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Must one create installation usb with Ventoy or can one us dd?

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fredmyra

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on 02/14/2026 04:47:59

Hi there !

I have installed different Linux distros almost exclusively with dd  for 15 years.

Now I have had a problem booting the Slimbook OS iso instalation made with dd, which is already posted  @ <https://slimbook.com/en/forum/questions-and-answers-from-the-slimbook-user-community-1/question/grub-rejecting-usb-with-content-of-slimbookos-24-r112-iso-11289 >

This post is about understanding whether dd is not compatible with Slimbook OS installation iso. I will install with a Ventoy made usb, if necessary but I woud like to learn  what is the relevant difference is.

I will first try again with another dd made usb. Other machines are also reading the usb contents, from other OSes, they are also not able to boot from it. In the thread above there is a list of contents in the usb.



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Good afternoon,
Yes, Slimbook OS should work with dd, do note that syncing filesystem buffers is recommended for it to work properly, either run sync after dd'ing or pass `oflag=sync` to dd

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Gracias ! (guess you are a bot, are you not?)

I have now made 2 new usb pendrives with dd and 'oflag=sync'  and both failed to boot.  I will try Ventoy now.

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Good morning,
No, I am a real person 

I've just done an USB with Slimbook OS with dd, and booted perfectly, using:
`sudo dd if=path/to/iso of=/dev/sdx status=progress && sync`
sdx being your device 

Regards,


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