[install-guide/f19] BZ#980796 - Updated procedure 3.2.2.1.3. Making Fedora USB Media with dd to remove unnecessary steps
pbokoc
pbokoc at fedoraproject.org
Thu Jul 25 15:44:00 UTC 2013
commit acaecddbe3e1b57d3bf1082ecbe11e02c8e6548d
Author: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc at redhat.com>
Date: Tue Jul 9 20:20:21 2013 +0200
BZ#980796 - Updated procedure 3.2.2.1.3. Making Fedora USB Media with dd to remove unnecessary steps
en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml | 75 +++++++++++++---------------------
1 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml b/en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml
index e809875..7a13d66 100644
--- a/en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml
+++ b/en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml
@@ -3,53 +3,36 @@
]>
<procedure>
- <step>
- <para>
- Plug in your USB flash drive.
- </para>
-
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>
- Become root:
- </para>
-
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Plug in your USB flash drive.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Find the flash drive's device name. 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>findfs LABEL=<replaceable>MyLabel</replaceable></screen>
+ <para>
+ If the media does not have a volume name or you do not know it, you can also use the <command>dmesg</command> command shortly after connecting the media to your computer. After running the command, the device name (such as <systemitem>sdb</systemitem> or <systemitem>sdc</systemitem>) should appear in several lines towards the end of the output.
+ </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>
-
+ </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=/dev/<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 (such as <systemitem>sdc</systemitem>), not the partition name (such as <systemitem>sdc1</systemitem>). For example:
+ </para>
<screen><command># dd if=~/Download/Fedora-&PRODVER;-x86_64-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdc</command></screen>
-
- </step>
- </procedure>
+ </step>
+</procedure>
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