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On Linux using the shell script: assure bootable partition
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====On Linux using the shell script====
====On Linux using the shell script====
This is known to work in Fedora and might work in other Linux distributions.
This is known to work in Fedora and Ubuntu and should work in other Linux distributions.


* Make sure you have the isomd5sum package installed in your distribution, as it will be needed by the script later on.
* Make sure you have the isomd5sum package installed in your distribution, as it will be needed by the script later on.
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The '*' under the Boot column is what you want to see.
The '*' under the Boot column is what you want to see.
: If not, then
: If not, then
:* Try this (at least in Ubuntu 8.10) menu: System -> Administration -> Partition Editor (GParted).
:* For Ubuntu 8.10, menu: System -> Administration -> Partition Editor (GParted).
::# Select your USB device (/dev/sdb in your case),
::# Select your USB device (/dev/sdb in your case),
::# then your partition (/dev/sdb1),
::# then your partition (/dev/sdb1),
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::# check the boot box,
::# check the boot box,
::# and Close to mark the partition as bootable.
::# and Close to mark the partition as bootable.
:* For Fedora,
::#  parted /dev/sdb
::# toggle 1 boot
::# quit


* Unmount the drive,<br>
* Unmount the drive,<br>