Kubuntu 18.04 ISO live USB: BIOS does not 'see' it, laptop does not boot it.

[Clay Weber]

On Mon, May 7, 2018 12:36 pm, Bas Roufs wrote:
> - If the USB stick is connected via a USB hub, try if it works with the
> stick connected directly to the machine.
>
> *Have tried this - via 3 ports.*
>
>
> - You could try it with the USB stick in another USB port.
>
>
> *Have done so.*
>
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> - Maybe your BIOS actually does see it, but you have to change the boot
> order to put the USB stick before the other boot devices.
>
> *No. The bios really does not mention the stick. *
>
>
> - I would try to boot from the stick on another machine to verify that
> it works there.
>
> *Have done so. Fruitlessly.*
>
>
> If your BIOS really doesn't see the USB stick, there is probably no
> chance to boot from it.
>
>
> *I am afraid, this is the right conclusion. What else can I do to make
> the stick bootable?*
>
> *Yours.*
>
>
> *Bas.*
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>
>
> 2018-05-07 18:10 GMT+02:00 Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net>:
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>
>> Bas Roufs wrote:
>>
>>> All those tests seemingly work well, till I try to boot the laptop
>>> from the USB stick, The BIOS does not "see" it -  the laptop does not
>>> boot from it.
>>
>> If your BIOS really doesn't see the USB stick, there is probably no
>> chance to boot from it. However some points come to mind which you may
>> want to check:
>>
>> - If the USB stick is connected via a USB hub, try if it works with the
>>  stick connected directly to the machine.
>>
>> - You could try it with the USB stick in another USB port.
>>
>>
>> - Maybe your BIOS actually does see it, but you have to change the boot
>>  order to put the USB stick before the other boot devices.
>>
>> - I would try to boot from the stick on another machine to verify that
>> it works there.
>>
>>
>> Nils
>>
>>
>>
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> Bas G. Roufs
>
If it is not working in other machines, perhaps it could be mkusb being
the culprit? It has (in my opinion) too many options and settings to use
that maybe it is not set correctly?

I personally like and use Mkusb, but there are other, easy to use tools
that have *never* failed me. One I recommend is Etcher:
https://etcher.io/
you download, then extract the zip file,and double click the file to
install/run it. Select the image, select the drive, and go.