> | I _can't imagine_ how many stupid things I just did, but could > | someone please tell me how to get that install image onto the > | flash drive in a form that will boot? > > You cannot. "That" image is in ISO format, which have a booting > method unique in the universe. You need an image set up for booting > from a memory stick, which is much more similar to a regular drive > than a CD (ISO format). *Some* BIOSes allow booting USB sticks even if they contain ISO images. I'm certain I've done it a few times with Ubuntu images. But last time I tried it with a NetBSD ISO image, it failed. (But I'm not sure if I actually tried it on the same computer for instance, or if maybe the Ubuntu images contain something special to make this possible). -Olaf. -- Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert -- rhialto at falu dot nl ___ Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on \X/ no account be allowed to do the job. --Douglas Adams, "THGTTG"
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