[OSGeoLive] problem with bootable usb stick creation via dd

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Another good test would be to create the usb with ddrescue:

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-create-a-bootable-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-usb-stick-on-linux

Best,
Angelos

On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 7:00 PM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Astrid,
>
> Can you please check if dd works with plain Lubuntu 18.04 iso file?
>
> Cheers,
> Angelos
>
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 3:34 PM Astrid Emde (OSGeo) <astrid_emde at osgeo.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Angelos,
>>
>> it is 0.3.3 version on Bionic
>>
>> Astrid
>>
>> Am 16.08.2018 14:26 schrieb Angelos Tzotsos:
>> > Thanks for reporting Astrid.
>> > Can you please provide the usbcreator version you use? Is it from
>> > Bionic or from previous Ubuntu version?
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Angelos
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 3:20 PM Astrid Emde (OSGeo)
>> > <astrid_emde at osgeo.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello all,
>> >>
>> >> I am preparing the USB-Stick production and Philipp (my collegue)
>> >> and I
>> >> tried it with the beta3 iso.
>> >> We wanted to work on a solution with dd to be able to make mass
>> >> production with 10 port usb3 hubs (Alex and I will bring them to
>> >> Dar).
>> >>
>> >> But at the moemnt we failed. Sticks are not bootable.
>> >>
>> >> This was our workflow:
>> >>
>> >> # 1. create img from a stick that was created with the usbcreator
>> >> (usb-creator-gtk)
>> >> sudo dd if=/dev/sdd
>> >> of=~/Dokumente/Schulungssticks/usbiso/osgeo12beta3.img bs=8M &&
>> >> sync
>> >>
>> >> # then 2.
>> >> sudo dd if=~/Dokumente/Schulungssticks/usbiso/osgeo12beta3.img
>> >> of=/dev/sdd bs=8M status=progress; sync
>> >>
>> >> But the problem is, that only one pratition will be created (only
>> >> the
>> >> data partition and not the efi partition) - all 16 GB. And then the
>> >> stick does not boot.
>> >>
>> >> * does not boot with uefi mode
>> >> * does not boot with legacy mode
>> >>
>> >> I send 2 screenshots
>> >> * result_from_usbcreator_partition_good_bootable
>> >> https://imagebin.ca/v/4COCH6SEE7gH [1]
>> >> * result_from_dd_only_one_partition_not_bootable
>> >> https://imagebin.ca/v/4COCg53WPHj7 [2]
>> >>
>> >> If we do not find a solution with dd we can always use the
>> >> usb-creator-gtk to create the sticks.
>> >>
>> >> Any idea for a solution?
>> >>
>> >> Astrid
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> Astrid Emde
>> >> OSGeo Board Member and OSGeo Secretary
>> >> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>> >> https://www.osgeo.org/member/astrid-emde/ [3]
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>> >
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>> >
>> > Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
>> > OSGeo Charter Member
>> > http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos [5]
>> >
>> > Links:
>> > ------
>> > [1] https://imagebin.ca/v/4COCH6SEE7gH
>> > [2] https://imagebin.ca/v/4COCg53WPHj7
>> > [3] https://www.osgeo.org/member/astrid-emde/
>> > [4] https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeolive
>> > [5] http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
>> >
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>
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> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
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>


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