01-04-2021, 12:54 PM
(01-04-2021, 12:31 PM)TheDead link Wrote: Just to clarify, using the "DD" method in Rufus will "break" the USB boot in this case?Yes
Probably only affects a small number of machines though...(01-04-2021, 12:31 PM)TheDead link Wrote: I used Rufus a few times and thought the "default" changed something in the filesystem, or something... gotta do some weeb searches..It's default file copy mode breaks the original ISO down to a bootable exFAT (or vFAT) partition, which means the contents are easily accessible (especially on Windows). DD'ed ISO images can be a lot less convenient that way, but there are also machines that won't boot the file copy mode USB stick but will boot a DD'ed USB stick (mostly because those, usually older, machines actually only support booting from USB CD-ROMs rather than USB mass storage devices).
My fleet includes both types as well as machines that can boot either type of USB stick without problems. Some distros seem to have more sophisticated ISO builds with better compatibility, but there aren't that many (Mageia 7 is one of the few I found like this).