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==dd installs to USB sticks==

==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix) dd installs to USB sticks]==

* ~~Sucessful~~ USB Boot Sticks

* '''VERY DANGEROUS'''

: '''For Advanced Users'''

: You can destroy all the data and programs on your hard disk if you enter the wrong letter in (X) of=/dev/sd(X)

::Use "mount" command in terminal and look for the correct USB name ie /dev/sdb;/dev/sdc/;/dev/sdd etc

:'''Enter the root terminal with "su" (Fedora) or "sudo su" (Ubuntu) command

* Successful USB Boot Sticks built with dd command

:'''All did sucessful installs to an external USB Hard Disk'''

::Great for installs to Netbooks

*'''NOTE append bs=2M to end of command line for a faster write'''

* Equipment used:

: ACER ASPIRE ONE Intel N450 Atom Processor 1.66 Ghz 512KB cache

:: Booted to gome3 if present

:EeePC1000HE only achieved gnome 2. fallback

===livecd-fedora-live-desktop-201101311532.iso===

: Gnome 2.

: Gnome 2.32.0

Desktop# dd if=livecd-fedora-live-desktop-201101311532.iso of=/dev/sdg

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===gnome3_test_20110310_x86_64.iso===

: Gnome3

:http://adamwill.fedorapeople.org/gnome3_test_20110310/gnome3_test_20110310_i686.iso

:http://adamwill.fedorapeople.org/gnome3_test_20110310/gnome3_test_20110310_x86_64.iso

Desktop# dd if=gnome3_test_20110310_x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdg

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1490944+0 records out

763363328 bytes (763 MB) copied, 212.2 s, 3.6 MB/s

*Use this USB to Install to Hard Disk: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora#Fedora_15_gnome3_with_sugar_0.92.0

=====#fedora-test-day IRC Log=====

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: 03/11/2011

<satellit_> '''dd if=Fedora-15-AlphaRC2-i686-Live-Desktop.iso of=/dev/sdg'''

<satellit_> '''dd if=Fedora-15-AlphaRC2-i686-Live-Desktop.iso of=/dev/sdg''' boots 2 GB USB on ACER ASPIRE ONE in gnome3 with wireless

: boots 2 GB USB on ACER ASPIRE ONE in gnome3 with wireless

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-==dd installs to USB sticks==
+==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix) dd installs to USB sticks]==
-* Sucessful USB Boot Sticks
+* '''VERY DANGEROUS'''
+: '''For Advanced Users'''
+: You can destroy all the data and programs on your hard disk if you enter the wrong letter in (X) of=/dev/sd(X)
+::Use "mount" command in terminal and look for the correct USB name ie /dev/sdb;/dev/sdc/;/dev/sdd etc
+:'''Enter the root terminal with "su" (Fedora) or "sudo su" (Ubuntu) command
+* Successful USB Boot Sticks built with dd command
+:'''All did sucessful installs to an external USB Hard Disk'''
+::Great for installs to Netbooks
+*'''NOTE append bs=2M to end of command line for a faster write'''
+* Equipment used:
+: ACER ASPIRE ONE Intel N450 Atom Processor 1.66 Ghz 512KB cache
+:: Booted to gome3 if present
+:EeePC1000HE only achieved gnome 2. fallback
 ===livecd-fedora-live-desktop-201101311532.iso===
-: Gnome 2.
+: Gnome 2.32.0
   Desktop# dd if=livecd-fedora-live-desktop-201101311532.iso of=/dev/sdg
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 ===gnome3_test_20110310_x86_64.iso===
 : Gnome3
+:http://adamwill.fedorapeople.org/gnome3_test_20110310/gnome3_test_20110310_i686.iso
+:http://adamwill.fedorapeople.org/gnome3_test_20110310/gnome3_test_20110310_x86_64.iso
   Desktop# dd if=gnome3_test_20110310_x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdg
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   1490944+0 records out
   763363328 bytes (763 MB) copied, 212.2 s, 3.6 MB/s
+*Use this USB to Install to Hard Disk: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora#Fedora_15_gnome3_with_sugar_0.92.0
 =====#fedora-test-day IRC Log=====
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 : 03/11/2011
-  <satellit_> '''dd if=Fedora-15-AlphaRC2-i686-Live-Desktop.iso of=/dev/sdg'''
+  <satellit_> '''dd if=Fedora-15-AlphaRC2-i686-Live-Desktop.iso of=/dev/sdg''' boots 2 GB USB on ACER ASPIRE ONE in gnome3 with wireless
-: boots 2 GB USB on ACER ASPIRE ONE in gnome3 with wireless