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Does dd or Windows Image Writer work regardless whether the target device was formatted or partitioned correctly?
I'm trying to flash a Chromium OS build to a USB flash drive following these instructions.
Jader Dias
Posted 2012-07-17T01:21:45.937
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Yes (you don't need to partition the drive). When you write directly to a block device (/dev/sdX) with dd, you are overwriting any partition table currently on the drive.
I haven't ever used (or heard of) Windows Image Writer, but if it's similar to dd, it writes raw data to the drive, regardless of what was present before.
user55325
Posted 2012-07-17T01:21:45.937
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This answer is wrong, see this: https://superuser.com/questions/1199344/dd-to-a-different-filesystem
– Shayan – 2019-10-24T20:58:10.800
No you don't need to see this: https://superuser.com/questions/1199344/dd-to-a-different-filesystem
– Shayan – 2019-10-24T20:58:02.947