On 04/02/2011 01:44 PM, mattias wrote: > Here is the link I talking about > http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Installation_Guide/Making > _USB_Media-UNIX_Linux.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Zoltan Hoppar > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:41 PM > To: Community support for Fedora users > Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install > > > /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. I 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 --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 >> > > Hey, you have highjacked this thread :) Somebody...call the list cops :) -- 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
