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Re: USB Creator

 

Hello Phill,


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 2:07 AM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> not something I do too often, but as there are reported issues with
> startup-disk-creator (usb-creator / usb-creator-gtk) and I've seen issues
> reported with UnetBootin I'd like to share:
>

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unetbootin/+bug/1201091

And it seems, I'm the only one over there :)
Note: UNetbootin can't create a working LiveUSB for 13.04 ISOs (no matter
which flavor I use) and obviously, same goes for 13.10 ISOs - that applies
for both Linux and Windows as well.



> Usb creator For anyone having problems with the startup disk creator /
> unetbootin / casper (casper is the bit / system that adds persistency to
> your usb device), you could do worse than grab the deb version of
> live-usb-install. I tried it tonight with 13.10 and went without a hitch.
> It's available fromhttp://live.learnfree.eu/download
>
>  that page also has further details on it. For lubuntu users, download the
> .deb file to your desktop, double click it and then GDebi will offer to
> install it. It should then appear at Menu --> System Tools.
>

I will try to have a look :)



> I'll have a further 'play' with it over the weekend, but so far, so good.
> Allows the usb stick to be created from an installer CD, an ISO on your
> hard drive or download via the internet. Hoping it is of use to people.
>

Will check and let you know :)

Merci ;)

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