[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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