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From: wraeth <wraeth@×××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 02:16:49
Message-Id: 4905449.lKjXojxoda@cerberus
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB by Joseph
1 On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 20:06:46 Joseph wrote:
2 > I run it on 1MB USB stick, it did not work:
3
4 Just to clarify: a 1MB USB stick? Surely you don't mean an actual USB stick
5 with 1MB capacity...?
6
7 > dd if=/path/to/minimal-install.iso of=/path/to/usb-drive bs=4096
8 > sync
9 >
10 > I think the "dd" will work with LiveDVD but not liveCD.
11
12 What path are you using for the USB drive? Are you specifying a partition
13 (which you shouldn't)?
14
15 As a working example:
16
17 dd if=/home/wraeth/iso/install-amd64-minimal-20140529.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M
18 sync
19
20 --
21 wraeth

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Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>