X-Original-To: alpine-user@lists.alpinelinux.org Received: from phosphorusnetworks.com (unknown [146.164.3.46]) by lists.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D68E65C6101 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 19:48:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by phosphorusnetworks.com with esmtp (Exim 4.91) (envelope-from ) id 1fiPWj-0003BQ-1L; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:32:49 -0300 Received: from 127.0.0.1 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:32:49 -0300 Message-ID: <5ef2cb12e570818ea79f8614e2a970f7> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:32:49 -0300 Subject: Re: [alpine-user] Cannot boot Alpine from USB stick From: "Fabio Martins" To: "Nick" Cc: alpine-user@lists.alpinelinux.org Reply-To: fm+alpine+user+list@phosphorusnetworks.com User-Agent: mutt X-Mailinglist: alpine-user Precedence: list List-Id: Alpine Development List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Greylist: Delayed for 00:15:35 by milter-greylist-4.6.2 (lists.alpinelinux.org [0.0.0.0]); Wed, 25 Jul 2018 19:48:51 +0000 (GMT) > The problem is that the doc on site is incorrect and misleading. DD-ing > doesn't work because the iso proviced for download is not a hybrid one. I was able to install alpine from USB, just DDing, server is up and running. The solution for me (if I remember correctly) was to emulate USB as USBHDD @ BIOS. cheers. -- Fabio Martins PHOSPHORUS NETWORKS https://phosphorusnetworks.com/en/ > > So I have eventually found a solution with some help on IRC... > > The problem is that the doc on site is incorrect and misleading. DD-ing > doesn't work because the iso proviced for download is not a hybrid one. > I had to follow that steps to boot: > 1. Installed unetbootin (etcher will do, too, but the following steps > may differ) > 2. umounted the USB stick > 3. Reparition the USB stick to have msdos MBR and one FAT32 partition > then formatted it with mkfs.vfat > 4. mounted it again. > 5. Made a bootable USB stick with unetbootin. > 6. Success! > > That's a pity that the very first acquaintance with the Alpine linux > started for me with incorrect and misleading docs and necessity to > literary cry for help on IRC. Thank you Xe for help! > Hope I'll be able to proceed further without such troubles... > > BR, > Nick > > --- > Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org > Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org > --- > > --- Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org ---