Subj : Re: Slackware 14.2 Sale [Was: CD Distribution Sale]
To   : Nightfox
From : Zeb
Date : Sat Aug 19 2017 04:30 pm

 Re: Re: Slackware 14.2 Sale [Was: CD Distribution Sale]
 By: Nightfox to Vk3jed on Thu Aug 17 2017 12:24 pm

Ni> I didn't think you'd normally have to do anything to prepare an ISO for
Ni> USB. I've written Linux and Windows ISOs to USB flash drives and never had
Ni> to do anything special.. Perhaps the software I was using did the
Ni> necessary stuff for me.

Windows ISOs definitely need some preparation - you can't just dd them straight
to a flash drive. I always have to use a program like Rufus (on Windows) or
WinUSB (on Linux) to make a Windows USB drive. Most Linux distros, on the other
hand, you can just dd to a flash drive.

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