#Tried to flash Antix Linux on a USB drive, gave an error, computer can not detetct the USB drive

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craggy niche
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So, I got the antix linux ISO, and i flashed it using their own tool.
It threw an error 1 minute in the flashing process.
It didn't even give me any logs, just said "Error."

Now i replugged my USB and my computer can't detect it.

Steps to reproduce:

  • Launch their ISO flashing tool with sudo priveleges (it needs sudo)
  • Select the ISO and the USB
  • click the Flash button
  • Wait for it to fail.

Expected behaviour: To flash the ISO successfully with no errors.

Actual behaviour: Giving an error and causing the USB drive to become undetectable.

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UPDATE: lsblk recognizes the USB, but no other GUI app does

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Heres some more information i found about the USB:

Manufacturer: USB
Serial #: lol not showing
Class
0
((Defined at Interface level))
Subclass
0
Protocol
0
USB Version
2.00
Vendor ID
lol not showing
Product ID
lol not showing
Speed
480 Mbit/s
Channels
0
Max. Packet Size
64
round forum
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Completely wipe the disk and start fresh

craggy niche
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dd?

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heres the info about the USB:
sdb 8:16 1 14.6G 0 disk ├─sdb1 8:17 1 14.6G 0 part └─sdb2 8:18 1 50M 0 part

round forum
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That, or wipefs

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I am assuming you have no data on this USB you care about.

craggy niche
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yeah its a blank USB

round forum
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So sdb is the device?

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You probably want something like wipefs -a /dev/sdb

craggy niche
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ye sdb is the USB

round forum
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I am mildly concerned that their tool did not tell you an error though and left you in this weird state

craggy niche
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Eh that tool looked pretty low quality

round forum
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I would stick to dd

craggy niche
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The exact words of the error message were: "An error has occured while flashing the ISO to the USB drive."

round forum
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Thanks Windows

craggy niche
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I'm just waiting for it to fill up the USB with zeroes

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I know flashing an ISO to a USB creates new partitions

round forum
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You shouldn't need to zero fill but sure

craggy niche
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I like it more that way

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From what I can tell the ISO flashing tool messed up in a way the partitions got unreadable

round forum
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yummy

drifting blade
craggy niche
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Well hello lot

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Well, it creates an EFI partition, but my old laptop only supports legacy BIOS boot

drifting blade
craggy niche
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Googly goo

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Okay

craggy niche
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Alright guys, its solved. I formatted all the partitions and used Ventoy instead. The USB is now detected and Antix ISO has been safely put on the Ventoy drive.

broken aspen