[ale] syslinux problem making bootable usb

[Mark@markulmer.com]

I like and use YUMI the most. In tricky cases I fall back to Unetbootin with success when YUMI didn't work. This was the case when recently working with UEFI secure settings. Also you should definitely try a different USB manufacturers. I have 3 (1 is a Sony of course) in my 20 odd thumb drives that just won't boot no matter what I do. 

Thanks,
Mark Ulmer

> On Jan 20, 2016, at 11:42 PM, Ken Cochran <kwc at shell.theworld.com> wrote:
> 
> Yumi looks pretty good but so far I can't get it to make
> a bootable USB, even of gparted, which has always worked.
> {sigh}  -kc
> 
>> From: DjPfulio <DjPfulio at jdpfu.com>
>> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:32:37 -0500
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>> Subject: Re: [ale] syslinux problem making bootable usb
>> 
>> For the last few years I've been using dd. Works with any bootable ISO Li=
>> nux distribution. No multiboot allowed. Just a single ISO.
>> Syslinux and other boot tools don't always work on newer computers. If yo=
>> u must have some sort of a tool to do this, MKUSB has a GUI and there is =
>> a CLI version with next to zero dependencies.
>> If you want to use Windows for this, Yumi is the tool that has always wor=
>> ked for me. It supports multiboot setups.
>> 
>> 99% of the time, I just use dd.
>> 
>> On 20 January 2016 17:14:44 GMT-05:00, Ken Cochran <kwc at shell.theworld.co=
>> m> wrote:
>>> Hey y'all is there some kinda -fu I'm missing in making a usb
>>> flash drive bootable?  I'm trying to make a chntpw & it's not
>>> working.  I can make & run gparted on the same media just fine.
>>> Any nice alternatives to chntpw for "outside" resetting that
>>> type of password?  As always, faq, doc & pointers to FMs to
>>> RT are quite welcome. :)  -kc
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