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Autore: Curtis Maurand
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To: Ralph Ronnquist
CC: dng
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> On Jan 5, 2023, at 5:33 PM, Ralph Ronnquist <rrq@???> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 05, 2023 at 02:31:04PM -0700, Fred wrote:
>> ...
>>> "
>>> The missing codename should be specified in a hidden folder. Something like
>>> this:
>>>
>>> echo "Devuan 4 "chimaera" - Build amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 'timestamp'" >
>>> .disk/info
>>> "
>>> ...
>>
>> So this error was reported two years ago and I am the only one to have
>> trouble with it? The above command will fix it? What directory am I
>> supposed to be in to execute it?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Fred
>
> You may chack this by mounting partition #1 of the USB and look into
> its .disk subdirectory.
>
> Note that some USB adapters are peculiar about the first disk block
> (the MBR) and that may well upset things, because the first partition
> includes the MBR (it spans the whole media


hmmm. another random thought: I’ve also had trouble, in the past, from trying to boot from USB3 ports. I don’t know if that’s still an issue with some machines.

—Curtis