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On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 09:15:44AM +0100, Mick wrote |
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> Hi All, |
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> Is there a way of achieving this? |
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I don't think so. Can your system boot from a USB stick? If so, see |
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https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_Installation_Media for |
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instructions on how to make a CD ISO bootable off a USB stick. Note |
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that this is for legacy boot. For UEFI boot, see |
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https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI#Create_UEFI_bootable_USB_from_ISO |
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1) If you haven't already done so "emerge sys-boot/syslinux" to get the |
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"isohybrid" command. |
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2) Get a USB stick. *WARNING* all data on the stick will be erased |
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3) Assume the ISO is install-amd64-minimal-20130516.iso Execute the |
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command |
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isohybrid install-amd64-minimal-20130516.iso |
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4) Insert the USB stick. *DO NOT MOUNT IT*. Unmount it manually if you |
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have an automounter. |
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5) As root, execute the command... |
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dd bs=4M if=install-amd64-minimal-20130516.iso of=/dev/sdx |
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...where sdx is the USB stick (e.g. sdb or sdc or whatever) |
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- be careful not to overwrite the wrong device |
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- yes, it's sdx, not sdx1 |
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6) You now have a bootable USB stick |
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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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