Bootable usb stick with the fedora install

[mattias]

I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb stick
with fedora installer on it
But seems not to work
My computer can boot from usb

[JD]

On 04/02/2011 11:43 AM, mattias wrote:
> I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb stick
> with fedora installer on it
> But seems not to work
> My computer can boot from usb

Are you trying to put the Fedora ISO image on the USB so that you
can install it from USB?
Or are you trying to install Fedora on a USB so that you can boot
off USB and do your work or fun with it?

Please be more specific.

[mattias]

Yes I try to put the installer on the stick 
I do
Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb
Like the page says
I don't have the link now
-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of JD
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:48 PM
To: Community support for Fedora users
Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install

On 04/02/2011 11:43 AM, mattias wrote:
> I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb 
> stick with fedora installer on it But seems not to work
> My computer can boot from usb

Are you trying to put the Fedora ISO image on the USB so that you can
install it from USB? Or are you trying to install Fedora on a USB so that
you can boot off USB and do your work or fun with it?

Please be more specific.

[mike cloaked]

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM, mattias  wrote:
> Yes I try to put the installer on the stick
> I do
> Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb
> Like the page says
> I don't have the link now

I have never had much luck with that dd method.  I do the following
and have not had any problems with this method since I started using
it a year or two back:

First I plug the usbstick in - and check the device name by looking at
/var/log/messages - let's say the device is seen to be /dev/sdb1.
Then *as root* I do the following (the # is the root prompt so the
command is after the "# ":
# umount /dev/sdb1
# livecd-iso-to-disk  --reset-mbr
/home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/f14-beta/Fedora-14-Beta-i386-DVD.iso
/dev/sdb1

If you have an oddball file structure on the stick you can reformat it
at the same time by adding the "--format" flag to the above command
(without the quotes of course)
Amend the path to the iso file to suit the location and name of your
install iso, and the correct device name for your stick.
This needs the livecd-tools package installed so ensure it is there
before you start.

This works flawlessly for me in f14, and it did in f13 also. When I
boot from the stick it just boots to the installer and off I go.

[Zoltan Hoppar]

/partially off topic

Guys,

Just an technical question - is it possible to add next to memtest and
such utils our liveusb creator as an boot menu option? I mean, the
user loads the disc, and If he/she choosing this option - the ISO
copies to RAM along with liveusb creator - and the user could write
out to anywhere - to the target device.....

/ partially off topic eof

Zoltan

2011/4/2 mike cloaked :
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM, mattias  wrote:
> > Yes I try to put the installer on the stick
> > I do
> > Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb
> > Like the page says
> > I don't have the link now
>
> I have never had much luck with that dd method.  I do the following
> and have not had any problems with this method since I started using
> it a year or two back:
>
> First I plug the usbstick in - and check the device name by looking at
> /var/log/messages - let's say the device is seen to be /dev/sdb1.
> Then *as root* I do the following (the # is the root prompt so the
> command is after the "# ":
> # umount /dev/sdb1
> # livecd-iso-to-disk  --reset-mbr
> /home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/f14-beta/Fedora-14-Beta-i386-DVD.iso
> /dev/sdb1
>
> If you have an oddball file structure on the stick you can reformat it
> at the same time by adding the "--format" flag to the above command
> (without the quotes of course)
> Amend the path to the iso file to suit the location and name of your
> install iso, and the correct device name for your stick.
> This needs the livecd-tools package installed so ensure it is there
> before you start.
>
> This works flawlessly for me in f14, and it did in f13 also. When I
> boot from the stick it just boots to the installer and off I go.
>
> --
> mike c
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[mattias]

Here is the link I talking about
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Installation_Guide/Making
_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux.html

-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Zoltan Hoppar
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:41 PM
To: Community support for Fedora users
Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install

/partially off topic

Guys,

Just an technical question - is it possible to add next to memtest and such
utils our liveusb creator as an boot menu option? I mean, the user loads the
disc, and If he/she choosing this option - the ISO copies to RAM along with
liveusb creator - and the user could write out to anywhere - to the target
device.....

/ partially off topic eof

Zoltan

2011/4/2 mike cloaked :
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM, mattias  wrote:
> > Yes I try to put the installer on the stick
> > I do
> > Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb
> > Like the page says
> > I don't have the link now
>
> I have never had much luck with that dd method.  I do the following 
> and have not had any problems with this method since I started using 
> it a year or two back:
>
> First I plug the usbstick in - and check the device name by looking at 
> /var/log/messages - let's say the device is seen to be /dev/sdb1. Then 
> *as root* I do the following (the # is the root prompt so the command 
> is after the "# ": # umount /dev/sdb1
> # livecd-iso-to-disk  --reset-mbr
> /home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/f14-beta/Fedora-14-Beta-i386-DVD.iso
> /dev/sdb1
>
> If you have an oddball file structure on the stick you can reformat it 
> at the same time by adding the "--format" flag to the above command 
> (without the quotes of course) Amend the path to the iso file to suit 
> the location and name of your install iso, and the correct device name 
> for your stick. This needs the livecd-tools package installed so 
> ensure it is there before you start.
>
> This works flawlessly for me in f14, and it did in f13 also. When I 
> boot from the stick it just boots to the installer and off I go.
>
> --
> mike c
> --
> users mailing list
> [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: 
> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
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[JD]

On 04/02/2011 01:44 PM, mattias wrote:
> Here is the link I talking about
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Installation_Guide/Making
> _USB_Media-UNIX_Linux.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Zoltan Hoppar
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:41 PM
> To: Community support for Fedora users
> Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install
>
> /partially off topic
>
> Guys,
>
> Just an technical question - is it possible to add next to memtest and such
> utils our liveusb creator as an boot menu option? I mean, the user loads the
> disc, and If he/she choosing this option - the ISO copies to RAM along with
> liveusb creator - and the user could write out to anywhere - to the target
> device.....
>
> / partially off topic eof
>
> Zoltan
>
> 2011/4/2 mike cloaked:
> > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM, mattias  wrote:
> > > Yes I try to put the installer on the stick
> > > I do
> > > Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb
> > > Like the page says
> > > I don't have the link now
> >
> > I have never had much luck with that dd method.  I do the following
> > and have not had any problems with this method since I started using
> > it a year or two back:
> >
> > First I plug the usbstick in - and check the device name by looking at
> > /var/log/messages - let's say the device is seen to be /dev/sdb1. Then
> > *as root* I do the following (the # is the root prompt so the command
> > is after the "# ": # umount /dev/sdb1
> > # livecd-iso-to-disk  --reset-mbr
> > /home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/f14-beta/Fedora-14-Beta-i386-DVD.iso
> > /dev/sdb1
> >
> > If you have an oddball file structure on the stick you can reformat it
> > at the same time by adding the "--format" flag to the above command
> > (without the quotes of course) Amend the path to the iso file to suit
> > the location and name of your install iso, and the correct device name
> > for your stick. This needs the livecd-tools package installed so
> > ensure it is there before you start.
> >
> > This works flawlessly for me in f14, and it did in f13 also. When I
> > boot from the stick it just boots to the installer and off I go.
> >
> > --
> > mike c
> > --
> > users mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
> > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Hey, you have highjacked this thread :)
Somebody...call the list cops :)

[JD]

On 04/02/2011 01:30 PM, mike cloaked wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM, mattias  wrote:
> > Yes I try to put the installer on the stick
> > I do
> > Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb
> > Like the page says
> > I don't have the link now
>
> I have never had much luck with that dd method.  I do the following
> and have not had any problems with this method since I started using
> it a year or two back:
>
> First I plug the usbstick in - and check the device name by looking at
> /var/log/messages - let's say the device is seen to be /dev/sdb1.
> Then *as root* I do the following (the # is the root prompt so the
> command is after the "# ":
> # umount /dev/sdb1
> # livecd-iso-to-disk  --reset-mbr
> /home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/f14-beta/Fedora-14-Beta-i386-DVD.iso
> /dev/sdb1
>
> If you have an oddball file structure on the stick you can reformat it
> at the same time by adding the "--format" flag to the above command
> (without the quotes of course)
> Amend the path to the iso file to suit the location and name of your
> install iso, and the correct device name for your stick.
> This needs the livecd-tools package installed so ensure it is there
> before you start.
>
> This works flawlessly for me in f14, and it did in f13 also. When I
> boot from the stick it just boots to the installer and off I go.

That's exactly what I would recommend. It has always worked!!
Just be sure you have done:

yum -y install livecd-tools

otherwise, you will not find the command
livecd-iso-to-disk

Cheers,

JD

[mattias]

Again I'm visually impaired, totally blind
No working eyes
So I'm not sure if the live cd will work for me
I  know centos have the sound muted so the gnome screen reader will not work
I don't know if fedora have the sound muted

-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of JD
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 11:32 PM
To: Community support for Fedora users
Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install

On 04/02/2011 01:30 PM, mike cloaked wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM, mattias  wrote:
> > Yes I try to put the installer on the stick
> > I do
> > Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb
> > Like the page says
> > I don't have the link now
>
> I have never had much luck with that dd method.  I do the following 
> and have not had any problems with this method since I started using 
> it a year or two back:
>
> First I plug the usbstick in - and check the device name by looking at 
> /var/log/messages - let's say the device is seen to be /dev/sdb1. Then 
> *as root* I do the following (the # is the root prompt so the command 
> is after the "# ": # umount /dev/sdb1
> # livecd-iso-to-disk  --reset-mbr
> /home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/f14-beta/Fedora-14-Beta-i386-DVD.iso
> /dev/sdb1
>
> If you have an oddball file structure on the stick you can reformat it 
> at the same time by adding the "--format" flag to the above command 
> (without the quotes of course) Amend the path to the iso file to suit 
> the location and name of your install iso, and the correct device name 
> for your stick. This needs the livecd-tools package installed so 
> ensure it is there before you start.
>
> This works flawlessly for me in f14, and it did in f13 also. When I 
> boot from the stick it just boots to the installer and off I go.

That's exactly what I would recommend. It has always worked!! Just be sure
you have done:

yum -y install livecd-tools

otherwise, you will not find the command
livecd-iso-to-disk

Cheers,

JD

[JD]

On 04/02/2011 03:05 PM, mattias wrote:
> Again I'm visually impaired, totally blind
> No working eyes
> So I'm not sure if the live cd will work for me
> I  know centos have the sound muted so the gnome screen reader will not work
> I don't know if fedora have the sound muted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of JD
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 11:32 PM
> To: Community support for Fedora users
> Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install
>
> On 04/02/2011 01:30 PM, mike cloaked wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM, mattias   wrote:
> > > Yes I try to put the installer on the stick
> > > I do
> > > Dd if=cdimage.iso of=/dev/sdb
> > > Like the page says
> > > I don't have the link now
> >
> > I have never had much luck with that dd method.  I do the following
> > and have not had any problems with this method since I started using
> > it a year or two back:
> >
> > First I plug the usbstick in - and check the device name by looking at
> > /var/log/messages - let's say the device is seen to be /dev/sdb1. Then
> > *as root* I do the following (the # is the root prompt so the command
> > is after the "# ": # umount /dev/sdb1
> > # livecd-iso-to-disk  --reset-mbr
> > /home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/f14-beta/Fedora-14-Beta-i386-DVD.iso
> > /dev/sdb1
> >
> > If you have an oddball file structure on the stick you can reformat it
> > at the same time by adding the "--format" flag to the above command
> > (without the quotes of course) Amend the path to the iso file to suit
> > the location and name of your install iso, and the correct device name
> > for your stick. This needs the livecd-tools package installed so
> > ensure it is there before you start.
> >
> > This works flawlessly for me in f14, and it did in f13 also. When I
> > boot from the stick it just boots to the installer and off I go.
>
> That's exactly what I would recommend. It has always worked!! Just be sure
> you have done:
>
> yum -y install livecd-tools
>
> otherwise, you will not find the command
> livecd-iso-to-disk
>
> Cheers,
>
> JD

Have you downloaded the Fedora DVD installation iso?
if yes, then why not burn it to DVD media,
connect your USB drive and reboot from the DVD.
You can select to install it on the USB drive from the
anaconda installation menu.

[Zoltan Hoppar]

Hi,

Can you explain witch page you talking about? Btw. I suggest look for
LiveUSB creator, and run it from most of the available OS-es. It
solves to you the task that you desire.

Cu,

Zoltan

2011/4/2 mattias :
> I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb stick
> with fedora installer on it
> But seems not to work
> My computer can boot from usb
>
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[mattias]

Yes but because I'm are visually impaired I are not frends with live cds

-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Zoltan Hoppar
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:48 PM
To: Community support for Fedora users
Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install

Hi,

Can you explain witch page you talking about? Btw. I suggest look for
LiveUSB creator, and run it from most of the available OS-es. It solves to
you the task that you desire.

Cu,

Zoltan

2011/4/2 mattias :
> I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb 
> stick with fedora installer on it But seems not to work
> My computer can boot from usb
>
> --
> users mailing list
> [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: 
> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

[Guilherme Patriota]

Did you make a FAT16 filesystem and used mkdosfs to apply the filesystem on
it?
Don't forget when using :

dd if=fedora.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M

to type /dev/sdX and not /dev/sdX1 or /dev/sdX2 etc.

On 2 April 2011 18:51, mattias  wrote:
> Yes but because I'm are visually impaired I are not frends with live cds
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Zoltan Hoppar
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:48 PM
> To: Community support for Fedora users
> Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install
>
> Hi,
>
> Can you explain witch page you talking about? Btw. I suggest look for
> LiveUSB creator, and run it from most of the available OS-es. It solves to
> you the task that you desire.
>
> Cu,
>
> Zoltan
>
> 2011/4/2 mattias :
> > I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb
> > stick with fedora installer on it But seems not to work
> > My computer can boot from usb
> >
> > --
> > users mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
> > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
>
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[mattias]

aha the guide says nothing about it or i dont see it
what will bs=8M do?

-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Guilherme
Patriota
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 9:35 PM
To: Community support for Fedora users
Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install

Did you make a FAT16 filesystem and used mkdosfs to apply the filesystem on
it?
Don't forget when using :

dd if=fedora.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M
to type /dev/sdX and not /dev/sdX1 or /dev/sdX2 etc.

On 2 April 2011 18:51, mattias  wrote:

Yes but because I'm are visually impaired I are not frends with live cds

-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Zoltan Hoppar
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:48 PM
To: Community support for Fedora users
Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install

Hi,

Can you explain witch page you talking about? Btw. I suggest look for
LiveUSB creator, and run it from most of the available OS-es. It solves to
you the task that you desire.

Cu,

Zoltan

2011/4/2 mattias :
> I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb
> stick with fedora installer on it But seems not to work
> My computer can boot from usb
>
> --
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> [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
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[Guilherme Patriota]

dd's man page:

bs=BYTES
              read and write BYTES bytes at a time (also see ibs=,obs=)

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo

On 2 April 2011 20:03, mattias  wrote:
> aha the guide says nothing about it or i dont see it
> what will bs=8M do?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* [e-mail] [mailto:
> [e-mail]] *On Behalf Of *Guilherme Patriota
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 02, 2011 9:35 PM
> *To:* Community support for Fedora users
> *Subject:* Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install
>
> Did you make a FAT16 filesystem and used mkdosfs to apply the filesystem on
> it?
> Don't forget when using :
>
> dd if=fedora.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M
>
> to type /dev/sdX and not /dev/sdX1 or /dev/sdX2 etc.
>
> On 2 April 2011 18:51, mattias  wrote:
> > Yes but because I'm are visually impaired I are not frends with live cds
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [e-mail]
> > [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Zoltan Hoppar
> > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:48 PM
> > To: Community support for Fedora users
> > Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can you explain witch page you talking about? Btw. I suggest look for
> > LiveUSB creator, and run it from most of the available OS-es. It solves to
> > you the task that you desire.
> >
> > Cu,
> >
> > Zoltan
> >
> > 2011/4/2 mattias :
> > > I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb
> > > stick with fedora installer on it But seems not to work
> > > My computer can boot from usb
> > >
> > > --
> > > users mailing list
> > > [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
> > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
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> >
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> >
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[Aaron Konstam]

On Sat, 2011-04-02 at 20:43 +0200, mattias wrote:
> I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb stick
> with fedora installer on it
> But seems not to work
> My computer can boot from usb

The easiest way to create a liveusb of a linux distribution is to use
UNetbootin. You can get it at:

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

This allows you to produce a Live USB or Live CD of about 50 Linux
versions (including Fedora 14). Then boot Liveusb (or LiveCD) and choose
the option to download the distribution onto your computer.

[mattias]

Yes as I say
I'm are visually impaired
And the software you talking about are not accessible with screenreaders in
windows

-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Aaron Konstam
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:50 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Bootable usb stick with the fedora install

On Sat, 2011-04-02 at 20:43 +0200, mattias wrote:
> I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb 
> stick with fedora installer on it But seems not to work
> My computer can boot from usb

The easiest way to create a liveusb of a linux distribution is to use
UNetbootin. You can get it at:

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

This allows you to produce a Live USB or Live CD of about 50 Linux versions
(including Fedora 14). Then boot Liveusb (or LiveCD) and choose the option
to download the distribution onto your computer.

[mike cloaked]

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Aaron Konstam  wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-04-02 at 20:43 +0200, mattias wrote:
> > I try to follow a page on fedoraproject.org about how to create a usb stick
> > with fedora installer on it
> > But seems not to work
> > My computer can boot from usb
>
> The easiest way to create a liveusb of a linux distribution is to use
> UNetbootin. You can get it at:
>
> http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
>
> This allows you to produce a Live USB or Live CD of about 50 Linux
> versions (including Fedora 14). Then boot Liveusb (or LiveCD) and choose
> the option to download the distribution onto your computer.

Actually yum install unetbootin is easier!