<div dir="ltr">Try this. <a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/">http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/</a> Will need a Windows box to get it started but works pretty good for me.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Paul F. Pearson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pfpearson@mchsi.com" target="_blank">pfpearson@mchsi.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Have you tried to put some other OS on the stick, just to confirm that it's even possible?<br>
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I've not used a bootable USB stick (not allowed at work, so not much use for me), so I can't help too much. Just want to give this some visibility.<br>
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> .... I am trying to prep a USB UBCD stick for use in checking out a box<br>
> I am building. I followed the instructions attached, from UBCD ISO, w/<br>
> (some of) following results, from yesterday:<br>
> (following from within fdisk):<br>
><br>
><br>
> .<br>
> .<br>
> .<br>
> .<br>
><br>
> Command (m for help): p<br>
><br>
> Disk /dev/sdg: 3878 MB, 3878678528 bytes<br>
> 120 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1018 cylinders, total 7575544 sectors<br>
> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes<br>
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes<br>
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes<br>
> Disk identifier: 0x2c6b7369<br>
><br>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System<br>
> /dev/sdg1 * 2048 7575543 3786748 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)<br>
><br>
> Command (m for help): m<br>
> Command action<br>
> a toggle a bootable flag<br>
> b edit bsd disklabel<br>
> c toggle the dos compatibility flag<br>
> d delete a partition<br>
> l list known partition types<br>
> m print this menu<br>
> n add a new partition<br>
> o create a new empty DOS partition table<br>
> p print the partition table<br>
> q quit without saving changes<br>
> s create a new empty Sun disklabel<br>
> t change a partition's system id<br>
> u change display/entry units<br>
> v verify the partition table<br>
> w write table to disk and exit<br>
> x extra functionality (experts only)<br>
><br>
> Command (m for help): w<br>
> The partition table has been altered!<br>
><br>
> Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.<br>
><br>
> WARNING: If you have created or modified any DOS 6.x<br>
> partitions, please see the fdisk manual page for additional<br>
> information.<br>
> Syncing disks.<br>
> [root@Q6600:/etc, Thu May 07, 03:06 PM] 1095 # mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdg1<br>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.9 (31 Jan 2010)<br>
> [root@Q6600:/etc, Thu May 07, 03:07 PM] 1096 #<br>
><br>
><br>
> [root@Q6600:/etc, Thu May 07, 03:09 PM] 1105 # !1013<br>
> dd if=/home/ISOs/UBCD/ubcd533/ubcd/tools/linux/ubcd2usb/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdg<br>
> 0+1 records in<br>
> 0+1 records out<br>
> 440 bytes (440 B) copied, 0.0221471 s, 19.9 kB/s<br>
> [root@Q6600:/etc, Thu May 07, 03:09 PM] 1106 #<br>
><br>
><br>
> [root@Q6600:/etc, Thu May 07, 03:29 PM] 1143 # !1070<br>
> /home/ISOs/UBCD/ubcd533/ubcd/tools/linux/ubcd2usb/syslinux -f -d<br>
> /boot/syslinux /dev/sdg1<br>
> /home/ISOs/UBCD/ubcd533/ubcd/tools/linux/ubcd2usb/syslinux: no previous<br>
> syslinux boot sector found<br>
> [root@Q6600:/etc, Thu May 07, 03:30 PM] 1144 #<br>
><br>
><br>
> The fdisk on my system (see below) behaved slightly differently from<br>
> that referenced in the UBCD readme file (from Debian), but I think<br>
> everything got done OK. When I try to boot from the USB stick, it says<br>
> 'No OS found to boot from' or something to that effect. I have tried 2<br>
> different USB sticks this week, same from both, wouldn't boot. Target<br>
> box uses a Supermicro H8SCM mbd & AMD C32 4256EE CPU, if that matters.<br>
> Any clues appreciated :-) ....<br>
><br>
> [root@Q6600:/etc, Fri May 08, 08:11 AM] 1165 # uname -a<br>
> Linux Q6600 2.6.35.14-106.fc14.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Nov 23 13:07:52 UTC<br>
> 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux<br>
> [root@Q6600:/etc, Fri May 08, 08:11 AM] 1166 #<br>
><br>
> --<br>
><br>
> William A. Mahaffey III<br>
><br>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
><br>
> "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war<br>
> ever devised by man."<br>
> -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.<br>
><br>
> -------------- next part --------------<br>
> To put UBCD on a USB thumb drive, your thumb drive needs to be partitioned in<br>
> FAT16 or FAT32.<br>
><br>
> First we need to know on which device your USB thumb drive is listed in<br>
> /dev/.<br>
> Afterwards we can format it and copy the necessary files.<br>
><br>
> 1. Remove your USB thumb drive from your USB port if you already attached it.<br>
> 2. Run one of the following command:<br>
> A) fdisk -l<br>
> It will list all drives. Look at the size to determine which one<br>
> is your<br>
> USB thumb drive. It can be that you need root rights to see the<br>
> drives.<br>
> B) dmesg | tail<br>
> This will display something like the following, if you have just<br>
> put in the<br>
> USB thumb drive.<br>
> [38350.743408] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] 4028416 512-byte hardware<br>
> sectors (2063 MB)<br>
> [38350.744272] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off<br>
> [38350.744284] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00<br>
> [38350.744291] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write<br>
> through<br>
> [38350.747289] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] 4028416 512-byte hardware<br>
> sectors (2063 MB)<br>
> [38350.748267] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off<br>
> [38350.748284] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00<br>
> [38350.748289] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write<br>
> through<br>
> [38350.748305] sdb: sdb1<br>
> [38350.749432] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk<br>
><br>
> In this case, my USB thumb drive is /dev/sdc.<br>
><br>
> C) df -h<br>
> You can use this only when the USB thumb drive is automounted by<br>
> your<br>
> distribution or when you mount it yourself.<br>
> It will list all mounted filesystems. You have to find and know<br>
> the size<br>
> of the partitions which are already on the USB thumb drive.<br>
><br>
> /dev/sdb1 2,0G 1,9G 87M 96% /media/NANO<br>
><br>
> In my case, my USB thumb drive is /dev/sdb (discard the number on<br>
> the end).<br>
><br>
> 3. If you have found on which device in /dev/, your USB thumb drive is, you<br>
> can partition it.<br>
><br>
> WARNING: backup all files that you want to preserve to another drive.<br>
> WARNING: This process will delete any information that is currently stored<br>
> on the USB key.<br>
> Proceed with caution!<br>
><br>
> A) First, we delete all old partitions that remain on the USB key.<br>
><br>
> 1. Open a terminal and type sudo su<br>
> 2. Type umount /dev/sdX to unmount your USB thumb drive<br>
> (replace X with the right letter for your device. BE CAREFUL)<br>
> 3. Type fdisk /dev/sdX (replacing X with your drive letter)<br>
> 4. Type d to proceed to delete a partition<br>
> 5. Type 1 to select the 1st partition and press enter<br>
> 6. Type d to proceed to delete another partition<br>
> (fdisk should automatically select the second partition)<br>
><br>
> B) Next, we need to create the new partition.<br>
><br>
> 1. Type n to make a new partition<br>
> 2. Type p to make this partition primary and press enter<br>
> 3. Type 1 to make this the first partition and then press enter<br>
> 4. Type a, then 1, to make the first primary partition active or<br>
> bootable.<br>
> 5. Press enter to accept the default first cylinder<br>
> 6. Press enter again to accept the default last cylinder<br>
> 7. Press t to change the partition ID:<br>
> If you want to format your USB thumb drive with FAT16, use:<br>
> 'W95 FAT16 (LBA)' ==> press e<br>
> If you want to format your USB thumb drive with FAT32<br>
> (needed for partitions, larger than 2 GB, use:<br>
> 'W95 FAT32 (LBA)' ==> press c<br>
> 8. Type w to write the new partition information to the USB key<br>
><br>
><br>
> C) Now, we need to create the fat filesystem.<br>
><br>
> 1. If you have chosen to format your USB thumb drive in FAT16<br>
> ('W95 FAT16 (LBA)' in previous step), use:<br>
><br>
> mkfs.vfat -F 16 /dev/sdX1 (replacing X with your USB key drive<br>
> letter)<br>
><br>
> 2. If you have chosen to format your USB thumb drive in FAT32<br>
> ('W95 FAT32 (LBA)' in previous step), use:<br>
><br>
> mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdX1 (replacing X with your USB key drive<br>
> letter)<br>
><br>
> 4. Now, we write the syslinux mbr to the USB drive.<br>
> The mbr.bin file is located in ./ubcd/tools/linux/ubcd2usb/ of the<br>
> extracted UBCD iso.<br>
><br>
> dd if=mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX (replacing X with your USB key drive letter)<br>
><br>
> 5. Mount the partition of your USB drive<br>
> You can use the GUI mounting utility of your distribution.<br>
> If your distribution mounts USB drives automatically, you can remove and<br>
> replug your USB thumb drive.<br>
><br>
> 6. Copy all files of the extracted UBCD iso to your USB thumb drive.<br>
><br>
> 7. Install syslinux to the partition of your USB thumb drive.<br>
><br>
> First make sure that ./ubcd/tools/linux/ubcd2usb/syslinux is executable,<br>
> if not, run:<br>
><br>
> chmod a+x ./ubcd/tools/linux/ubcd2usb/syslinux (adapt the path if<br>
> necessary)<br>
><br>
> If it is executable, run:<br>
><br>
> sudo ./ubcd/tools/linux/ubcd2usb/syslinux -s -d /boot/syslinux /dev/sdX1<br>
> (replacing X with your USB key drive letter)<br>
><br>
> 8. Now you can boot UBCD from your USB drive, if your BIOS supports it of<br>
> course.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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