Hi, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl <toli...@debian.org> wrote: > Hi! > > * Steve McIntyre <st...@einval.com> [110908 18:01]: > > > +<toc-add-entry name="write-usb">How do I write a CD image to a USB flash > > drive?</toc-add-entry> > [..] > > It would be cool to also add some hints how that is done on non Linux > systems.
Yes, that sounds reasonable to me IMHO. I have modified Steves patch: (Steve: I hope this is ok for you.) - add a paragraph to mention the graphical GUI "Ubuntu ImageWriter" - add instructions for Windows machines - add instructions for MacOSX machines Holger Index: CD/faq/index.wml @@ -663,6 +663,38 @@ Mac OS X</a> as well. # ============================================================ +<toc-add-entry name="write-usb">How do I write a CD image to a USB flash drive?</toc-add-entry> + +<p>Several of the Debian CD and Debian Live images are created using +<i>isohybrid</i> technology, which means that they may be used in two +different ways:</p> + +<ul> + <li>They may be written to CD/DVD and used as normal for CD/DVD booting.</li> + <li>They may be written to USB flash drives, bootable directly from the BIOS of most PCs.</li> +</ul> + +<p>The most common way to copy an image to a USB flash drive is to use +the <q>dd</q> command on a Linux machine:</p> + +<p><code>dd if=<file> of=<device> bs=4M; sync</code></p> + +<p>where:</p> +<ul> + <li><file> is the name of the input image, e.g. <q>netinst.iso</q> + <li><device> is the device matching the USB flash drive, + e.g. /dev/sda, /dev/sdb. Be careful to make sure you have the right + device name, as this command is capable of writing over your hard + disk just as easily if you get the wrong one!</li> + <li><q>bs=4M</q> tells dd to read/write in 4 megabyte chunks for + better performance; the default is 512 bytes, which will be much + slower + <li>The <q>sync</q> is to make sure that all the writes are flushed out + before the command returns. +</ul> +<p>If you prefer to use a graphical tool for writing the image on a + Debian/Ubuntu machine, see + <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles#Ubuntu";>. +</p> + +<p>On a Windows machine you can use <q>Image Writer for Windows</q>. + Instructions and an URL where to download that tool can be found + under <a + href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles#Windows";>. +</p> + +<p>Performing this task on a MacOS X machine is also possible, see <a + href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles#Mac_OS_X";>. +</p> + +# ============================================================ + <toc-add-entry name="whatlabel">How should I label the CDs?</toc-add-entry> -- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Created with Sylpheed 3.0.2 under DEBIAN GNU/LINUX 6.0 - S q u e e z e Registered LinuxUser #311290 - http://counter.li.org/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-www-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110910212701.c5ae7a3f.li...@wansing-online.de
