Questions tagged [unetbootin]
Unetbootin stands for 'Universal Netboot Installer'; it is a program used to install disk images or isos onto USB drives. Questions about using unetbootin in Ubuntu or with Ubuntu images should use this tag.
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alternative to unetbootin for memtest86+ image
I installed unetbootin from Ubuntu Software Center. It's a simple utility so it was hard to get wrong. I Flashed the ISO image of memtest86+. It didn't work. It did not start memtest86+. Booting it ...
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How to install Ubuntu without a CD or USB from Windows 10 [duplicate]
NOTE: This is my first post, it won't let me post images or more than 2 links, so I'll add all the links here:
I got a new laptop which has Windows 10 on it, the weird thing about this laptop is it ...
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How to create a bootable ubuntu USB on a mac without using UNETBOOTIN?
While trying to install Ubuntu on a DELL R720 server the installer flashed a message saying the USB was made using UNETBOOTIN, and it is not recommended. I am trying to find how to make a bootable USB ...
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How do I properly debug / fix this boot issue?
I'm attempting to do a fresh install of Ubuntu. In both cases, the system fails to boot. I've tried standard and recovery mode, using Ubuntu 16.04.1 and now 14.04.5. My hope was that 14.04.5 might ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu. (Invalid magic number)
I have a windows 10 PC. Wanted to install Ubuntu.
I have tried installing ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64 and xubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64 both after downloading multiple times.
I used unetbootin to ...
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Program compatibilty assistant warning after Unetbootin makes bootable USB
I have a windows 7 laptop (x64). I am trying to make a bootable USB with ubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-amd64.iso and Unetbootin. I am picking the 'Diskimage' option and providing the path to the iso.
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How much space do i need for "preserve files across reboots"?
I'm using Unetbootin to download a USB boot drive and I'm not sure how much space to preserve. I'm not even sure if I need any.
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Bootable USB iso for Windows7 [duplicate]
I've used different USB bootable programs like Unetbootin to put an iso image into my USB and went into the boot menu to change the boot device but I get the message "missing operating system" before ...
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Format USB, can no longer mount
I'm trying to use Unetbootin to put Windows7 on my thumbdrive but it says I have to put the USB on a mount point by returning: "/dev/sdc1 not mounted"
When I formatted my USB (to fat32), it no longer ...
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error: premature end of file /casper/vmlinux.efi alloc magic is broken at 0x7a2d93c0: 7a179da0 aborted. press any key to exit
Wish to install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a MacBookAir6,2 (dual boot with macOS Sierra).
I created USB stick with Ubuntu image.
brew cask install unetbootin
I pressed at boot ALT key and entered "Install ...
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Erasing When I Restart
I recently got Ubuntu 16.04 and I like it so far. I got it by UNetbootin, and installed it on a Windows Vista computer so I can see what Ubuntu is like.
Everything works fine, but I have a problem. ...
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Black screen when trying to boot 16.04 with UNetbootin
I created a live USB using UNetbootin and when I boot from the USB I get the options to install, try, etc., but if I select one I get a black screen and nothing happens. I've tried editing the command ...
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LiveUSB creator that works on 14.04
I want to create another LiveUSB of Lubuntu 15.10 or higher with a LiveUSB creator on a Lubuntu 14.04 LiveUSB. Last time I checked, 14.04-14.10 doesn't work AT ALL. It creates the disk and the disk ...
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Unetbootin has no GUI on Ubuntu GNOME
I want to make the switch to Antergos. When opening Unetbootin, I can't open it successfully.
Here is what happens when I open UNetbootin from Terminal:
$ sudo unetbootin
X Error: BadAccess (attempt ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 not booting from USB
I tried to create a bootable USB for Ubuntu 16.04. When booting from the USB I only see a black screen with a blinking cursor though.
Here are the different attempts I've tried:
Download the Ubuntu ....
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Creating a USB media using UNetbootin isn't recognized as booting media
I've installed Ubuntu by USB many times before. It's not working now and I'm not sure why.
I format the USB drive (a Kingston DataTraveler 100 G2, 16 GB) using GParted by wiping it and installing a ...
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Ubuntu install with unetbootin
Okay, so I downloaded ubuntu and used unetbootin to load it up on my hard disc. I now can either select unebootin or windows at my bootloader, which was my intention.
I just don't know how to ...
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Problems creating bootable USB-(SSD)-Drive
I am trying to create an bootable USB-SSD-Drive with Unetbootin.
Everything works well, when i am using an ordinary USB 3.0 Thumb/Stick.
But when i use a SSD-USB(3.0)-Drive, only some/few copied ISO'...
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Space used to preserve files across reboots? Unetbootin
I am installing Ubuntu on another computer in my house. I have downloaded the iso file and am going to put in on a usb using Unetbootin.
What is the rule of thumb for deciding how much space I ...
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Ubuntu GNOME 14.04.3 desktop iso not booting from both DVD and USB
I tried booting Ubuntu desktop 14.04.3 from my DVD as well as USB stick by using all possible resources both in UEFI or legacy mode. In UEFI mode I changed the boot order and then when I boot it ...
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acer R301L doesn't recognize boot usb I made from UNetbootin
Just bought an ASUS R301L, immediately downloaded UBUNTU through UNetbootin using a USB I formatted for the occasion, then restarted, but it goes directly back to windows (cursed be) in stead of ...
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How to install Ubuntu straight to HDD with Unetbootin?
I've heard that Unetbootin provides installing a distro straight to Hard drive instead of USB.
Should I just select Hard Drive as the picture shows and click Ok or there is something else to do?
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How to recover files from external hard drive after being selected in Unetbootin
I accidentally selected my 500GB external hard drive when I tried to install Ubuntu using Unetbootin. I used it as an installer already. I haven't realized my mistake until I opened my external drive ...
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Unetbootin hangs on 51% - trying to create USB installer drive for Windows
While trying to create a bootable Windows USB from Unetbootin, the process hangs on 51%, whilst trying to copy the 461st file.
I've tried giving it time, but after 3 hours of idle, the issue still ...
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must the Flash drive be FAT to be bootable?
I used Startup Disk Creator to put an Ubuntu ISO file on a Flash drive FAT formatted. That booted.
I was not able to boot when I used unetbootin (Universal Net Boot Installer) to put the same Ubuntu ...
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Create a bootable Gentoo USB from within Ubuntu?
I am unable to create a Bootable USB for Gentoo, using Netbootin on Ubuntu.
How can I create a bootable USB using the gentoo.iso file?
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Unable to boot Ubuntu Live USB Flash Drive with casper-rw persistent partition
So, I've spent the last day going through similar questions, and can confirm first that this is not a duplicate of:
Ubuntu Live-USB Using a "casper-rw" Partition
Persistent Ubuntu 14.04 USB fails to ...
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Unable to make pendrive bootable using UNetbootin
I was trying to make pendrive bootable using UNetbootbin but was getting following message. I am very confused that why I am getting so. Please help me to solve the issue.
[http://oi59.tinypic.com/...
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Write bootable BIOS update .ISO to USB stick
Lenovo distributes BIOS updates as .iso files (example) that are supposed to be burnt on a CD and booted. Burning it to a CD worked and booted correctly, but now I want to use a USB stick instead (...
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How do I open Unetbootin on my pc using Ubuntu 15.04
I have installed Unetbootin on my pc. I want to install Puppy Linux on my usb flash drive.
I cannot find Unetbootin on my pc.
I am using Ubuntu 15.04 and the Chromium browser.
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Can't Dual Boot into Windows 7 after Intalling Ubuntu 15.04 [duplicate]
Usually before I load into an OS, I get the option menu to select Windows 7 or Recovery mode(I have thinkpadx220);
Then I used Unetbootin, which appeared as the third option. After installing Ubuntu ...
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Problems using unetboot to use it in ubuntu??? how comes?
How to configure these tools to get them properly working ?
the worked on windows now i took another one for linux and ubuntu, and they don´t run the program, How comes?
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Write Ubuntu iso image to USB
I am a new Linux user. I recently installed Debian stable 8 from Windows through unetbootin but now I would like to use Ubuntu. I have downloaded Ubuntu iso file. But I am not able to write it to USB ...
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Couldn't make pendrive boot-able using UnetBootin
I've an iso file for RHEL in one of my pendrives. Now I want to first make the device bootable, so that later on I can put RHEL as a VM. Now the problem is even after following the instructions to ...
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64 bit unetbottin install - no cigar [closed]
I got a new hard drive, downloaded ubuntu using unetbootin on a different system.
Default to 32 bit, installed it and everything okay. But my laptop (old Acer aspire one 722) is 64 bit. When i ...
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How to create bootable USB using public library computer, I do not have admin privilege to download USB Creator
The title says it all. I understand that it is necessary to download creator software in order to install Ubuntu/Xubuntu on my brand new hard drive. However, the only computer I have access to is ...
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Ubuntu Live USB won't boot, "Failed to load COM32 file menu.c32"
I'm hoping to revive an old netbook I have laying around by installing Linux on it. I did what I gather most of us are supposed to do: I created a Xubuntu 14.10 Live USB with Unetbootin, plugged the ...
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Where is my download folder?
I'm trying to create a Bootable USB with UNetBootin.However, when I click to search for my .iso it only shows Computer and inside that it has a Homeand a root folder.
I really need to know how to get ...
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Trying to make a Windows 7 USB with UNetBootin, getting error "Failed to load COM32 file menu.c32"
Pretty much what it says on the tin.
I looked around a bit, someone told me to press "Tab" to see a list of options, this is what it yielded.
Verifying DMI Pool Data ....................
Failed to ...
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NO UBNLDR error while booting from unetbootin [duplicate]
I was trying to install Ubuntu14.04.1 using Unetbootin. I downloaded the .iso file and followed the steps as outlined in the official tutorial.
However after I select the Unetbootin option from the ...
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UNetbootin on 32GB USB 3 Stick
I run a windows 7 machine, and use UNetbootin to create Ubuntu bootable live USB keys.
I have 1 key in particular that I would like to use entirely as a live Ubuntu key, so I can install some apps, ...
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No such file or directory error when starting UNetbootin in Ubuntu 14.04
I have a problem starting UNetbootin from the terminal in Ubuntu 14.04. I got this error message.
./unetbootin-linux-608: error while loading shared libraries: libSM.so.6: cannot open shared object ...
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Creating USB boot disc for ubuntu
I am using Mac OS X 10.9 and am trying to create a boot usb of ubuntu-14.10-desktop-amd64.iso. I have tried Unetbootin, but the installation halts at step 2 file 254. I have verified the md5 is ...
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Boot to external hdd from a UnetBootin usb key
I have an external hdd with multiple operating systems on it (Ubuntu, Centos, etc). On newer computers, the drive is recognized as a USB HDD and I can boot it directly just fine.
However on an ...
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Create a DOS bootable USB drive (16 GB)
I have two computers, both on Ubuntu, and I need to upgrade the BIOS on one of them. I can get a version of DOS and also use UNetBootin with FreeDOS, but I can't copy the BIOS firmware and flash ...
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Cant install kubuntu
My lenovo ideapad came with a dos operating system. I installed ubuntu in it and now i wish to uninstall it and run kubuntu on my laptop. But the laptop doesnt boot from usb anymore.
I made the ...
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unable to create usb stick for windows 7 from ubuntu 14.04
I followed the same process which mentioned in below link to create USB stick for windows:
How can I create a Windows bootable USB stick using Ubuntu?
But WinUSB throws following error while syncing:...
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UnetBootin Issues
I just built a computer, I am trying to install ubuntu 14.04 live x64, although I am having some issues. When I boot from the drive, it gives me the try ubuntu, install, check memory menu but when I ...
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Running an old version of some software [duplicate]
I don't want to mingle in any backstory, but all that needs to be known is that I have a computer with Ubuntu on it and I am trying to install Windows 8 from an ISO.
I am using the guide that can be ...
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Save files and Applications to a Live Ubuntu disk
I was wondering is itpossible and how could one save a document or/and application onto a Live Ubuntu USB? I am on MacBook Air running OS X 10.8.5 I installed Ubuntu onto my USB using unetbootin.
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