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I made two attempts to make my USB using dd from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS as follows:
sudo dd if=<file> of=<device> bs=16M status=progress oflag=sync
where:
if=boron-1-240124-i386.hybrid.iso
of=/dev/sdb
With the USB in a port of my netbook the following two messages are displayed:
sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] No caching mode page found
sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Then lxle begins to load. The USB is clearly being accessed as its LED indicator turns on but sdb will not boot.
What am I overlooking?
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Last edited by 7thGradeM@th (2024-11-17 14:06:14)
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Get the checksum file from the download page and make sure the iso is good.
Bad thumbdrive? You have another one you can use (after verifying the iso is good)?
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Checksum was confirmed correct using:
sha256sum -c --ignore-missing release.sha256.txt
result was 'OK' so I'm good with regard to this criteria. I also just downloaded both the iso and checksum file for a second time an obtained the same results regarding checksum verification and no boot with the alternate USB I prepared with sudo dd.
How else might I probe this situation to obtain meaningful information to resolve it?
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^ Does Ubuntu 24.04 LTS have a tool installed for this?
If not, try Startup Disk Creator.
$ sudo apt install usb-creator-gtk -s
[sudo] password for marens:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
usb-creator-gtk is already the newest version (0.3.7).
usb-creator-gtk set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
A few days ago I tried Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS from USB and everything was fine.
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I first attempted to verify the signature file despite the instruction indicating the sha check or the signature file could be used for verification of the iso. I used these commands but has to install curl first. I have been using the instructions described in the installation webpage of the Bunsen Labs site.
The gpg verification step indicated I obtained a good signature but it also gave me a warning message stating the key's user ID was not certified with a trusted signature and there was no indication the signature belonged to the owner. I have only worked with the direct download rather than the torrent version.
The Startup Disk Creator gave me the same result....lxle booted instead of my USB.
With all of this in mind I must suspect the iso.
Other suggestions?
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The Startup Disk Creator gave me the same result....lxle booted instead of my USB.
It might be stupid, but I still have to ask if you set the machine to boot from USB first?
If so, it is possible for the machine to select another drive if the USB is faulty.
P.S.
When I start the HP, a dialog appears (very briefly) to select a drive if I press F9.
Of course, in this case I choose USB.
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In order to boot from a USB my BIOS must be set to 'Removable Dev.' for removable device. The 1st boot priority device has been set this way since this began. In fact, I suspect I changed it to this when I first installed lxle on it several years ago. I know the 'boot menu' display option you are referring to but I do not know if my 1000H has this feature and I currently do not think I need to chase this option.
My experience with this today is nonsensical and I cannot explain it. If others have experienced success with this iso I must also consider the interaction of 24.04 LTS on my hardware - older lenovo thinkpads. The machine I'm currently using for this is a T530 and was a fresh install of 24.04 LTS. My concern for this combination of hardware/software stems from my recent upgrade of my dual boot X201 (Win7/22.04 LTS) to 24.04 LTS and the problem(s) the X201 experienced. I lost the GRUB menu and was only able to use 24.04 LTS. After a month I realized the delay associated with the display of the Ubuntu screen seemed to occur at the normal time if you allow GRUB to timeout. I edited GRUB and now it displays as desired after the vendor screen. There are many examples of this on the Ubuntu Forums presently. In other words, what else results from 24.04 LTS?
My next step will be to prepare the USB using the lxle machine to see if it leads to the correct result. Following that, I can use Rufus on my X201 in Windows.
Thanks for your help with this.
Last edited by 7thGradeM@th (2025-04-12 00:12:35)
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I returned to this project today and was able to install Boron. Very happy!
Last edited by 7thGradeM@th (2025-04-12 00:39:58)
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