i used this cli
sudo ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/*usb*
results
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 18 06:02 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_11019013E640CDF8-0:0 -> ../../sdc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 18 06:02 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_11019013E640CDF8-0:0-part1 -> ../../sdc1
cd ~/downloads
then
sudo dd if=vsido_v1-2_3.8_Kernel.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M; sync

results

159+1 records in
159+1 records out
670040064 bytes (670 MB) copied, 113.183 s, 5.9 MB/s

Ok , burned to cd and it WORKS...
apparently I have 2 bad / corrupt 16GB USB drives
I used  dd on both of them
oh well

lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev c4)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Z77 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF100 [GeForce GTX 480] (rev a3)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF100 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
04:00.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1083/1085 PCIe to PCI Bridge (rev 03)

I downloaded the 1-2.3-8 3 times now and every time I start safe or regular it wont grab usb mouse and or keyboard so I am left with the Login and cant do anything
do i need to set something different on startup to grab ?
I have  installed vsido 3 weeks ago but didnt have these issues

Burnt