I've tried dd if of and cp to get the iso onto a usb but it does not boot up, then I did it the way zenwalk needs to have it done to make it boot able USB Stick still no luck.

so what do I got a do on the command line to get this Vector Linux onto a USB so I can install it onto my hard drive???

Adding it to my dual boot to make it a thrice boot.

O' Tay I'm going to give that a try. all the other linux heads in debian kept telling me dd or cp to get things working right. even though I've noticed this iso is funny like that -- downloading now to give that a try .. thanks

What were the exact commands used?

Those commands only work with isohybrid ISO images.

You can convert non-isohybrid images using syslinux (the syslinux-utils package in Debian):
Replace "example.iso" with the full name of the ISO image.

http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Isohybrid

Where did you see that your iso can be dd to a usb?

When you say iso looks good what do you mean.


I'll assume that live usb creator or unetbootin would do what you want as Keruskerfuerst suggests.

Not all iso's can be placed on a usb directly with dd. Not all have the ability to run in a live creator. Some could possibly be loaded with grub or grub4dos on the usb directly to an iso image.

I told him this when referring to Debian ISO images (which are of the isohybrid type) but the OP claimed it never worked, which is strange 'cos it works for everyone else.

The suspicion was that the OP forgot to use `sync` command or the `conv=sync` flag to flush the buffers onto the USB stick.

I don't think the VectorLinux ISO image is of the isohybrid type so the OP needs to either convert it (as outlined in my post) or use unetbootin

You can also use the following:
http://www.isotousb.com/

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/file-f...rn-iso-usb.htm

And: https://www.google.de/search?q=write...rtMMXeU-jqgdgG

I didn't find anything on Vector Linux on how to create a bootable iso -- been doing
its always been working for me except when I got a hold of Zenwalk ~ another slackware derivative. then I got lucky and found a webpage with a step by step to loop the iso then install by coping it onto the usb then using syslinux to make it bootable ..

that installed but it is so far not up to being 100% compatible with SlackWare (slackBuilds) but this post is not a Linux review

what are you doing in here sneaking around ? lol and I did learn to put '&& sync' at the tail end of the CLA (command line argument)

the big bugger is that Vector Linux as far as I seen did not even post a how to get it to a usb to use it. Because I specify remember googling a how to on victor linux many times trying to find info before posting this. this is a a failure on their part.

If someone puts out a distro then they need to put out a how to on that same page, or a hey look here easy to find link to what ever page they put it on, and not make the end user go page hopping looking for instructions on how to get it installed onto the most commonly used Mediums. ie USB / SD CARD / then DVD and CD's. this should be posted with there regardless of the end users knowledge base for all to see it. because it seems them people just take it for granted that everyone knows what they do and how they think so they do not have to share the knowledge of how to do this or that in what they have done because they should already know that part.

it'd make life a lot easier and cut down on questions like this. but that is just my option


as far as unetbootin their was this problem with it about seeing the USB stick too or something to that effect when using it in Linux, that I did not experience when I used it in Windows. with windows I could just click on it then direct it to the USB Port I needed it to be on, in Linux it is not so. I wrote him a e mail on that a long time ago.

that was the only thing that it prevented me from using it on Linux when I could use it in Windows, NP. But, now that I have completely removed Windows off my laptop ------

You cannot escape my gaze...
:P

The stick needs an MBR and a FAT filesystem for it to be recognized by unetbootin.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/13454...nted-usb-drive

AFAIK, VectorLinux is *sold* so maybe if you give them some money they will tell you what to do...

userx is not me user name right now while replying to this (hiding)

I got it working now using unetbootin -- it seen my USB, it been so long ago I forget why I couldn't get it to work in Linux but windows yes,only that is was a unetbootin thing and not me, but ne ways it works now Vector Linunx is installed now and as you know I am playing with Void Linux right now and loving it !!working on getting dwm recompiled in Void not sure if I just need to put make in here or they got other ideas on how to recompile things (side note)

In my experience, dwm is fairly distribution agnostic (:P) so the method should be the same:
Just make sure that config.mk has the correct paths defined for PREFIX, X11INC, X11LIB and the xinerama stuff (if you use that).

yeah I am chekcing my makefile and config.mk file right now -- I already installed make and all things related to it.
that MAKE: --> cc: command not found -- got a check what that means


might post this HM (help me) in CB if I don't get it figured out

we do not officially support the use of unetbootin
here is how to create a bootable usb
https://vlcoredocumentation.readthed...table_usb.html

here is a link to our documentation project

https://vlcoredocumentation.readthedocs.org/en/latest/