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On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 01:07:48AM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote |
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> On Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:37:18 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> > [1] Despite all steps explained in the blog posts on how to build a |
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> > bootable flash drive based on an ISO image, I've found that for |
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> > everything except systemrescuecd, all I have ever had do is: |
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> > dd if=whatever.iso of=/dev/sdd bs=64k |
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> That's because most distros, and all top quality cover discs, use |
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> hybrid ISO images that avoid the pain associated with the likes |
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> of Unetbootin. |
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If you run across one that doesn't work, you do ***NOT*** need to |
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screw around with unetbootin. If not already installed... |
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emerge sys-boot/syslinux |
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To convert fubar.iso to USB-bootable format, run the command... |
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isohybrid fubar.iso |
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That's it. No moving files around. dd to your USB key and boot. For |
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documentation on various options like UEFI, etc, check the wiki page at |
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http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Isohybrid |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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