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Thread: cannot install windows with woeusb

  1. #1
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    cannot install windows with woeusb

    I'm trying to install windows 7 to an external hdd but it says its too big

    Installation failed!
    Exit code: 256
    Log:
    WoeUSB v@@WOEUSB_VERSION@@
    ==============================
    Mounting source filesystem...
    Wiping all existing partition table and filesystem signatures in /dev/sde...
    /dev/sde: 8 bytes were erased at offset 0x00000200 (gpt): 45 46 49 20 50 41 52 54
    /dev/sde: 8 bytes were erased at offset 0x2baa1475e00 (gpt): 45 46 49 20 50 41 52 54
    /dev/sde: 2 bytes were erased at offset 0x000001fe (PMBR): 55 aa
    /dev/sde: calling ioctl to re-read partition table: Success
    Ensure that /dev/sde is really wiped...
    Creating new partition table on /dev/sde...
    Creating target partition...
    Error: partition length of 5860524976 sectors exceeds the msdos-partition-table-imposed maximum of 4294967295
    The command "parted --script "${target_device}" mkpart primary "${parted_mkpart_fs_type}" 4MiB -- -1s" failed with exit status "1", program is prematurely aborted
    Unmounting and removing "/media/woeusb_source_1542804885_21021"...
    You may now safely detach the target device

  2. #2
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    Re: cannot install windows with woeusb

    How big is the drive you are trying to install to? If over 2TB, you might have the problem of the 2TB limit discussed at the link below.

    https://administratosphere.wordpress...the-2tb-limit/

    This isn't an external usb drive is it?

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