How do I put Debian 9 to a USB pendrive?

yasser.internet · 12-04-2018, 11:15 PM

I know this may sound like a very basic question, but how do I put the Debian ISO on my pendrive in a way that it WORKS?

I've followed the instructions in the Debian official guide here https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb which recommends using Win32diskimager, but the pendrive just won't boot.

I also tried using Rufus instead but it didn't work. I've used Rufus several times to put an Ubuntu ISO on the same pendrive and it works every single time.

The ISO that I'm trying to use is debian-9.6.0-amd64-DVD-1. Also tried firmware-9.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.

Thanks for your help.

////// · 12-05-2018, 01:37 AM

in linux i use this command,
if usb drive is /dev/sdc

Quote:

dd if=/path/to/iso.iso of=/dev/sdc

yancek · 12-05-2018, 07:42 AM

When using Rufus, did you get any messages indicating failure or problems? If you did, it would be useful to post as rufus generally works well.

yasser.internet · 12-05-2018, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yancek

When using Rufus, did you get any messages indicating failure or problems? If you did, it would be useful to post as rufus generally works well.

No Yancek I didn't get any error messages. It finished the way it's supposed to.