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Lubuntu 16.04 Remix (updated)
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It mustn't be case sensitive then - I've been using it for years. Maybe I've got a dud usb stick in this case.
I've never had any luck with creating boot drives from anywhere but Linux.
If you can dd on another Linux machine, that'll definitely work. No BS required.
And in some cases, I have seen USB drives that simply didn't get along with a certain machine. So failing dd on Linux, try with another stick.
It's been hit and miss over the years but I've had plenty of success with OSX and Windows making bootsticks - my 2nd, non bs=1m attempt didn't work so now trying with a different usb stick.
Third attempt, now on a different usb stick, fails with: MAC-PARTS: bad partition can't OPEN: usb0/disk@1:,\\yaboot - that happens on both Powerbook DLSD and iBook 1.33, the Powerbook 12" only gives the can't OPEN bit.
Maybe it's as @z970mp says and needs to be authored in Linux?
Not a problem though, I'll use the live DVD instead
Maybe it's as @z970mp says and needs to be authored in Linux?
Not a problem though, I'll use the live DVD instead
Give that a whirl. If that fails maybe my dd of the img was bad. I do have a working stick that I dd'd from though. Again, thanks for the tests. We will get this figured out.
Its ok. after updating dpkg and aptitude from the Sid repo's, lot's of Sid packages install and work just fine.
Just reporting I'm getting the same "MAC-PARTS: bad partition can't OPEN" error after dd-ing the image to two different USB sticks on my DLSD.Third attempt, now on a different usb stick, fails with: MAC-PARTS: bad partition can't OPEN: usb0/disk@1:,\\yaboot - that happens on both Powerbook DLSD and iBook 1.33, the Powerbook 12" only gives the can't OPEN bit.
Maybe it's as @z970mp says and needs to be authored in Linux?
Not a problem though, I'll use the live DVD instead
Seems Linux to Linux is the answer - will dd it tomorrow on my Elementary OS Macbook.
Not sure what syntax you guys are using, but
did it for me. "sdx" being the name of the disk you're dd'ing the image to. It isn't necessary to specify a partition number when doing this. I just formatted the disk with Gnome disk utility, and created a FAT partition, then dd'd the image to the flash drive. I'd like to add,
wrote the image at 12.2 MB/s as opposed to the paltry 3.2 MB/s I typically get without specifying that command. Just an observation of mine.
Code:
sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/your/image of=/dev/sdx
Code:
bs=4MYeah, I'm doing the exact same thing, except OSX-style device name, so it is `/dev/disk1s1`. Will try it on my Debian server next...
@sparty411 that doesn't resemble the usb.img. Looks like the live DVD. The usb .img has resized wallpaper to display the full image, an extra drive (persistent storage drive) on the desktop, and AF & SW in the toolbar.
Anyway... I figured it out. My .img was probably bad. I just finished dd-ing it again from a working usb stick to an .img. Then i grabbed a 16gb usb stick laying around, formatted it, dd'd the new .img to that stick (took 20 minutes roughly), tossed it in to the powerbook and... IT WORKS! Boots fine. Slower to boot than a real install, but it's working. My upload speeds suck, says 4 hours left to upload. I'll update the main post and here with a new link when it's finished.
Cheers
Anyway... I figured it out. My .img was probably bad. I just finished dd-ing it again from a working usb stick to an .img. Then i grabbed a 16gb usb stick laying around, formatted it, dd'd the new .img to that stick (took 20 minutes roughly), tossed it in to the powerbook and... IT WORKS! Boots fine. Slower to boot than a real install, but it's working. My upload speeds suck, says 4 hours left to upload. I'll update the main post and here with a new link when it's finished.
Cheers
Crap.. I downloaded the iso at the top of the OP 😂 I dun goofed. Sorry, guys.@sparty411 that doesn't resemble the usb.img. Looks like the live DVD. The usb .img has resized wallpaper to display the full image, an extra drive (persistent storage drive) on the desktop, and AF & SW in the toolbar.
Anyway... I figured it out. My .img was probably bad. I just finished dd-ing it again from a working usb stick to an .img. Then i grabbed a 16gb usb stick laying around, formatted it, dd'd the new .img to that stick (took 20 minutes roughly), tossed it in to the powerbook and... IT WORKS! Boots fine. Slower to boot than a real install, but it's working. My upload speeds suck, says 4 hours left to upload. I'll update the main post and here with a new link when it's finished.
Cheers
is it ready?Lol. No biggy. Took me a minute to catch it. Anyway, old link removed and currently (slowly) uploading new .img