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#* Stop your flash drive using the Safely Remove Hardware dialog and eject it. | #* Stop your flash drive using the Safely Remove Hardware dialog and eject it. | ||
# other Linux distributions [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux]] | # other Linux distributions [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux]] | ||
# dd write to USB '''(Very DANGEROUS-can destroy your Hard Drive)''' | |||
::USE "mount" command to determine USB device name (ie: /dev/sdb;/dev/sdc/;/dev/sdd ...etc) [1] | |||
::Fastest way to write a LIVE usb (about 3.5 minutes for a Soas.iso) | |||
::No persistence | |||
:: Functionally identical to Burned CD | |||
::Great for installation when there is no CD/DVD drive (netbooks) | |||
:* Example when live.iso is on Desktop: | |||
$ sudo su | |||
$ password for xxx: | |||
# cd Desktop | |||
# dd if=soas-i386-20101004.16.iso of=/dev/sd(x) [1] | |||
1024000+0 records in | |||
1024000+0 records out | |||
524288000 bytes (524 MB) copied, 214.199 s, 2.4 MB/s | |||
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==Duplication of USB/SD .img files== | ==Duplication of USB/SD .img files== | ||