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I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and want to upgrade to 16.04.4 LTS through a fresh install (iso file). Creating a USB with Startup Disk Utility has some issues according to this article. So, I preferred to install 16.04.4 without the Startup Utility and merely copying install file on the USB.
In which format the USB should be formatted prior to copying the iso file on it so that the PC read it on boot? (...assuming that the PC will recognize the file copied on 12.04)
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  • Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).
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I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and want to upgrade to 16.04.4 LTS through a fresh install (iso file). Creating a USB with Startup Disk Utility has some issues according to this article. So, I preferred to install 16.04.4 without the Startup Utility and merely copying install file on the USB.
In which format the USB should be formatted prior to copying the iso file on it so that the PC read it on boot? (...assuming that the PC will recognize the file copied on 12.04)
Thanks for your reply.
Kam



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  • Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).
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I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and want to upgrade to 16.04.4 LTS through a fresh install (iso file). Creating a USB with Startup Disk Utility has some issues according to this article. So, I preferred to install 16.04.4 without the Startup Utility and merely copying install file on the USB.
In which format the USB should be formatted prior to copying the iso file on it so that the PC read it on boot? (...assuming that the PC will recognize the file copied on 12.04)
Thanks for your reply.
Kam



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I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and want to upgrade to 16.04.4 LTS through a fresh install (iso file). Creating a USB with Startup Disk Utility has some issues according to this article. So, I preferred to install 16.04.4 without the Startup Utility and merely copying install file on the USB.
In which format the USB should be formatted prior to copying the iso file on it so that the PC read it on boot? (...assuming that the PC will recognize the file copied on 12.04)
Thanks for your reply.
Kam



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  • Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).
    – sudodus
    Mar 30 at 6:33

















  • Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).
    – sudodus
    Mar 30 at 6:33
















Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).
– sudodus
Mar 30 at 6:33





Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).
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The USB device needs to have an MBR (DOS) partition table and and a fat32 filesystem before putting the ISO unto it.



Most USB come with the MBR partition table. So you just have to format to fat32.
When i use dd to create my bootable drive, it causes a lot of trouble later for my flash drive. Prefer to use the non destructable method.



A quick summary of the creating of bootable



Insert an empty USB drive and identify if it has been mounted:



lsblk


then unmount the partition on the usb device and format it:



sudo umount /dev/sdXY
sudo mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdXY


mount the partition again:



sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt


then extract the iso files to the flash drive partition:



7z x <disk.iso> -o<destination>
sudo 7z x file.iso -o/mnt


7z is a part of the p7zip-full package



When done extracting, unmount the partition:



sudo umount /mnt


your bootable is now ready. Restart and boot into the live cd






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    Reliable to clone Ubuntu iso files to USB pendrives



    Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. See this link for more details,



    Can't boot from USB drive after copying iso with dd



    When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).



    Download and check the new iso file



    These links will help you find and check the new iso file,



    • releases.ubuntu.com/

    • help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

    Instructions for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (tested/working 2018-03-30)



    Clone from the Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS iso file to the USB drive. You can use mkusb (via PPA). See the following links for details,



    • help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb

    • mkusb/install-to-ubuntu-12.04

    • help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

    Some screenshots along the way:



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      The USB device needs to have an MBR (DOS) partition table and and a fat32 filesystem before putting the ISO unto it.



      Most USB come with the MBR partition table. So you just have to format to fat32.
      When i use dd to create my bootable drive, it causes a lot of trouble later for my flash drive. Prefer to use the non destructable method.



      A quick summary of the creating of bootable



      Insert an empty USB drive and identify if it has been mounted:



      lsblk


      then unmount the partition on the usb device and format it:



      sudo umount /dev/sdXY
      sudo mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdXY


      mount the partition again:



      sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt


      then extract the iso files to the flash drive partition:



      7z x <disk.iso> -o<destination>
      sudo 7z x file.iso -o/mnt


      7z is a part of the p7zip-full package



      When done extracting, unmount the partition:



      sudo umount /mnt


      your bootable is now ready. Restart and boot into the live cd






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        The USB device needs to have an MBR (DOS) partition table and and a fat32 filesystem before putting the ISO unto it.



        Most USB come with the MBR partition table. So you just have to format to fat32.
        When i use dd to create my bootable drive, it causes a lot of trouble later for my flash drive. Prefer to use the non destructable method.



        A quick summary of the creating of bootable



        Insert an empty USB drive and identify if it has been mounted:



        lsblk


        then unmount the partition on the usb device and format it:



        sudo umount /dev/sdXY
        sudo mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdXY


        mount the partition again:



        sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt


        then extract the iso files to the flash drive partition:



        7z x <disk.iso> -o<destination>
        sudo 7z x file.iso -o/mnt


        7z is a part of the p7zip-full package



        When done extracting, unmount the partition:



        sudo umount /mnt


        your bootable is now ready. Restart and boot into the live cd






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          The USB device needs to have an MBR (DOS) partition table and and a fat32 filesystem before putting the ISO unto it.



          Most USB come with the MBR partition table. So you just have to format to fat32.
          When i use dd to create my bootable drive, it causes a lot of trouble later for my flash drive. Prefer to use the non destructable method.



          A quick summary of the creating of bootable



          Insert an empty USB drive and identify if it has been mounted:



          lsblk


          then unmount the partition on the usb device and format it:



          sudo umount /dev/sdXY
          sudo mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdXY


          mount the partition again:



          sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt


          then extract the iso files to the flash drive partition:



          7z x <disk.iso> -o<destination>
          sudo 7z x file.iso -o/mnt


          7z is a part of the p7zip-full package



          When done extracting, unmount the partition:



          sudo umount /mnt


          your bootable is now ready. Restart and boot into the live cd






          share|improve this answer












          The USB device needs to have an MBR (DOS) partition table and and a fat32 filesystem before putting the ISO unto it.



          Most USB come with the MBR partition table. So you just have to format to fat32.
          When i use dd to create my bootable drive, it causes a lot of trouble later for my flash drive. Prefer to use the non destructable method.



          A quick summary of the creating of bootable



          Insert an empty USB drive and identify if it has been mounted:



          lsblk


          then unmount the partition on the usb device and format it:



          sudo umount /dev/sdXY
          sudo mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdXY


          mount the partition again:



          sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt


          then extract the iso files to the flash drive partition:



          7z x <disk.iso> -o<destination>
          sudo 7z x file.iso -o/mnt


          7z is a part of the p7zip-full package



          When done extracting, unmount the partition:



          sudo umount /mnt


          your bootable is now ready. Restart and boot into the live cd







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              Reliable to clone Ubuntu iso files to USB pendrives



              Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. See this link for more details,



              Can't boot from USB drive after copying iso with dd



              When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).



              Download and check the new iso file



              These links will help you find and check the new iso file,



              • releases.ubuntu.com/

              • help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

              Instructions for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (tested/working 2018-03-30)



              Clone from the Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS iso file to the USB drive. You can use mkusb (via PPA). See the following links for details,



              • help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb

              • mkusb/install-to-ubuntu-12.04

              • help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

              Some screenshots along the way:



              enter image description here



              enter image description here



              enter image description here



              enter image description here






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                up vote
                0
                down vote













                Reliable to clone Ubuntu iso files to USB pendrives



                Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. See this link for more details,



                Can't boot from USB drive after copying iso with dd



                When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).



                Download and check the new iso file



                These links will help you find and check the new iso file,



                • releases.ubuntu.com/

                • help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

                Instructions for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (tested/working 2018-03-30)



                Clone from the Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS iso file to the USB drive. You can use mkusb (via PPA). See the following links for details,



                • help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb

                • mkusb/install-to-ubuntu-12.04

                • help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

                Some screenshots along the way:



                enter image description here



                enter image description here



                enter image description here



                enter image description here






                share|improve this answer






















                  up vote
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                  up vote
                  0
                  down vote









                  Reliable to clone Ubuntu iso files to USB pendrives



                  Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. See this link for more details,



                  Can't boot from USB drive after copying iso with dd



                  When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).



                  Download and check the new iso file



                  These links will help you find and check the new iso file,



                  • releases.ubuntu.com/

                  • help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

                  Instructions for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (tested/working 2018-03-30)



                  Clone from the Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS iso file to the USB drive. You can use mkusb (via PPA). See the following links for details,



                  • help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb

                  • mkusb/install-to-ubuntu-12.04

                  • help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

                  Some screenshots along the way:



                  enter image description here



                  enter image description here



                  enter image description here



                  enter image description here






                  share|improve this answer












                  Reliable to clone Ubuntu iso files to USB pendrives



                  Cloning with tools, that have a final checkpoint, is very reliable. See this link for more details,



                  Can't boot from USB drive after copying iso with dd



                  When you clone from the iso file to the USB drive, the partition table, partitions and file systems will be overwritten, so there is no reason to format the drive before. (It is different if you use an extracting tool or do it yourself (run extracting commands manually)).



                  Download and check the new iso file



                  These links will help you find and check the new iso file,



                  • releases.ubuntu.com/

                  • help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

                  Instructions for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (tested/working 2018-03-30)



                  Clone from the Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS iso file to the USB drive. You can use mkusb (via PPA). See the following links for details,



                  • help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb

                  • mkusb/install-to-ubuntu-12.04

                  • help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

                  Some screenshots along the way:



                  enter image description here



                  enter image description here



                  enter image description here



                  enter image description here







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