Alas, #unetbootin is not maintained/developed anymore but hey - there is #balenaEtcher (https://github.com/balena-io/etcher) :D

Stop recommending Unetbootin!

https://blog.sengotta.net/stop-recommending-unetbootin/

Especially if you want to create a FreeDOS USB Drive. I mean the Github issues regarding FreeDOS in the Unetbootin Repo reach back till 2016, and seem never to have been fixed. While FreeDOS is available in Version 1.4 (to the time i am writing this) Unetbootin ships version 1.0, which is not a surprise because the last release of the program dates to feb 2021, and the last commits in the repo where done somewhere in 2023. I mean it is fair enough to talk abaout abandonware here.

So what to do if you want to create a FreeDOS USB Drive using Linux, maybe because you need a DOS for updating a crappy old Raid Controller.

Head over to the FreeDOS homepage, go to downloads and get the zip file for real hardware. Lite or Full version depends on your usecase. Now simply burn the img file in the archive to your USB drive using dd if=freedos.img of=/dev/sd*ofyourdrive* bs=1M and you are done. All the stuff an your receiving will be destroyed, so be carefull. No need for fancy tools.

#Freedos #Linux #Opensource #Retrocomputing #Unetbootin

@bjoern

Stop recommending Unetbootin! – Björns Techblog

Could people stop recommending #unetbootin when it comes to creating a #FreeDos USB drive.
That tool does simply not work for that (for many years according to github issues) and the version of Freedos it ships is outdated.

@corbin I remember #unetbootin was quite popular back in the days.

At this moment though I'd prefer #Ventoy - you can put as many images as you want on the flash drive and boot whichever you want to

Ernüchternd: ich habe gerade 1,5 Stunden lang versucht, wie ich "schnell" mal eine aktuelle #Linux Distribution per #LiveUSB ausprobieren kann.

Fazit: 3x mit #Unetbootin für #ubuntu und #fedora einen USB-Stick formatiert. Thinkpad bootet nicht vom Stick sondern fällt immer wieder ins #Windows rein. Auch mit F12 und dem ausgewählten USB-Stick gings nicht. Liegt bestimmt am #Thinkpad. Aber was muss ich anders machen?

Das ging vor 10-12 Jahren out of the box.

#Enttäuschung

I’ll also have to re-learn how to use #Unetbootin or whatever the cool kids use now, but that’ll be worth it.
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13-17 день

Боролся с восстановлением системы #timeshift не дало результата, переустановил систему на #manjaro 23 т.к. залитый образ 24 версии не пошел в live режиме, будто разрешение экрана было овер дофига, чем 1080p. Заливал образы через #rufus а до этого через #unetbootin (неудачно было). В итоге поднял систему, сделал снимок, восстановил программы снова снимок (не знаю нафига, #timeshift все равно не сработал) думаю теперь как переехать на другой DM с #lightdm на #sddm потом как нибудь соберусь в кучу и изучу это дело. Вчера (нехотя поначалу, а потом с увлечением) модифицировал свой мультиметр, поставил li-ion батарейку с платой зарядки/питания, радости было полные штаны. До этого мультиметр попал под коробки, кнопка включила мультиметр и "крона" села... Полгода лежала так, как-то раз нужен был пробник, пришлось ваять на макетке через светодиод 

If you ever find yourself on the brink of despair when it comes to creating bootable USB drives with #Debian, just go for #unetbootin (http://unetbootin.github.io/). It just works out of the box. Could we please have some current packages in the official repos, @debian?
UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads

UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

@soipa74 I don't know anything about #unetbootin, but I have installed Linux Mint many times following the installation instructions at https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/# and never had a problem.
Linux Mint Installation Guide — Linux Mint Installation Guide documentation

Amis du #libre, je viens d'installer #linuxmint via une clé usb #unetbootin, installation qui se passe sans souci, jusqu'au redémarrage. Depuis l'ordi n'arrive pas à lancer le nouveau système d'exploit. Je peux booter depuis la clé et checker des infos sur les partitions nouvellement créées mais je ne sais pas quoi faire avec ça ^^' #help #linux
Merciiii à vous ! Le boost est apprécié, il permet de booter  :D