Re: 'no mountable file systems' error upon attempted installation of Debian 10.7.0 amd64 dmg
On 08.01.21 17:32, Dan Ritter wrote:
> It's not a DMG.
>
> You want to save it, not try to mount it.
>
> Then write it with dd or diskutil to a USB stick.
>
> -dsr-
Exactly, Mac OS is not able to open it, as it does not really support other file systems than the Apple ones. You need to flash the image to an USB stick, you can use the dd command for that: dd if=/Path/to/image/file of=/dev/rdiskX bs=1M status=progress or something. Replace /Path/to/image/file with the Path of the image file (who could have guessed? :D) e.g. by dragging the file into the terminal window. And replace X in the /dev/rdiskX path with the number of your USB drive. You have to be careful about that one, because if you choose the wrong one, it might overwrite your external hard disk or something. Happened to me. So be sure to remove all other external media, and use the command "diskutil list" to list all available drives. Then identify your USB drive by it's size. Feel free to ask again if you have any further questions :)
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