DD command to create Bootable Windows Installer USB
by ahiunglim from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4Z405)
Lets say that we don't have windows OS installed on any our laptop, and one day we are forced to have one. So far the easiest method to do is using the DD command since RUFUS is WINDOWS EXCLUSIVE SOFTWARE(which sound stupid to me, to make windows usb u need to use another windows, lol) compared to Linux OS which can be made in any OS using many software or simple DD command.
So, normally DD command goes like this:
Code:sudo dd bs=4M if=SOMETHING.iso of=/dev/sd(number)What I remembered when I was making Win7 bootable iso, something has to be added to the DD command to make it bootable
something like: mdos, dos, mbr, or something sounds like that
Code:sudo dd mdos bs=4M if=SOMETHING.iso of=/dev/sd(number)so, does anyone know how it's done? because without that special code, the USB can't make it thru the installation part, only stuck to the BIOS screen...
And If the mystery solved, I will make a blog about it, because none of this method can be found on the internet, just the regular one.
So, normally DD command goes like this:
Code:sudo dd bs=4M if=SOMETHING.iso of=/dev/sd(number)What I remembered when I was making Win7 bootable iso, something has to be added to the DD command to make it bootable
something like: mdos, dos, mbr, or something sounds like that
Code:sudo dd mdos bs=4M if=SOMETHING.iso of=/dev/sd(number)so, does anyone know how it's done? because without that special code, the USB can't make it thru the installation part, only stuck to the BIOS screen...
And If the mystery solved, I will make a blog about it, because none of this method can be found on the internet, just the regular one.