Changes between Version 96 and Version 97 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Jul 18, 2011, 7:40:00 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

victor gattegno

Comment:

FAQ42 corrected

FAQ

@@ -743 +743 @@
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 EOF
+}}}
+Note : SamK indicated that the following command was needed too:
+{{{
+dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdc
+}}}
+
+2nd step
+{{{
 # mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sdc1
 # mkdir -p /mnt1
@@ -751 +759 @@
 # mkdir -p /mnt
 # mount /path/to/mondorescue-1.iso /mnt -o loop
-# cp -a /mnt/* /mnt1/*
+# cp -a /mnt/* /mnt1
 # mv /mnt1/isolinux.cfg /mnt1/syslinux.cfg
 # umount /mnt1
 # umount /mnt
 # syslinux -s /dev/sdc1
-# or, if necessary and because some versions of syslinux do not support the -s option. (particularly Debian Squeeze) use:-
-# syslinux --stupid /dev/sdc1
-
-}}}
+}}}
+
+Be aware that "syslinux -s /dev/sdc1" will not make bootable the USB device through the Debian and Ubuntu distributions that use syslinux 4.02 (Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Debian Squeeze), until Canonical and Debian decide to upgrade to syslinux 4.03.
+Meanwhile, the solution is to replace it by: "syslinux --stupid /dev/sdc1".