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Enviado por GNUbahn o Dom, 04/09/2017 - 17:36

I have tried everything...

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 17:36
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...but I can't make my librebooted computer boot from usb live Trisquel 8.

I have dd'ed and unetbootin'ed, but nothing works. I have formatted over and over, quick and slow, I have changed block size, I have tried normal iso and net-install, I have dd'ed to sdb and sdb1

But Libreboot apparently doesn't even recognise the usb stick.

I have used the usb stick before and live booted from it several times. It has lots of space and like I wrote above, I have formatted in a number of ways.

And I have made live usb sticks a number of times before - I know I can

But why can I not do it now, i.e. what is my f*ck up?

Help strongly needed....

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 17:38
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I know you say you have used it before but try a different one. It made all of the difference in the world for me.

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 17:43
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I will, thanks.

I am actually formatting another one right now. As an alternative I am using my work computer (Linux Mint) with Unetbootin. Even I have just formatted that usb stick with 'Disk utility' slow method, Unetbootin tells me that the file /media/jb/516E-B501//libutil.c32 already exists

That's weird, isn't it?

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 17:45
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And that didn't work out either

What the h*ck is happening?

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Mér, 04/12/2017 - 12:17
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Trying different USB ports and plugging them in more than once in each port helps, too.

It shouldn't help, but it does -- at least on a Libreboot system, it does.

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Sáb, 04/15/2017 - 14:24
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So maybe the solution simply was trying over and over in different ports...

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 17:53
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Just out of curiosity (or despair actually), I tried boot with a usb live stick of Trisquel 7 which I know works. It also worked now, so the issue must be about the copying of files to the usb stick (I suppose).

I also checked by .asc, md5 and gpg - the iso-file should be fine

In frustration: Aaarrrgghhh (sorry for the outburst)

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 18:07
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Did you try to boot with a Live DVD?
Sometimes is the best :) it takes a little longer but waaaay less than figuring out the problem. :)

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 18:10
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No I haven't. Maybe I should. When creating a live DVD, do you just burn the iso to the DVD?

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 19:56
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...then again: Who's got an empty dvd these days?

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 20:01
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Go to pretty much any shop and you should be able to find some.

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 20:23
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I do have DVD's. I buy them on a regular store one block away of my house.

You probably want to buy a few. Usually I find them to be better to try ISO's than regular USB.

They take longer to boot, but are faster to burn. They also tend to have less problems like the one you are facing.

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 20:34
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You'll only need one shining disc, a DVD-RW. Reusable hundreds of times.

Using DVD to burn and boot distributions is a solid piece of good advice. I've had my share of stubbornly failing USB's but very seldom a DVD.

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Lun, 04/10/2017 - 05:22
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I never saw the point in those, considering how cheap DVD-Rs are. You can literally get a stack of 100 for $25 (25 cents each). Plus, what if you go back to a previous one? And DVDs are also a nice medium to put backups on; I make a DVD backup once every few months for extra redundancy, and I have a CD with my GnuPG revocation keys.

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Lun, 04/10/2017 - 07:43
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For archival purposes, I suggest bluray discs.

I used to have those cheapo spindles and now they're rotting away in a box. I never use them anymore (containing old 'buntus). Burned once, they're fixed and soon useless. What a waste of space if you only need to burn the latest ISO of your favourite GNU/Linux. DVD-R discs are more expensive in the long run.

DVD-RW's have a small footprint. I simply reuse them -- no need to throw them in a landfill. This set of five rw's can do more good than the spindly tower on the left.

spindly_towers.jpg dvdrw.jpg
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Mér, 04/19/2017 - 07:01
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Who even has an optical drive these days?

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 18:09
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Is there anything wrong with this command:

sudo dd if=trisquel_8.0_amd64.iso of=/dev/sdb1 bs=8M; sync

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Sáb, 04/15/2017 - 21:17
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There is, in the output file (of=/dev/sdb1). You passed the first partition to dd, it should be the disk letter without a partition number (of=/dev/sdb). like this:

$ sudo dd if=trisquel_8.0_amd64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M; sync

Some of GNU/Linux distribuation don't recommend to create a Bootable USB with unetbootin, a lot of them recommend Win32DiskImager https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/.

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Sáb, 04/15/2017 - 23:19
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There is, in the output file (of=/dev/sdb1). You passed the first partition to dd, it should be the disk letter without a partition number (of=/dev/sdb). like this:
$ sudo dd if=trisquel_8.0_amd64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M; sync

Yeah, I found the out:

https://trisquel.info/en/forum/i-have-tried-everything#comment-113186

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 19:52
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I actually did miss that at first

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Dom, 04/09/2017 - 22:21
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https://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html

You can follow that link. When the libreboot menu shows up, pres "c" and set manually the device and roots for vmlinuz and initrd. From a USB, it should be something like this (each line is a command):

set root=‘usb0’
linux /install/vmlinuz
initrd /install/initrd.gz
boot

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Lun, 04/10/2017 - 09:48
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Good morning. I finally succeeded. What made the difference, I don't know.

Regarding the command I pasted above, there is one mistake: One should not address the partition (e.g. sdb1) but just the device (e.g. sdb). I tried both several times, so that is not the issue itself.

Though I did not need dvds in the end, I might buy me some for back-ups and future installations.

Thanks a lot for your time and help

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