Category:Live USB: Difference between revisions
make USB with dd command from terminal ('''non-persistent''') |
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* notes on ext3 / ext4 file systems:[http://lwn.net/Articles/322823/] (It looks like ext3 formatting may be more robust in a USB) | * notes on ext3 / ext4 file systems:[http://lwn.net/Articles/322823/] (It looks like ext3 formatting may be more robust in a USB) | ||
*Discussion on causes of failure [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout] delayed writes [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout] | *Discussion on causes of failure [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout] delayed writes [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout] | ||
==== dd command from terminal ('''non-persistent''')==== | |||
'''You will not be able to store anything on this USB. (It will be new each time you start it.)''' | |||
[root@localhost Desktop]# dd if=soas-i386-20100329.19.iso of=/dev/sd(*) | |||
954368+0 records in | |||
954368+0 records out | |||
488636416 bytes (489 MB) copied, 128.247 s, 3.8 MB/s | |||
[root@localhost Desktop]# | |||
*NOTE Important to get name of USB device correct VERY DANGEROUS IF WRONG | |||
*type "mount" in terminal and look for /dev/sd(*) ie: sda,sdb,sdc..... | |||
*It will disappear the next time you remove the target USB and enter the command again. | |||
====liveusb-creator from command line in terminal==== | ====liveusb-creator from command line in terminal==== | ||
('''using Fedora 12''') | ('''using Fedora 12''') | ||