[readme-burning-isos/f19] Adding instructions for creating USB media
Pete Travis
immanetize at fedoraproject.org
Sun Jul 7 06:29:24 UTC 2013
commit e141ea0644849c028881d2f8f0d96e15d1803ef8
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Sun Jul 7 00:22:30 2013 -0600
Adding instructions for creating USB media
en-US/Burning_ISO_images_to_disc.xml | 1 +
...ring_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml | 12 +
en-US/DU-livecdtools_recommended-note-1.xml | 11 +
en-US/Important-Enable_EPEL.xml | 14 +
en-US/Making_Media.xml | 161 +++++++++++
en-US/Making_Minimal_Boot_Media.xml | 184 ++++++++++++
en-US/Making_USB_media.xml | 299 ++++++++++++++++++++
en-US/Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml | 11 +
en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml | 55 ++++
9 files changed, 748 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Burning_ISO_images_to_disc.xml b/en-US/Burning_ISO_images_to_disc.xml
index 47c4bb9..771cbe6 100644
--- a/en-US/Burning_ISO_images_to_disc.xml
+++ b/en-US/Burning_ISO_images_to_disc.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
<xi:include href="Downloading.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
<xi:include href="Validating.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
<xi:include href="Burning.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <xi:include href="Making_USB_media.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<xi:include href="Next.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
<xi:include href="Common_Content/Feedback.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
<xi:include href="Revision_History.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
diff --git a/en-US/DU-Preparing_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml b/en-US/DU-Preparing_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1c40ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/DU-Preparing_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
+<!DOCTYPE warning PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!ENTITY % BOOK_ENTITIES SYSTEM "Installation_Guide.ent">
+%BOOK_ENTITIES;
+]>
+<warning>
+ <title>Warning — These instructions could destroy data</title>
+ <para>
+ When you perform this procedure any data on the USB flash drive is destroyed with no warning. Make sure that you specify the correct USB flash drive, and make sure that this flash drive does not contain any data that you want to keep.
+ </para>
+</warning>
+
diff --git a/en-US/DU-livecdtools_recommended-note-1.xml b/en-US/DU-livecdtools_recommended-note-1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dc5070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/DU-livecdtools_recommended-note-1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
+<!DOCTYPE warning PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!ENTITY % BOOK_ENTITIES SYSTEM "Installation_Guide.ent">
+%BOOK_ENTITIES;
+]>
+<note>
+ <para>
+ The Fedora Project recommends using <application>livecd-tools</application> rather than <application>dd</application> for creating USB media whenever possible.
+ </para>
+</note>
+
diff --git a/en-US/Important-Enable_EPEL.xml b/en-US/Important-Enable_EPEL.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4cc14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Important-Enable_EPEL.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE important PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+
+<important>
+ <title>
+ Important — Enable Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
+ </title>
+ <para>
+ To perform this procedure on Linux distributions derived from Fedora, enable the <firstterm>Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux</firstterm> (EPEL) repository. Refer to <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/FAQ#howtouse"></ulink> for instructions.
+ </para>
+</important>
+
diff --git a/en-US/Making_Media.xml b/en-US/Making_Media.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a875ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Making_Media.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+
+<chapter id="sn-making-media">
+ <title>Making Media</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>CD/DVD media</primary>
+ <secondary>making</secondary>
+ <seealso>ISO images</seealso>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>USB flash media</primary>
+ <secondary>making</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Use the methods described in this section to create the following types of installation and boot media:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ an installation DVD
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ a USB flash drive to use as an installation source
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ a minimal boot CD or DVD that can boot the installer
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ a USB flash drive to boot the installer
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ The following table indicates the types of boot and installation media available for different architectures and notes the image file that you need to produce the media.
+ </para>
+
+ <table frame='all'>
+ <title>Boot and installation media</title>
+ <tgroup cols='6' align='left' colsep='1' rowsep='1'>
+ <colspec colname='c1'/>
+ <colspec colname='c2'/>
+ <colspec colname='c3'/>
+ <colspec colname='c4'/>
+ <colspec colname='c5'/>
+ <colspec colname='c6'/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Architecture</entry>
+ <entry>Installation DVD</entry>
+ <entry>Installation USB flash drive</entry>
+ <entry>Boot CD or boot DVD</entry>
+ <entry>Boot USB flash drive</entry>
+ <entry>Live image DVD or USB flash drive</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>BIOS-based 32-bit x86</entry>
+ <entry>x86 DVD ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86 DVD ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86 netinst ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86 netinst ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86 Live ISO image file</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>UEFI-based 32-bit x86</entry>
+ <entry namest="c2" nameend="c6" align="center">Not available</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>BIOS-based AMD64 and Intel 64</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 DVD ISO image file (to install 64-bit operating system) or x86 DVD ISO image file (to install 32-bit operating system)</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 DVD ISO image file (to install 64-bit operating system) or x86 DVD ISO image file (to install 32-bit operating system)</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 netinst ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 netinst ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 Live ISO image file</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>UEFI-based AMD64 and Intel 64</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 DVD ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 DVD ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 netinst ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 netinst ISO image file</entry>
+ <entry>x86_64 Live ISO image file</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+
+ <section id="sn-making-disc-media">
+ <title>Making an installation DVD</title>
+ <para>
+ You can make an installation DVD using the disc burning software on your computer.
+ </para>
+
+<!-- this text is from Burn_the_image_file_to_CD.xml in the Fedora Installation Quick Start Guide -->
+ <para>
+ The exact series of steps that produces a DVD from an ISO image file varies greatly from computer to computer, depending on the operating system and disc burning software installed. Use this procedure as a general guide. You might be able to omit certain steps on your computer, or might have to perform some of the steps in a different order from the order described here.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Make sure that your disc burning software is capable of burning discs from image files. Although this is true of most disc burning software, exceptions exist.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In particular, note that the disc burning feature built into Windows XP and Windows Vista cannot burn DVDs; and that earlier Windows operating systems did not have any disc burning capability installed by default at all. Therefore, if your computer has a Windows operating system prior to Windows 7 installed on it, you need a separate piece of software for this task. Examples of popular disc burning software for Windows that you might already have on your computer include <application>Nero Burning ROM</application> and <application>Roxio Creator</application>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Disk Utility</application> software installed by default with Mac OS X on Apple computers has the capability to burn discs from images built into it already. Most widely-used DVD burning software for Linux, such as <application>Brasero</application> and <application>K3b</application>, also includes this capability.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download an ISO image file of a Fedora &PRODVER; disc as described in <xref linkend="ch-new-users"/>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Insert a blank, writeable disc into your computer's disc burner. On some computers, a window opens and displays various options when you insert the disc. If you see a window like this, look for an option to launch your chosen disc burning program. If you do not see an option like this, close the window and launch the program manually.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Launch your disc burning program. On some computers, you can do this by right-clicking (or control-clicking) on the image file and selecting a menu option with a label like <guilabel>Copy image to DVD</guilabel>, or <guilabel>Copy CD or DVD image</guilabel>. Other computers might provide you with a menu option to launch your chosen disc burning program, either directly or with an option like <guimenuitem>Open With</guimenuitem>. If none of these options are available on your computer, launch the program from an icon on your desktop, in a menu of applications such as the <guimenu>Start</guimenu> menu on Windows operating systems, or in the Mac <filename>Applications</filename> folder.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ In your disc burning program, select the option to burn a DVD from an image file. For example, in <application>Nero Burning ROM</application>, this option is called <guimenuitem>Burn Image</guimenuitem> and is located on the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Note that you can skip this step when using certain DVD burning software; for example, <application>Disk Utility</application> on Mac OS X does not require it.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Browse to the ISO image file that you downloaded previously and select it for burning.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Click the button that starts the burning process.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+<!-- end of text from Burn_the_image_file_to_CD.xml in the Fedora Installation Quick Start Guide -->
+ <para>
+ On some computers, the option to burn a disc from an ISO file is integrated into a <firstterm>context menu</firstterm> in the file browser. For example, when you right-click an ISO file on a computer with a Linux or UNIX operating system that runs the GNOME desktop, the <application>Nautilus</application> file browser presents you with the option to <guimenuitem>Write to disk</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+<xi:include href="Making_USB_media.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+<xi:include href="Making_Minimal_Boot_Media.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+</chapter>
diff --git a/en-US/Making_Minimal_Boot_Media.xml b/en-US/Making_Minimal_Boot_Media.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab614c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Making_Minimal_Boot_Media.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+
+<section id="Making_Minimal_Boot_Media">
+ <title>Making Minimal Boot Media</title>
+ <para>
+ A piece of <firstterm>minimal boot media</firstterm> is a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive that contains the software to boot the system and launch the installation program, but which does not contain the software that must be transferred to the system to create a Fedora installation.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Use minimal boot media:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ to boot the system to install Fedora over a network
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ to boot the system to install Fedora from a hard drive
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ to use a kickstart file during installation (refer to <xref linkend="s2-kickstart2-boot-media"/>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ to commence a network or hard-drive installation or to use an <application>anaconda</application> update or a kickstart file with a DVD installation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <!-- <para>
+ You can use minimal boot media to start the installation process on 32-bit x86 systems, AMD64 or Intel 64 systems, and POWER systems. The process by which you create minimal boot media for systems of these various types is identical except in the case of AMD64 and Intel 64 systems with UEFI firmware interfaces — refer to <xref linkend="Making_Minimal_Boot_Media-UEFI"/>.
+ </para> -->
+ <para>
+ To make minimal boot media<!-- for 32-bit x86 systems, BIOS-based AMD64 or Intel 64 systems, and POWER systems -->:
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download the ISO image file named <filename>netinst.iso</filename> that is available at the same location as the images of the Fedora &PRODVER; installation DVD — refer to <xref linkend="ch-new-users"/>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Burn <filename>netinst.iso</filename> to a blank CD or DVD using the same procedure detailed in <xref linkend="sn-making-disc-media" /> for the installation disc, or transfer the <filename>netinst.iso</filename> file to a USB device with the <application>dd</application> command as detailed in <xref linkend="Making_USB_Media" />. As the <filename>netinst.iso</filename> file is only around 300 MB in size, you do not need an especially large USB flash drive.
+ </para>
+
+ </step>
+
+ </procedure>
+
+
+ <!-- <section id="Making_Minimal_Boot_Media-UEFI">
+ <title>UEFI-based systems</title>
+ <para>
+ The Fedora Project does not provide an image to produce minimal boot CDs or DVDs for UEFI-based systems. Use a USB flash drive (as described in this section) to boot the Fedora &PRODVER; installer. The full DVD installation image should function as expected.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Use the <filename>efidisk.img</filename> file in the <filename>images/</filename> directory on the Fedora &PRODVER; installation DVD to produce a bootable USB flash drive for UEFI-based systems.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download an ISO image file of the Fedora &PRODVER; installation DVD as described in <xref linkend="ch-new-users"/>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Become root:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>su -</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Create a mount point for the ISO image file:
+ </para>
+<screen><command># mkdir /mnt/dvdiso</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Mount the image file:
+ </para>
+<screen><command># mount <replaceable>DVD.iso</replaceable> /mnt/dvdiso -o loop</command></screen>
+ <para>
+ Where <replaceable>DVD.iso</replaceable> is the name of the ISO image file, for example <filename>Fedora&PRODVER;-x86_64-DVD.iso</filename>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Transfer <filename>efidisk.img</filename> from the ISO image file to your USB flash drive:
+ </para>
+<screen><command># dd if=/mnt/dvdiso/images/efidisk.img of=/dev/<replaceable>device_name</replaceable></command></screen>
+ <para>
+ For example:
+ </para>
+<screen><command># dd if=/mnt/dvdiso/images/efidisk.img of=/dev/sdc</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Unmount the ISO image file:
+ </para>
+<screen><command># umount /mnt/dvdiso</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </section> -->
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<!-- <section>
+ <title>Alternative Method to Make Minimal USB Boot Media</title>
+ <para>
+ If you use <application>dd</application> to transfer the contents of <filename>boot.iso</filename> to a USB device, you necessarily destroy any data already stored on the device. The procedure described here requires more commands but is not destructive. Again, you must have a copy of the <filename>boot.iso</filename> file from a Fedora installation DVD, and you need a USB storage device formatted with the VFAT file system and around 16 MB of free space.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Become root:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>su -</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Install the <application>SYSLINUX</application> bootloader on the USB storage device:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>syslinux /dev/<replaceable>sdX1</replaceable></command></screen>
+ <para>
+ where <replaceable>sdX</replaceable> is the device name.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Create mount points for <filename>boot.iso</filename> and the USB storage device:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>mkdir /mnt/isoboot /mnt/diskboot</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Mount <filename>boot.iso</filename>:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>mount boot.iso /mnt/isoboot -o loop</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Mount the USB storage device:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>mount /dev/<replaceable>sdX1</replaceable> /mnt/diskboot</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Copy the <application>ISOLINUX</application> files from the <filename>boot.iso</filename> to the USB storage device:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>cp /mnt/isoboot/isolinux/* /mnt/diskboot</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Use the <filename>isolinux.cfg</filename> file from <filename>boot.iso</filename> as the <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename> file for the USB device:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>grep -v local /mnt/isoboot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg > /mnt/diskboot/syslinux.cfg</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Unmount <filename>boot.iso</filename>:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>umount /mnt/isoboot</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Unmount the USB storage device:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>umount /mnt/diskboot</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </section> -->
+</section>
diff --git a/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml b/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eb90dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+
+<section id="Making_USB_Media">
+ <title>Preparing a USB flash drive as an installation source</title>
+ <important>
+ <title>Ensure your USB media has sufficient space</title>
+ <para>
+ Your USB media will need free space equal to the size of the ISO you obtained in <xref linkend="sect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Downloading-Choosing_the_ISO_Files"/>. For example, a 2.2GB DVD ISO will need 2.2GB of free space on the USB drive, but having slightly more free space on the drive is ideal.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ <important>
+ <title>Unusual USB Media</title>
+ <para>
+ In a few cases with oddly formatted or partitioned USB media, image writing may fail.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ <!-- We DO generally expect USB UEFI installations to function.
+ <para>
+ You can install Fedora on 32-bit x86 systems and BIOS-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems using a USB flash drive, provided that your hardware supports booting from this type of device. Note that you cannot install Fedora on POWER systems or UEFI-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems from a USB flash drive, although you can use a USB flash drive to boot the Fedora installer on UEFI-based AMD64 and Intel 64 systems — refer to <xref linkend="Making_Minimal_Boot_Media"/>.
+ </para>-->
+ <!-- <para>
+ You can transfer a distribution image file or a minimal boot media image file to USB media. Make sure that sufficient free space is available on the device. You require around 4 GB for a distribution DVD image, or around 10 MB for a minimal boot media image.
+ </para> -->
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-Windows">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media on a Windows Operating System</title>
+ <xi:include href="Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <para>
+ The most straightforward way to place a Fedora image on USB media using a Windows operating system is to transfer the Fedora live image to the USB device with the <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> tool.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Note that the <application>dd</application> tool discussed in <xref linkend="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux"/> is also available for Windows. Follow the instructions in that section to use an implementation of <application>dd</application> for Windows operating systems. The instructions in this section assume that you will use <application>LiveUSB Creator</application>.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download the <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> program for Windows from <ulink url="http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator"/>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> can create live USB media either from an image file that you downloaded previously, as described in <xref linkend="sect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Downloading-Choosing_the_ISO_Files"/>, or it can download an image file from the Internet. Either:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ click the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button under the <guilabel>Use existing LiveCD</guilabel> label, browse to the location where you previously downloaded a Fedora Live ISO file, and select that file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ select a Fedora Live ISO file from the drop-down menu that <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> presents under the <guilabel>Download Fedora</guilabel> label. Note that image files are large and that it is probably impractical to use <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> to download an image file if you do not have a broadband connection to the Internet.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Create Live USB</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </section>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media in UNIX, Linux, and Similar Operating Systems</title>
+ <para>
+ A graphical tool is available to create Fedora USB media on systems that run Fedora or operating systems derived from Fedora. To create Fedora USB media on other UNIX or Linux operating systems (including Mac OS X), use the command-line method described in <xref linkend="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora-dd"/>.
+ </para>
+ <!-- <para>
+ Mac OS X users should use <application>unetbootin</application>, available at <ulink url="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/"></ulink>. This tool can only be used with live images, not DVD images. Alternatively, to create Fedora USB media from the minimal boot media image, refer to <xref linkend="Making_Minimal_Boot_Media"/>.
+ </para> -->
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora">
+ <title>Creating Fedora USB Media in Fedora and similar Linux distributions</title>
+ <para>
+ Graphical and command-line tools are available to create Fedora USB media on computers that run Fedora and Linux distributions derived from Fedora. The command line tools work with both Fedora DVD and live images, but the graphical tool works only with live images. To create Fedora USB media from the distribution image or minimal boot media image, use one of the command line methods described in <xref linkend="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora-livecd-tools"/> and <xref linkend="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora-dd"/>.
+ </para>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora-graphical">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media with a graphical tool</title>
+ <xi:include href="Important-Enable_EPEL.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <xi:include href="Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Install the <package>liveusb-creator</package> on your system with your graphical package manager, or the following command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum -y install liveusb-creator']]></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Plug in your USB media.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Launch <application>LiveUSB Creator</application>, either from a menu or by entering <command>liveusb-creator</command> on the command line. Enter the root password for your system when <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> prompts you for it.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> can create live USB media either from an image file that you downloaded previously, as described in <xref linkend="sect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Downloading-Choosing_the_ISO_Files"/>, or it can download an image file from the Internet. Either:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ click the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button under the <guilabel>Use existing LiveCD</guilabel> label, browse to the location where you previously downloaded a Fedora Live ISO file, and select that file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ select a Fedora Live ISO file from the drop-down menu that <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> presents under the <guilabel>Download Fedora</guilabel> label. Note that image files are large and that it is probably impractical to use <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> to download an image file if you do not have a broadband connection to the Internet.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Create Live USB</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </section>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora-livecd-tools">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media with <application>livecd-tools</application></title>
+ <xi:include href="Important-Enable_EPEL.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <xi:include href="Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Install the <package>livecd-tools</package> package on your system with your graphical package manager, or the following command:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum -y install livecd-tools']]></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Plug in your USB media.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Find the device name for your USB media. If the media has a volume name, use it to look up the device name in <filename class="directory">/dev/disk/by-label</filename>, or use the <command>findfs</command>:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'findfs LABEL="]]><replaceable>MyLabel</replaceable><![CDATA["']]></screen>
+ <para>
+ If the media does not have a volume name, or you do not know it, consult the <filename>/var/log/messages</filename> log for details:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'less /var/log/messages']]></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Use the <command>livecd-iso-to-disk</command> command to write the ISO image to the media:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'livecd-iso-to-disk ]]><replaceable>the_image.iso</replaceable><![CDATA[ /dev/]]><replaceable>sdX1</replaceable><![CDATA[']]></screen>
+ <para>
+ Replace <replaceable>sdX1</replaceable> with the device name for the partition on the USB media. Most flash drives and external hard disks use only one partition. If you have changed this behavior or have oddly partitioned media, you may need to consult other sources of help.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </section>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora-dd">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media with <application>dd</application></title>
+ <xi:include href="DU-Preparing_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <xi:include href="DU-livecdtools_recommended-note-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <xi:include href="Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-other">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media in other Linux Distributions</title>
+ <para>
+ To create Fedora USB media from a DVD or live image on a computer that uses a Linux distribution other than Fedora and those derived from Fedora, use one of the command-line procedures detailed in this section.
+ </para>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-other_livecd-tools">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media with <application>livecd-tools</application></title>
+ <xi:include href="Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <para>
+ This method works only on Linux operating systems.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download a DVD or live ISO image for Fedora as shown in <xref linkend="sect-Burning_ISO_images_to_disc-Downloading-Choosing_the_ISO_Files"/>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Plug in your USB media.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Find the device name for your USB media. If the media has a volume name, look up the name in <filename class="directory">/dev/disk/by-label</filename>, or use the <command>findfs</command>:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'findfs LABEL="]]><replaceable>MyLabel</replaceable><![CDATA["']]></screen>
+ <para>
+ If the media does not have a volume name, or you do not know it, consult the <filename>/var/log/messages</filename> log for details:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c 'less /var/log/messages']]></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Many Linux distributions automatically <firstterm>mount</firstterm> USB media devices when you connect the device to your computer. If this is the case, unmount the device. The specific method to do this varies widely between Linux distributions and desktops. Some common methods include:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ select <guilabel>File > Unmount</guilabel> if the operating system presents you with a window that displays the contents of the device.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ right-click on an icon of the device and click <guilabel>Unmount</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ click on an icon that represents ejecting the media — commonly, an upward-pointing triangle.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ At a command line, type <command>su -</command> to become root, and enter the root password when your system prompts you.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Create a <firstterm>mount point</firstterm> for the image that you downloaded. For example, to use <filename>/tmp/livecd</filename> as the mount point, type <command>mkdir /tmp/livecd</command> and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Mount the image with the following command: <command>mount -o loop <replaceable>/path/to/image/file/imagefile.iso</replaceable> <replaceable>/path/to/mount/point</replaceable></command>, where <replaceable>/path/to/image/file</replaceable> is the location of the image file that you downloaded, <filename>imagefile.iso</filename> is the image file, and <replaceable>/path/to/mount/point</replaceable> is the mount point that you just created.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Change directory to the <filename>LiveOS</filename> directory of the image that you just mounted. mount point where you just mounted the Fedora image. For example, <command>cd /tmp/livecd/LiveOS</command>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Run the following command: <command>./livecd-iso-to-disk <replaceable>/path/to/image/file/imagefile.iso</replaceable> <replaceable>device</replaceable></command>, where <filename><replaceable>/path/to/image/file</replaceable></filename> is the location of the image file that you downloaded, <filename><replaceable>imagefile.iso</replaceable></filename> is the image file, and <filename><replaceable>device</replaceable></filename> is the USB media device.
+ </para>
+
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ <example>
+ <title>Mounting a Fedora live image file and using livecd-iso-to-disk to create live USB media</title>
+ <para>
+ You have downloaded a Fedora live image, <filename>Fedora-&PRODVER;-i686-Live.iso</filename>, to a folder named <filename>Downloads</filename> in your home directory. You have a USB flash drive plugged into your computer, named <filename>/dev/sdc</filename>, with a partition named <filename>/dev/sdc1</filename>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Become root:
+ </para>
+<screen>su -</screen>
+ <para>
+ Make a mount point for the image:
+ </para>
+<screen>mkdir /mnt/livecd</screen>
+ <para>
+ Mount the image:
+ </para>
+<screen>mount -o loop /home/<replaceable>Username</replaceable>/Downloads/Fedora-&PRODVER;-i686-Live.iso /mnt/livecd</screen>
+ <para>
+ Change into the <filename>LiveOS</filename> directory of the live CD image:
+ </para>
+<screen>cd /mnt/livecd/LiveOS</screen>
+ <para>
+ Run <application>livecd-iso-to-disk</application> to transfer the live image to the partition on your flash drive and make the flash drive bootable:
+ </para>
+<screen>./livecd-iso-to-disk /home/<replaceable>Username</replaceable>/Downloads/Fedora-&PRODVER;-i686-Live.iso /dev/sdc1</screen>
+ </example>
+ </section>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-other-dd">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media with <application>dd</application></title>
+ <xi:include href="DU-Preparing_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <xi:include href="DU-livecdtools_recommended-note-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ <para>
+ Use this method for the distribution image, the minimal boot media image, or on systems with a UNIX operating system (including Mac OX X).
+ </para>
+
+ <xi:include href="Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+</section>
diff --git a/en-US/Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml b/en-US/Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7ddfe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE note PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+
+<note>
+ <title>Note — This Method Is Not Destructive</title>
+ <para>
+ This method is not destructive, so existing data on the media is not harmed. Nevertheless, it is always a good idea to back up important data before performing sensitive disk operations.
+ </para>
+</note>
diff --git a/en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml b/en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e809875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
+<!DOCTYPE procedure PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+
+<procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Plug in your USB flash drive.
+ </para>
+
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Become root:
+ </para>
+
+<screen><command>su -</command></screen>
+
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Your flash drive must have a single partition with a vfat file system. To determine how it is formatted, find the name of this partition and the device itself by running <command>dmesg</command> shortly after connecting the drive. The device name (similar to <filename>/dev/sdc</filename>) and the partition name (similar to <filename>/dev/sdc1</filename>) both appear in several lines towards the end of the output.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Use the partition name to ensure that the file system type of the USB flash drive is vfat.
+ </para>
+<screen><command># blkid <replaceable>partition</replaceable></command></screen>
+ <para>
+ You should now see a message similar to:
+<screen>LABEL="LIVE" UUID="6676-27D3" TYPE="vfat"</screen>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If TYPE is anything other than vfat (for example, TYPE="iso9660"), clear the first blocks of the USB flash drive:
+ </para>
+ <screen><command># dd if=/dev/zero of=<replaceable>partition</replaceable> bs=1M count=100</command></screen>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Use the <command>dd</command> command to transfer the boot ISO image to the USB device:
+ </para>
+
+<screen><command># dd if=<replaceable>path/image_name</replaceable>.iso of=<replaceable>device</replaceable></command></screen>
+ <para>
+ where <replaceable>path/image_name</replaceable>.iso is the boot ISO image file that you downloaded and <filename><replaceable>device</replaceable></filename> is the device name for the USB flash drive. Ensure you specify the device name, not the partition name. For example:
+ </para>
+
+<screen><command># dd if=~/Download/Fedora-&PRODVER;-x86_64-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdc</command></screen>
+
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+
+
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