dd - unrecongnized operand of=/dev/sdc when trying to create a bootable USB
I am trying to create a bootable USB. Currently on lsblk I have sdc -> sdc1, formatted to fat32.
I am trying now to save my iso with the following command:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M && sync status=progress
The error I am getting is:
dd: unrecognized operand ‘ of=/dev/sdc’
From all the searching I did, I can see that the of=...should be as I wrote it to be. What am I doing wrong?
boot partitioning usb
edited Feb 2 at 17:04
sudodus
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Svetoslav AntonovSvetoslav Antonov
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I am trying to create a bootable USB. Currently on lsblk I have sdc -> sdc1, formatted to fat32.
I am trying now to save my iso with the following command:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M && sync status=progress
The error I am getting is:
dd: unrecognized operand ‘ of=/dev/sdc’
From all the searching I did, I can see that the of=...should be as I wrote it to be. What am I doing wrong?
boot partitioning usb
edited Feb 2 at 17:04
sudodus
25.2k32977
asked Feb 2 at 16:02
Svetoslav AntonovSvetoslav Antonov
83
1. Please remove the backslash beforeof=...2.status=...will not work where you put it. It should be before&&or not at all
– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:11
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I am trying to create a bootable USB. Currently on lsblk I have sdc -> sdc1, formatted to fat32.
I am trying now to save my iso with the following command:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M && sync status=progress
The error I am getting is:
dd: unrecognized operand ‘ of=/dev/sdc’
From all the searching I did, I can see that the of=...should be as I wrote it to be. What am I doing wrong?
boot partitioning usb
edited Feb 2 at 17:04
sudodus
25.2k32977
asked Feb 2 at 16:02
Svetoslav AntonovSvetoslav Antonov
83
I am trying to create a bootable USB. Currently on lsblk I have sdc -> sdc1, formatted to fat32.
I am trying now to save my iso with the following command:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M && sync status=progress
The error I am getting is:
dd: unrecognized operand ‘ of=/dev/sdc’
From all the searching I did, I can see that the of=...should be as I wrote it to be. What am I doing wrong?
boot partitioning usb
boot partitioning usb
edited Feb 2 at 17:04
sudodus
25.2k32977
asked Feb 2 at 16:02
Svetoslav AntonovSvetoslav Antonov
83
edited Feb 2 at 17:04
sudodus
25.2k32977
asked Feb 2 at 16:02
Svetoslav AntonovSvetoslav Antonov
83
edited Feb 2 at 17:04
sudodus
25.2k32977
edited Feb 2 at 17:04
sudodus
25.2k32977
edited Feb 2 at 17:04
sudodus
25.2k32977
25.2k32977
asked Feb 2 at 16:02
Svetoslav AntonovSvetoslav Antonov
83
asked Feb 2 at 16:02
Svetoslav AntonovSvetoslav Antonov
83
asked Feb 2 at 16:02
Svetoslav AntonovSvetoslav Antonov
83
83
1. Please remove the backslash beforeof=...2.status=...will not work where you put it. It should be before&&or not at all
– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:11
add a comment |
1. Please remove the backslash beforeof=...2.status=...will not work where you put it. It should be before&&or not at all
– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:11
1. Please remove the backslash before
of=... 2. status=... will not work where you put it. It should be before && or not at all– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:11
1. Please remove the backslash before
of=... 2. status=... will not work where you put it. It should be before && or not at all– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:11
add a comment |
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The dd command that you tried has an unnecessary / character after if=/dev/puppylinux.iso which should be removed. sync is a separate command, so it goes after the && so that sync runs only if the first command ( dd ) ran.
The correct command is:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M status=progress && sync
answered Feb 2 at 16:11
karelkarel
60.3k13130154
+1; This will work, but usingddlike this is risky, becauseddhas no final checkpoint, so it is easy to write to and overwrite the wrong drive. I would recommend Ubuntu's Startup disk creator, Disks (aliasgnome-disks) or mkusb.
– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:18
Startup Disk Creator is a great USB creator program which I prefer to use instead ofdd.
– karel
Feb 2 at 16:22
1
Worked like a charm. I just wanted to fiddle a bit with the dd command. Thanks! Won't let me upvote the answer because of low reputation. :(
– Svetoslav Antonov
Feb 2 at 16:25
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The dd command that you tried has an unnecessary / character after if=/dev/puppylinux.iso which should be removed. sync is a separate command, so it goes after the && so that sync runs only if the first command ( dd ) ran.
The correct command is:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M status=progress && sync
answered Feb 2 at 16:11
karelkarel
60.3k13130154
+1; This will work, but usingddlike this is risky, becauseddhas no final checkpoint, so it is easy to write to and overwrite the wrong drive. I would recommend Ubuntu's Startup disk creator, Disks (aliasgnome-disks) or mkusb.
– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:18
Startup Disk Creator is a great USB creator program which I prefer to use instead ofdd.
– karel
Feb 2 at 16:22
1
Worked like a charm. I just wanted to fiddle a bit with the dd command. Thanks! Won't let me upvote the answer because of low reputation. :(
– Svetoslav Antonov
Feb 2 at 16:25
add a comment |
The dd command that you tried has an unnecessary / character after if=/dev/puppylinux.iso which should be removed. sync is a separate command, so it goes after the && so that sync runs only if the first command ( dd ) ran.
The correct command is:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M status=progress && sync
answered Feb 2 at 16:11
karelkarel
60.3k13130154
+1; This will work, but usingddlike this is risky, becauseddhas no final checkpoint, so it is easy to write to and overwrite the wrong drive. I would recommend Ubuntu's Startup disk creator, Disks (aliasgnome-disks) or mkusb.
– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:18
Startup Disk Creator is a great USB creator program which I prefer to use instead ofdd.
– karel
Feb 2 at 16:22
1
Worked like a charm. I just wanted to fiddle a bit with the dd command. Thanks! Won't let me upvote the answer because of low reputation. :(
– Svetoslav Antonov
Feb 2 at 16:25
add a comment |
The dd command that you tried has an unnecessary / character after if=/dev/puppylinux.iso which should be removed. sync is a separate command, so it goes after the && so that sync runs only if the first command ( dd ) ran.
The correct command is:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M status=progress && sync
answered Feb 2 at 16:11
karelkarel
60.3k13130154
The dd command that you tried has an unnecessary / character after if=/dev/puppylinux.iso which should be removed. sync is a separate command, so it goes after the && so that sync runs only if the first command ( dd ) ran.
The correct command is:
sudo dd if=/dev/puppylinux.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M status=progress && sync
answered Feb 2 at 16:11
karelkarel
60.3k13130154
edited Feb 2 at 16:25
answered Feb 2 at 16:11
karelkarel
60.3k13130154
answered Feb 2 at 16:11
karelkarel
60.3k13130154
answered Feb 2 at 16:11
karelkarel
60.3k13130154
60.3k13130154
+1; This will work, but usingddlike this is risky, becauseddhas no final checkpoint, so it is easy to write to and overwrite the wrong drive. I would recommend Ubuntu's Startup disk creator, Disks (aliasgnome-disks) or mkusb.
– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:18
Startup Disk Creator is a great USB creator program which I prefer to use instead ofdd.
– karel
Feb 2 at 16:22
1
Worked like a charm. I just wanted to fiddle a bit with the dd command. Thanks! Won't let me upvote the answer because of low reputation. :(
– Svetoslav Antonov
Feb 2 at 16:25
add a comment |
+1; This will work, but usingddlike this is risky, becauseddhas no final checkpoint, so it is easy to write to and overwrite the wrong drive. I would recommend Ubuntu's Startup disk creator, Disks (aliasgnome-disks) or mkusb.
– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:18
Startup Disk Creator is a great USB creator program which I prefer to use instead ofdd.
– karel
Feb 2 at 16:22
1
Worked like a charm. I just wanted to fiddle a bit with the dd command. Thanks! Won't let me upvote the answer because of low reputation. :(
– Svetoslav Antonov
Feb 2 at 16:25
+1; This will work, but using
dd like this is risky, because dd has no final checkpoint, so it is easy to write to and overwrite the wrong drive. I would recommend Ubuntu's Startup disk creator, Disks (alias gnome-disks) or mkusb.– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:18
+1; This will work, but using
dd like this is risky, because dd has no final checkpoint, so it is easy to write to and overwrite the wrong drive. I would recommend Ubuntu's Startup disk creator, Disks (alias gnome-disks) or mkusb.– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:18
Startup Disk Creator is a great USB creator program which I prefer to use instead of
dd.– karel
Feb 2 at 16:22
Startup Disk Creator is a great USB creator program which I prefer to use instead of
dd.– karel
Feb 2 at 16:22
1
1
Worked like a charm. I just wanted to fiddle a bit with the dd command. Thanks! Won't let me upvote the answer because of low reputation. :(
– Svetoslav Antonov
Feb 2 at 16:25
Worked like a charm. I just wanted to fiddle a bit with the dd command. Thanks! Won't let me upvote the answer because of low reputation. :(
– Svetoslav Antonov
Feb 2 at 16:25
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1. Please remove the backslash before
of=...2.status=...will not work where you put it. It should be before&&or not at all– sudodus
Feb 2 at 16:11