Bug 593626

Summary:	minimal install stages are unbootable
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	Ryan Hill (RETIRED) <rhill>
Component:	InstallCD	Assignee:	Gentoo Release Team <releng>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal	CC:	bkohler
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Ryan Hill (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2016-09-13 01:28:48 UTC

I cannot make a bootable usb from recent Gentoo install stages.  I have tried unetbootin, Rufus, and both the dd and manual methods from https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LiveUSB/Guide.  I tried 3 different usb sticks and all successfully worked with an Arch/Fedora images.  The livedvd image also worked (livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso).

I have tried:

install-amd64-minimal-20160908.iso
install-amd64-minimal-20160901.iso
install-amd64-minimal-20160825.iso

with 0 luck, and that's as far back as I can find isos for.

Comment 1 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) Gentoo Infrastructure

2016-11-14 03:37:00 UTC

Ryan,

have you tried running "isohybrid <iso>" and copying it with dd to the usb stick?
I've used that method to create usb sticks at work. "isohybrid -u <iso>" even worked on my amd64 uefi systems at work.