02:05:59PM +0200, Nicolas George wrote: > Gunnar Gervin (12021-07-31): > > How mount iso to usb in terminal? (Debian 10.10 i386 32 bit) > > Mount? or "burn"? I'll assume the later. > > Just: > > cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 01:59:48PM +0200, Gunnar Gervin wrote: > How mount iso to usb in terminal? (Debian 10.10 i386 32 bit) > > Multiwriter does not work; > Debian Mate answers in the red: "Cannot find program". > > Terminal is also difficult; "cannot fin

Re: burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread Nicolas George
Gunnar Gervin (12021-07-31): > How mount iso to usb in terminal? (Debian 10.10 i386 32 bit) Mount? or "burn"? I'll assume the later. Just: cp /path/to/file.iso /dev/sdX where sdX is the device for your USB drive. You will need to make sure you have the permissions for the de

burn iso to usb

2021-07-31 Thread Gunnar Gervin
How mount iso to usb in terminal? (Debian 10.10 i386 32 bit) Multiwriter does not work; Debian Mate answers in the red: "Cannot find program". Terminal is also difficult; "cannot find or open file" etc, but at least responds a little geg