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...d/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-7.3.0-i386-netinst.iso which would have the advantage of not containing EFI/GPT stuff, that might introduce more confusion. (I could not figure out whether your mad board claims to be capable of EFI.) > I, as an ordinary end-luser, shouldn't > have to employ specializsed install tools, >From the user point of view you would indeed be best off if you returned the board to the seller and demand a different one. Its firmware is ill. No doubt. Its reaction on the active/boot flag clearly indicates it. But we bystanders are interested in learning how to succeed eve...

...d isn't totally hopeless, I'm a bit more willing to try to provide more help to you guys, as you work to iron out whatever problems have prevented Clonezilla and UBCD and OpenELEC from booting on this motherboard. >> I, as an ordinary end-luser, shouldn't >> have to employ specializsed install tools, > >>From the user point of view you would indeed be best off if you >returned the board to the seller and demand a different one. hehe Now, *that* isn't going to happen. I first purchased this board at least several years ago. >But we bystanders are interested...

...at will work with this motherboard. If any of you folks can produce something that actually works with this screwy board, then I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to create a simple, dd-able image from that thing, whatever it is. I, as an ordinary end-luser, shouldn't have to employ specializsed install tools, nor should I have to break out my hex editor. Bits are bits, an image is an image, and a USB stick is a USB stick. If you can get all of the bits lined up the way they need to be for this board, then dd should work, but if you can't, then nothing will. (That's my opinion,...

In message <BLU0-SMTP47F18ED7837B2CE7C672C88BBE0 at phx.gbl>, Ady <ady-sf at hotmail.com> wrote: >@Ronald, > >I have to admit I am a little bit frustrated. lol Join the club! I've invested hours and hours and hours on this little project, and all I have at the end is a board that _still_ has a brain damaged BIOS that won't boot things that everything else I own