[SOLVED] WoeUSB error

Crippled · 02-14-2019, 03:47 PM

I am trying to install a bootable Windows 10 ISO to an know good 16GB USB thumb drive but I keep getting the same error no matter if thumbdrive is unformatted or formatted to Fat32 or NTFS. I tried looking for support for WoeUSB but haven't found any. There is only a GitHub page. I get this error:

Code:

Installation failed!
Exit code: 256
Log:
WoeUSB v@@WOEUSB_VERSION@@
==============================
Mounting source filesystem...
Error: File "/media/woeusb_source_1550180214_21690/sources/install.wim" in source image has exceed the FAT32 Filesystem 4GiB Single File Size Limitation and cannot be installed.  You must specify a different --target-filesystem.
Refer: https://github.com/slacka/WoeUSB/wiki/Limitations#fat32-filesystem-4gib-single-file-size-limitation for more info.
Unmounting and removing "/media/woeusb_source_1550180214_21690"...
You may now safely detach the target device

Anyone know how to get this to work?

yancek · 02-14-2019, 05:18 PM

Seems strange that you would be getting an error about the file size being to large for a FAT32 partition if you have formatted it ntfs. There are a number of sites I've found with instructions on use such as the one below. How large is your windows iso file?

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/create...-usb-in-linux/

Another method that works is at the link below and it has very explicit instructions on how to accomplish this.

https://www.onetransistor.eu/2014/09...om-ubuntu.html

Crippled · 02-14-2019, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yancek

Seems strange that you would be getting an error about the file size being to large for a FAT32 partition if you have formatted it ntfs. There are a number of sites I've found with instructions on use such as the one below. How large is your windows iso file?

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/create...-usb-in-linux/

https://www.linuxbabe.com/ubuntu/eas...ble-usb-ubuntu

Thanks. I did exactly what it says in the first link which didn't work. The second link is claiming that it can't do anything over 4GB which makes sense since the ISO is 5.3GB. What doesn't make any sense is that FAT32 has a 4GB limit when in my experience FAT32 has a 60GB limit. I will try the April ISO instead of the October ISO which I currently have. I will report back on my results.

hydrurga · 02-14-2019, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crippled

Thanks. I did exactly what it says in the first link which didn't work. The second link is claiming that it can't do anything over 4GB which makes sense since the ISO is 5.3GB. What doesn't make any sense is that FAT32 has a 4GB limit when in my experience FAT32 has a 60GB limit. I will try the April ISO instead of the October ISO which I currently have. I will report back on my results.

The 4GB figure is the limit for an individual file under FAT32, not the whole filesystem.

http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm

Someone is claiming success with these instructions: https://medium.com/@codechangethewor...x-501f92e346a5

colorpurple21859 · 02-14-2019, 06:38 PM

woeusb formats to fat 32 when started from graphical menu. To format usb as ntfs need to run woeusb from command line similar to this

Code:

woeusb \
    --target-filesystem NTFS \
    --device Win10_1809Oct_EnglishInternational_x64.iso /dev/sdX

Crippled · 02-14-2019, 06:59 PM

WoeUSB said it burned correctly using the April ISO but when I rebooted it made the thumbdrive invisible to the BIOS. I checked the thumbdrive in GParted and it showed that it was formatted as FAT32. Since the April ISO was small enough to fit on a DVD I decided to burned it to a DVD which worked correctly. Problem is solved.