Can't make a live USB using Linux subsystem
I'm trying to install Linux-lite
Tried Rufus but uefi option didn't show up in boot sequence.
So I thought I would use the dd command using Linux bash on Windows.
Obviously lsblk
doesn't work
So I got the physical-name from PowerShell
Get-CimInstance Win32_DiskDrive | Select Caption,DeviceID,InterfaceType,Size | Where-Object {$_.InterfaceType -eq "USB"}
Output
Caption DeviceID InterfaceType Size
------- -------- ------------- ----
SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB Device \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE2 USB 15373048320
Which I tried in Linux terminal
sudo mkfs.vfat -I \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE2
But I got this error
mkfs.fat 4.1 (2017-01-24)
mkfs.vfat: unable to open \.PHYSICALDRIVE2: No such file or directory
I'm stuck here and I don't know how to move forward with installation.
Solution 1:
I have downloaded linux-lite-5.4-64bit.iso and used it with rufus-3.14, and had no problem with Rufus offering to create a boot media that works for both BIOS or UEFI:
If this doesn't work for you, download my versions and try again.
You could also try the Universal USB Installer, but Rufus should have worked.