On 08/19/2010 11:14 AM, Stephen Gallagher wrote: > On 08/19/2010 12:05 PM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:00:50 -0500, >> Felipe Furini Soares <felipefurini@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have Ubuntu 10.04 and i would like to create a USB live to try Fedora, >>> does any one know a programme that can help me to boot Fedora from my USB >>> sticker? > >> Install livecd-tools. You can then use /usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-disk to convert live iso >> images to work with usb devices. You can also have an encrypted home directory >> and some space for doing updates to the OS if you want. > > Even easier would be to use (as root): > > dd if=/path/to/livecd.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=2k > > (Substitute the appropriate path to the ISO and the correct device for > your *unmounted* USB stick). Note that this is a destructive process and > will completely rewrite your USB stick. > Have you actually done this successfully? I thought the boot loader location was different on a CD and a hard drive. Or will your BIOS let you define a USB stick as a USB CD-ROM drive? Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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