/partially off topic Guys, Just an technical question - is it possible to add next to memtest and such utils our liveusb creator as an boot menu option? I mean, the user loads the disc, and If he/she choosing this option - the ISO copies to RAM along with liveusb creator - and the user could write out to anywhere - to the target device..... / partially off topic eof Zoltan 2011/4/2 mike cloaked <mike.cloaked@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM, mattias <mj@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Yes I try to put the installer on the stick >> I do >> Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb >> Like the page says >> I don't have the link now > > I have never had much luck with that dd method. ÂI do the following > and have not had any problems with this method since I started using > it a year or two back: > > First I plug the usbstick in - and check the device name by looking at > /var/log/messages - let's say the device is seen to be /dev/sdb1. > Then *as root* I do the following (the # is the root prompt so the > command is after the "# ": > # umount /dev/sdb1 > # livecd-iso-to-disk Â--reset-mbr > /home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/f14-beta/Fedora-14-Beta-i386-DVD.iso > /dev/sdb1 > > If you have an oddball file structure on the stick you can reformat it > at the same time by adding the "--format" flag to the above command > (without the quotes of course) > Amend the path to the iso file to suit the location and name of your > install iso, and the correct device name for your stick. > This needs the livecd-tools package installed so ensure it is there > before you start. > > This works flawlessly for me in f14, and it did in f13 also. When I > boot from the stick it just boots to the installer and off I go. > > -- > mike c > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- PGP:Â 06853DF7 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
