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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 02:06:38
Message-Id: 20140901020646.GA15640@syscon7
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB by Will Tomlinson
1 On 08/31/14 20:55, Will Tomlinson wrote:
2 >On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:06:49 -0600
3 >Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 >> I've re-run the setup but it still doesn't work.
6 >>
7 >> df -h
8 >> /dev/sda1 3.8G 190M 3.6G 5% /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa
9 >>
10 >> /dev/sda1 * 2048 7864319 3931136 b W95 FAT32
11 >>
12 >> while usb not mounted:
13 >>
14 >> dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda
15 >> 0+1 records in
16 >> 0+1 records out
17 >> 440 bytes (440 B) copied, 0.00121707 s, 362 kB/s
18 >>
19 >> While usb mounted:
20 >>
21 >> cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa
22 >> mv /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa/isolinux/* /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa
23 >> mv /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa/isolinux.cfg /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa/syslinux.cfg
24 >> rm -rf /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa/isolinux*
25 >> mv /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa/memtest86 /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa/memtest
26 >> sed -i -e "s:cdroot:cdroot slowusb:" -e "s:kernel memtest86:kernel
27 >> memtest:" /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa/syslinux.cfg
28 >> umount /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa syslinux /dev/sda1
29 >>
30 >> Does the "dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda"
31 >> has to be run when USB is mounted or unmounted?
32 >>
33 >
34 >Joseph, I am assuming you are trying to create an install disk? If so,
35 >you shouldn't have to do all these steps. I normally just download the
36 >minimal install ISO and write it to a USB drive with the following
37 >commands:
38 >
39 ># dd if=/path/to/minimal-install.iso of=/path/to/usb-drive bs=4096
40 ># sync
41 >
42 >You don't have to mount the USB drive. Use sync to ensure that all the
43 >data has actually been written to the device before you remove it.
44 >
45 >I have run across problems with some ISO files that don't play nice
46 >with this method, but this one seems to work well with the Gentoo
47 >minimal CD. Also, keep in mind that you don't really need to have the
48 >Gentoo install disc to install Gentoo. It's certainly EASIER to follow
49 >the handbook when you have the minimal install disc, but just about any
50 >Linux live CD will work as long as the architecture matches (chroot
51 >from x86 to amd64, for example, will not work). Anyway, if this is not
52 >what you are trying to do, maybe you can give us more details.
53 >--
54 >Will Tomlinson
55
56 I run it on 1MB USB stick, it did not work:
57 dd if=/path/to/minimal-install.iso of=/path/to/usb-drive bs=4096
58 sync
59
60 I think the "dd" will work with LiveDVD but not liveCD.
61
62 --
63 Joseph

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Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB wraeth <wraeth@×××××××××.au>
Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>