Either that or you chose to create the drive in GPT/UEFI mode in 2.18, in which cases the files don't need to be downloaded.Įither way, I'm afraid it's just impossible to address your issue unless your report it through the proper channels and provide a full log of what you did, so that we can see why the downloads failed.įinally (as of 2023), please bear in mind that I have stopped supporting older versions of Windows, so if you want to receive support, please make sure that you run Rufus on Windows 10 or later. Especially, if your system's SSL libraries are not up to date (which is a common issue on Windows 7, less so on Windows 8 or later), you may not be able to download the files over HTTPS (whereas Rufus 2.18 downloads the files over HTTP).įurthermore, considering that the HTTP URLs that Rufus 2.18 used to download files are no longer valid, I suspect that the reason why you find that Rufus 2.18 "works" is simply because you used that version before the HTTP download links were removed, and a copy of the required files still exist in the rufus_files\ folder you should see in the same location as the Rufus application. If you think you have an issue with the Rufus application, can you please report it there? Also, when you do, please make sure you provide the log(s) from Rufus.įor the record, I am the Rufus developer and, I am not seeing any download issue in Rufus (or reports of download issues) with the latest Ubuntu 18.10 ISO, so I strongly suspect the issue is with your environment. I’m trying to copy the Qubes ISO to a USB using Rufus on windows and Rufus is telling me that it needs to download ldlinux.sys and ldlinux. iso image (slowly, to minimize the chance of errors) to a CD or DVD.There is an official bug tracker for Rufus. If none of that works, you should make sure it's possible to boot from the USB flash drive on another computer (such as one belonging to a friend) to verify that it is physically OK, or try a different USB flash drive (if you have one), or try burning the. If that doesn't work, try writing it with the Universal USB Installer instead of UNetbootin, as described in Step 2 at (click "Show me how"). When selecting DD mode, Rufus is doing a byte-for-byte copy of the qubes. If that checks out, and you are sure you are writing the USB flash drive using a correct procedure, then try writing it without any persistent storage. You can say yes to download the files if it does not allow you to go further, but those files are not used if you select DD mode. iso image and try again (make sure to MD5 test the new. Consequently, a window popup will appear asking you to choose whether to download the newer files from the. Another thing to look for in the case of Creating Linux Boot media is that RUFUS will check for updated Syslinux/GRUB files. If that does not check out, then redownload the. RUFUS is a freeware Windows 10 ISO to USB media creation utility. iso image used to create the live USB flash drive? (See, and note that if you are trying to install Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, the relevant MD5 hashes are not yet at, so you'll have to use. The procedure I am trying to follow says this: 'Download Syslinux-this is a utility that will make the FAT32 partition of your USB stick bootable. I'll also post the links here for future reference and alien explorers:ĭid you test the MD5SUM of the. User densmorea or reddit puts it better and gives a few links to tutorials on using dd. It's probably the best way of cloning drives or burning images to them. If you have access to a GNU/Linux/Unix distro or toolset, use dd. It supports variuous partition schemes and boot particularities. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. If you have access to a Windows machine, like the other answer by AtariBaby, Rufus is your best bet.
actually had some personal problems when making live cds of some more esoteric distros (like the late crunchbang).Word around the internet frowns upon unetbootin. Use your bios settings to select the USB device to boot afterwards.ĮDIT: Since I initially wrote this answer, I powered up a bit in knowledge. Try using the unetbootin program in ubuntu to make your USB bootable with ubuntu.