On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've been using the livecd-iso-to-disk utility to make F10 KDE4.1.8x > Live USB installations. It works pretty well. > > But I am not exactly sure what a couple of the options mean. I'm just > using them. > > Here is the wiki: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo > > > Here is what the usage info tells me: > > ===================================================================== > # livecd-iso-to-disk > /usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-disk [--reset-mbr] [--noverify] > [--overlay-size-mb <size>] [--home-size-mb <size>] [--unencrypted-home] > <isopath> <usbstick device> > ===================================================================== > > >From the man pages: > > ===================================================================== > LIVECD-ISO-TO-DISK(8) LiveCD Tools > LIVECD-ISO-TO-DISK(8) > > NAME > livecd-iso-to-disk, install livecd-creator images in usb stick > > SYNOPSIS > livecd-iso-to-disk [--reset-mbr] [--noverify] [--overlay-size-mb > <size>] <isopath> <usbstick device> > > DESCRIPTION > livecd-iso-to-disk converts a live cd or dvd image into a > bootable USB stick. This is not a destructive process; any data you > currently have > on your USB stick will be preserved. > > OPTIONS > --reset-mbr > Resets Master Boot Record of usb stick by copying syslinux's > mbr.bin. > > --noverify > Disables image validation before installing it. > > --overlay-size-mb > Overlay's size in megabytes. Note that you'll need to have > space on your USB stick for the live image plus your overlay plus any > other > data you want on the stick. > ... > > =========================================================================== > > The command I am actually using is: > > # livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --noverify --overlay-size-mb 100 > --home-size-mb 150 --unencrypted-home > --delete-home /home/xxx/Download/f10-kde-4.1.85-3/livecd-f10-kde-4.1.85-200812181534.iso /dev/sdc1 > > > I don't understand what the overlay is and what is stored in it ? > > Does the home directory reside within the overlay or is it outside it ? > > On a 4GB USB drive, how large should I make /home and overlay ? > > Thanks > > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > Overlay is essentially (as I understand) a pseudo filesystem for your usb drive so your data can be persistent and you can actually save stuff in you "live" usb!! -- Armin "Character is a muscle" -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
