[Mageia-dev] Mageia 2 DVD 64bits install is broken

Sun May 27 12:55:39 CEST 2012

John a écrit :
+> On Sun, 27 May 2012 04:18:19 +0100
+> Simple . wrote:
+>
+>    
+>> 2012/5/27 Simple .<simplew8 at gmail.com>:
+>>      
+>>> 2012/5/27 John<john at neodoc.biz>:
+>>>        
+[...]
+>>>> _You_ used a Windows application to write the image to the USB key.
+>>>>          
+>>>   If instead calling _You_ you had first went to
+>>> https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Installation_Media  *you* had easily see
+>>> that Rufus is a recommended tool to burn Linux .iso's.
+>>>        
+> Yes, it is a suggested tool for Windows users, it still requires the user
+> to understand how tyhe tool needs to be used - correct?
+>    
+
+
+For what it is worth, it seems that Simple acted entirely reasonably.
+There are no special instructions on the Rufus site on how to use the 
+application.
+Isn't it better to try _constructive_ criticism instead of _blaming_ 
+someone for having a problem ?
+
+>>>> If _you_ had used the application correctly, you would have written
+>>>> the iso image to the device.
+>>>>          
+>>> Now theres a correct way to use Rufus?
+>>>        
+> Of course there is, go to the website!
+>    
+
+Again, the web site gives no indication of a _correct way_(tm) to use 
+Rufus.  It just says "Once downloaded, the application is ready to use".
+
+However, for our wiki, it would be useful to know which version of Rufus 
+was used, and how it was used.
+e.g., if the problem was with the freedos version, and what version of 
+Ms-windows was used.
+Of course, reporting to the Rufus site is important as well.
+
+>>>> The applcation _you_ used to write the content of the iso to the
+>>>> devive truncated the long filenames.
+>>>>          
+>>> I simply followed what was written in Mageia wiki regarding burning a
+>>> ISO to a USB pen disk.
+>>>
+>>> Also i didnt had any linux OS to be able to burn it for example with
+>>> dd.
+>>>        
+>> But i forgot to say that for Mageia 2 official release there is a
+>> problem with the .iso, using dd to save it to a USB pen disk doesnt
+>> set it as a bootable device, and this is a new bug to be reported.
+>>      
+> This is NOT a new bug!
+>
+> One again, your methods are the problem.
+>
+> Countless other users have managed to write .iso images to USB sticks and
+> install from them.
+>
+> Well in excess of two months of testing of USB installs preceeded the
+> release.
+>
+> I say again, look to your methods
+>    
+
+I guess you mean to say that one shouldn't follow suggestions in our wiki ?
+How about being a little more positive ?
+
+> JohnR
+>    
+
+-- 
+André
+
+