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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)'''
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* 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]
::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)
::Fastest way to write a LIVE usb  (about 3.5 minutes for a Soas.iso)
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:: Functionally identical to Burned CD
:: Functionally identical to Burned CD
::Great for installation when there is no CD/DVD drive (netbooks)
::Great for installation when there is no CD/DVD drive (netbooks)
:* Example when live.iso is on Desktop:
: Example when live.iso is on Desktop (root terminal):
$ sudo su
:::cd Desktop
$ password for xxx:  
:::dd if=soas-i386-20101004.16.iso of=/dev/sd(x)  [1]
# cd Desktop
:::1024000+0 records in
# dd if=soas-i386-20101004.16.iso of=/dev/sd(x)  [1]
:::1024000+0 records out
1024000+0 records in
:::524288000 bytes (524 MB) copied, 214.199 s, 2.4 MB/s
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==
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