On Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:49:16 -0600, Chris & Melinda LaForce <cdlaforc centurytel net> wrote: On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 13:46 -0800, Fred J. Bourgeois, III wrote:
my current version at ftp://ftp.applios.net/pub/fjb/LiveUSB/liveusb.sh Any feedback would be appreciated!
Thanks, Fred J. Bourgeois, III
Fred, I have been looking to try out the liveusb.sh script. I
possible can
you explain to me kind of how to use it including any pre
installation
step that need to be preformed on the usb media(ie. formating, partitioning) Thanks in advance, Chris.
Hi Chris:
This script just creates an image (in a file) of a bootable USB filesystem. Jasper's original version required a few options on the command line, but my changes set some very generic defaults for those required options. The main thing you need to be prepared for is building your image in a partition that has enough free disc space - about 1GB if you choose the default values.
Here is an example of how I run it (as root): liveusb.sh --root="/tmp/liveusb.work/liveusb.root"
After the script completes you will have an image file named /tmp/liveusb.work/liveusb-final.image ... you will then write this to your flashdrive via dd: dd if=/tmp/liveusb.work/liveusb-final.image of=/dev/Your-USB-Device
Typically, "Your-USB-Device" will look like a SCSI device, named something like (but not necessarily exactly): /dev/sdc .
I hope that helps. -fjb
-- Fred J. Bourgeois, III