On 8/6/2013 1:13 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Hi,
A chap at the forums had failed to create the usb stick for installation following several published procedures. But he succeeded with this one:
# cp image.iso /dev/sdX # sync
And that's it! No more 'dd', or imagewrite, whatever. Just a cp to the raw device, umounted.
Someone can explain why it works? Or why it should not work?
It worked because what ever Operating System he plugged it into knew how to mount an ISO as a loop-back device. In other words, it shouldn't have worked, but it did on his machine and may on yours, but probably won't on many others. In a perfect world he would not get to write onto a device mounted via loop, but who knows. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org