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I am trying to install ubuntu onto my flash drive using the instructions from the website, http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx , and after step 8, the terminal asks for my password, which it accepts and then pops u this error message, dd: /dev/rdisk1bs=1m: Operation not supported. I have also tried making the last m in that statement capital and then the system does not ask me for my password but the error message still pops up. What is happening and why?

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There should be a space between /dev/rdisk1 and bs. If that's not the typo you've done while issuing that dd but only here, you can edit your question so that no confusion arise. – Samik Jul 3 '12 at 10:55

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I've also had a similar problem while using the correct syntax (i.e. dd bs=1m if=source.img of=/dev/rdisk1).

A reboot seemed to fix my issue, despite several attempts with a command that had worked previously while restoring a different image.

Hope this helps!

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