Hi, Holger Wansing <[email protected]> wrote: > Alexander Reichle-Schmehl <[email protected]> wrote: > > * Steve McIntyre <[email protected]> [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
I have tested my patch an found that I had to change it due to not correct URL links. Here is a working one. 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";>Ubuntu + ImageWriter</a>. +</p> + +<p>On a Windows machine you can use <i>Image Writer for Windows</i>. + Instructions and an URL where to download that tool can be found + under <a + href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles#Windows";>Win32 + Disk Imager</a>. +</p> + +<p>Performing this task on a MacOS X machine is also possible, read this <a + href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles#Mac_OS_X";>Instructions + for using <q>dd</q> under MacOS X</a>. +</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 [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
