Burned windows installer to usb using dd, but it doesn't boot

cynwulf · 12-02-2020, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by wpeckham

Not quite true. Check the tools in my signature. I know I have booted Windows installers using E2B, Ventoy should also support that operation.

I don't see how that makes my post untrue...

You use a 3rd party tool to turn the ISO into an image for a bootable memory stick - which is what I suggested in that post.

wpeckham · 12-02-2020, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by cynwulf

I don't see how that makes my post untrue...

You use a 3rd party tool to turn the ISO into an image for a bootable memory stick - which is what I suggested in that post.

Clearly you did not check those utilities and how they work. There is no "turning the ISO into an image", or even unpacking the ISO. Once you prep the USB drive, you just copy the ISO into place on it. You can then boot the USB device and get a menu of the ISO images and select one to boot. Look it up, it is pretty cool!

cynwulf · 12-03-2020, 02:09 AM

I saw that.

However, I've just renembered that the Windows 10 media creation tool gives the option to create a bootable image for a USB stick. I have to wonder if the OP tried this?

Mackyboy123 · 12-03-2020, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cynwulf

I saw that.

However, I've just renembered that the Windows 10 media creation tool gives the option to create a bootable image for a USB stick. I have to wonder if the OP tried this?

No, because I don't have access to a windows computer

TB0ne · 12-03-2020, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mackyboy123

No, because I don't have access to a windows computer

So did you not look at ANY of the tools mentioned?? Did you not read the link that you were given, with SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS (with PICTURES) on how to do this on Ubuntu? Did you try rufus, since it's been mentioned by name several times??

Not sure what you think is going to happen if you don't do/try anything suggested. Again, there are LOTS of tutorials out there to do exactly what you're asking; you were handed links to them, along with a search term to look up many, MANY more. What more do you need?

colorpurple21859 · 12-03-2020, 08:30 AM

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TB0ne: Did you try rufus,

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Mackyboy123: No, because I don't have access to a windows computer

Rufus is a windows only tool, so the op can't use it.
Give Woeusb https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng a try or one of the links in wpeckham signature.

TB0ne · 12-03-2020, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

Rufus is a windows only tool, so the op can't use it.

I stand corrected; good catch, thank you.

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Give Woeusb https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng a try or one of the links in wpeckham signature.

Agreed...woeusb was mentioned in the link I gave the OP much earlier.

Mackyboy123 · 12-09-2020, 02:40 AM

I just managed to get hold of a windows computer and used that. Worked like a charm