On 04/16/2013 08:44 PM, Roger wrote: <>
Thank you to all for the very helpful info. I have CentOS-6.4-x86_64-minimal.iso downloaded.
why are you wanting to use centos?
My laptop on which I'll do the first install does not have a functioning dvd drive so it has to be usb install.
which is why many distros are now including a live usb creator. i would not doubt if we start seeing *-usb.iso, or some other naming to indicate it is for usb installation. maybe even *.usb. ;-)
All the info I'm reading says I have to reformat my usb to a fat system, why? Is there any reason CentOS doesn't use ext formatting?
maintain compatibility with old oos and mac or that fat is a better format for small files and files that are not in a 1024, or 2048 size. when i was researching info on creating a live usb, several sites made comments about using fat, but i do not recall now. you could run a search of 'live usb' and 'fat' at; https://ixquick.com/eng/advanced-search.html to see what it shows. why ixquick? because they protect your privacy. google does not. see; https://ixquick.com/eng/protect-privacy.html a very good read and should convince you to change also.
Also for some reason Brasero now does not burn to usb,
neither does k3b. give them time and it will/should be included. tho i prefer below methods. 1st and 3rd, for sure. much easier and quicker.
I don't remember how I put the Fedora Iso on the USB.
possibilities; liveusb-creator - https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/ unetbootlin - http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ dd if=/path/to/iso of=/dev/usb bs=1024
Also it seems extremely complicated to create a CentOS usb installation.
do not use centos, stay with fedora or try scientific linux. both have liveusb-creator in their packaging. i created both a fedora live usb and a scientific linux while running scientific linux. both work great. > I read that the centos people aren't interested in end user but it seems > that end user or non server computers may not have dvd drives for much > longer, making centos out of reach of end users.
Seems like it's out of reach for now.
so drop centos and run fedora and/or scientific linux. you may well find that scientific linux is very close to current fedora, with the exception of some new !whiz! !bang! software. hth. -- in a world with out fences, who needs gates. tc. hago. g . -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
