[ale] Favorite diag bootable images

[DJ-Pfulio]

Like dd?  No special tools needed, unless you want a multi-boot setup.

On 09/28/2018 10:04 PM, A. P. Garcia via Ale wrote:
> Did you Google free utilities to turn a bootable CD into a bootable USB
> drive?
> 
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018, 7:00 PM Ken Cochran via Ale <ale at ale.org
> <mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Ok, well I've been trying to make a bootable USB flash drive
>     with/of it, finally did it with their Windows-based install
>     tool & the thing won't boot (e.g. get past grub) due to lack
>     of a kernel (what?).  Haven't been able to make a bootable
>     USB at all with OSX, dunno what kinda PEBKAC...
> 
>     What I'm trying to do is get an old Vista (yeah, I know,
>     ewww) box to boot & it's complaining about some kind of
>     missing /boot/-something- file & naturally (so far) there's
>     no OS install media (one of my chief complaints against MS -
>     no media & even if you DO manage to find it, it wipes out
>     *everything* if you use it).
> 
>     SystemRescueCD looks like a Nice Tool to have in my box but
>     so far I'm having no luck getting it to work.  I've long used
>     (for example) gparted with no (or at least minimal) issues.
>     Sorry for off-topicness.
> 
>     -k
> 
>     > To: ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>
>     > Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:16:26 -0400
>     > Subject: Re: [ale] Favorite diag bootable images
>     > From: Jeff Hubbs via Ale <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>
>     > Reply-To: Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net <mailto:jhubbslist at att.net>>,
>     >         Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>
>     >
>     > SystemRescueCD.
>     >
>     > On 9/27/18 10:10 AM, Ken Cochran via Ale wrote:
>     > > Hey ALE, wonder what's favorite or highly recommended
>     > > these days wrt USB-bootable PC diagnostic/repair toolkits.
>     > > Keeping on-topic, best I can tell, what I've seen (e.g. gparted)
>     > > is Linux-based.  Guess that would stand to reason - should be
>     > > able to at least "see" all hardware & it's immune to the (ahem)
>     > > "sicknesses" of (ahem) other OSes.  Thanks, -Ken