en-US/DU-Preparing_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml en-US/Important-Enable_EPEL.xml en-US/Installation_Guide.xml en-US/Making_Fedora_Media.xml en-US/Making_USB_media.xml en-US/new-users.xml en-US/Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml
Rüdiger Landmann
rlandmann at fedoraproject.org
Thu Jan 14 04:55:30 UTC 2010
en-US/DU-Preparing_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml | 10
en-US/Important-Enable_EPEL.xml | 14
en-US/Installation_Guide.xml | 7
en-US/Making_Fedora_Media.xml | 77 ++
en-US/Making_USB_media.xml | 276 +++++-----
en-US/Note_Nondestructive_Method.xml | 11
en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml | 30 +
en-US/new-users.xml | 19
8 files changed, 288 insertions(+), 156 deletions(-)
New commits:
commit 4f8d5bf2966d4d9f2ad2b14c0ead45f9597b6ef6
Author: Ruediger Landmann <r.landmann at redhat.com>
Date: Thu Jan 14 14:48:23 2010 +1000
Reorganise Making Fedora Media for greater clarity
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..8439888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/DU-Preparing_a_driver_update_disk_ppc_x86-warning-1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
+<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+
+<warning>
+ <title>These instructions could destroy data</title>
+ <para>
+ If you perform this procedure with a disk or USB storage device that already contains data, this data will be destroyed with no warning. Make sure that you specify the correct disk or USB storage device, and make sure that this disk or storage device does not contain any data that you want to keep.
+ </para>
+</warning>
diff --git a/en-US/Important-Enable_EPEL.xml b/en-US/Important-Enable_EPEL.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aeadf1
--- /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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Linux distributions derived from it, 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/Installation_Guide.xml b/en-US/Installation_Guide.xml
index 3f6e762..9c6e635 100644
--- a/en-US/Installation_Guide.xml
+++ b/en-US/Installation_Guide.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
<xi:include href="Preface.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<xi:include href="intro.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<xi:include href="expert-quickstart.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
- <xi:include href="new-users.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
- <part id="pt-Before_you_begin">
- <title>Before you begin</title>
+ <part id="pt-Preparing_for_Installation">
+ <title>Preparing for Installation</title>
<partintro>
<para>
This part of the <citetitle>Fedora Installation Guide</citetitle> covers decisions that you should make and resources that you should gather before installing Fedora, including:
@@ -37,6 +36,8 @@
</listitem> -->
</itemizedlist>
</partintro>
+ <xi:include href="new-users.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+ <xi:include href="Making_Fedora_Media.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<xi:include href="Steps-x86.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<xi:include href="System_Requirements_Table.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
diff --git a/en-US/Making_Fedora_Media.xml b/en-US/Making_Fedora_Media.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..790ab0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Making_Fedora_Media.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?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 Fedora 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 any of the methods described in this section to turn the ISO image file that you downloaded into a bootable DVD, CD, or USB device.
+ </para>
+ <section id="sn-making-disc-media">
+ <title>Making CD or DVD Discs</title>
+ <para>
+ You can make a CD or DVD from a distribution image file, a live image file, or a minimal boot media image file using the CD or DVD 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 CD from an 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 CD burning feature built into Windows XP and Windows Vista cannot burn CDs from images and that earlier Windows operating systems did not have any CD burning capability installed by default. 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 CD burning software for Windows that you might already have on your computer include <application>Nero Burning ROM</application> and <application>Roxio Creator</application>. If you use a Windows operating system on your computer and do not have disc burning software installed (or you are not sure that the software can burn discs from image files) <application>InfraRecorder</application> is a suitable alternative available from <ulink url="http://www.infrarecorder.org/"></ulink>, and is free and open-source.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Disk Utility</application> software installed by default with Mac OS X on Apple computers has the capability to burn CDs from images built into it already. Most widely-used CD burning software for Linux, such as <application>Brasero</application> and <application>K3b</application>, also includes this capability.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Insert a blank, writeable CD into your computer's CD or DVD 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 CD</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 CD 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 CD burning software; for example, <application>Disk Utility</application> on Mac OS X does not require it.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Browse to the ISO CD 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>
+ For more detail, including step-by-step instructions for various popular disc burning applications, refer to <citetitle>Making Fedora Discs</citetitle> available from <ulink url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/readme-burning-isos/">http://docs.fedoraproject.org/readme-burning-isos/</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+<xi:include href="Making_USB_media.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+</chapter>
diff --git a/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml b/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml
index 0ab569c..453e898 100644
--- a/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml
+++ b/en-US/Making_USB_media.xml
@@ -1,27 +1,38 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
]>
-<section>
+<section id="Making_USB_Media">
<title>Making USB Media</title>
- <para>
- To make bootable USB media, use a Fedora Live image. Use either a Windows or Linux system to make the bootable USB media.
- </para>
- <note>
- <title>USB Image Writing is Nondestructive</title>
+ <important>
+ <title>Btrfs</title>
<para>
- Writing the Live image to the USB media is <emphasis>nondestructive</emphasis>. Any existing data on the media is not harmed.
+ The <application>GRUB</application> bootloader does not support or Btrfs file system. You cannot create bootable USB media on media formatted as Btrfs.
</para>
+ </important>
+ <important>
+ <title>Unusual USB Media</title>
<para>
- <emphasis>It is always a good idea to back up important data before performing sensitive disk operations.</emphasis>
+ In a few cases with oddly formatted or partitioned USB media, image writing may fail.
</para>
- </note>
+ </important>
+ <para>
+ USB media often comes in the form of flash devices sometimes called <firstterm>pen drives</firstterm>, <firstterm>thumb disks</firstterm>, or <firstterm>keys</firstterm>; or as an externally connected hard disk device. Almost all media of this type is formatted as a vfat file system. You can create bootable USB media on media formatted as ext2, ext3, or vfat.
+ </para>
<para>
- To begin, make sure there is sufficient free space available on the USB media. There is no need to repartition or reformat your media. <emphasis>It is always a good idea to back up important data before performing sensitive disk operations.</emphasis>
+ You can transfer a distribution image file, a live 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, around 700 MB for a live image or around 200 MB for a minimal boot media image.
</para>
- <section>
- <title>USB Image Creation from Windows</title>
+
+ <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>
@@ -52,41 +63,20 @@
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
- <section>
- <title>USB Image Creation in Linux</title>
- <para>
- USB media often comes in the form of flash devices sometimes called <firstterm>pen drives</firstterm>, <firstterm>thumb disks</firstterm>, or <firstterm>keys</firstterm>; or as an externally connected hard disk device. Almost all media of this type is formatted as a vfat file system. You can create bootable USB media on media formatted as ext2, ext3, or vfat.
- </para>
- <important>
- <title>Btrfs</title>
- <para>
- The <application>GRUB</application> bootloader does not support or Btrfs file system. You cannot create bootable USB media on media formatted as Btrfs.
- </para>
- </important>
- <important>
- <title>Unusual USB Media</title>
- <para>
- In a few cases with oddly formatted or partitioned USB media, the image writing may fail.
- </para>
- </important>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media in UNIX, Linux, and Similar Operating Systems</title>
<para>
- Follow one of the following procedures, depending on which Linux distribution you use:
+ A graphical tool is available to create Fedora USB media on systems that run Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or operating systems derived from either of these. 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>
- <section>
- <title>Live USB creation in Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and similar Linux distributions</title>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora">
+ <title>Creating Fedora USB Media in Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and similar Linux distributions</title>
<para>
- Graphical and command-line tools are available to create Fedora live USB media on computers that run Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Linux distributions derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
+ Graphical and command-line tools are available to create Fedora USB media on computers that run Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Linux distributions derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The graphical tool and the works only with the Fedora live image. To create Fedora USB media from the distribution image or minimal boot media image, use the command-line method described in <xref linkend="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-RHEL_Fedora-dd"/>.
</para>
- <important>
- <title>
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux and similar operating systems
- </title>
- <para>
- To perform this procedure on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Linux distributions derived from it, 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>
- <section>
- <title>Live USB creation with a graphical tool</title>
+ <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>
@@ -128,8 +118,10 @@
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
- <section>
- <title>Live USB creation with a command-line tool</title>
+ <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>
@@ -163,114 +155,128 @@
</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="Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
+ </section>
</section>
- <section>
- <title>Live USB creation in other Linux distributions</title>
+ <section id="Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux-other">
+ <title>Making Fedora USB Media in other Linux Distributions</title>
<para>
- To create Fedora live USB media on a computer that uses a Linux distribution other than Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and those derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you can use one of the two the command-line procedures detailed in this section.
+ To create Fedora USB media on a computer that uses a Linux distribution other than Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and those derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use one of the command-line procedures detailed in this section.
</para>
- <para>
- To create Fedora live USB media at the command line:
- </para>
- <procedure>
- <step>
- <para>
- Download a live ISO file for Fedora as shown in <xref linkend="sn-which-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>
+ <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 with the Fedora live image, and only on Linux operating systems.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download a live ISO file for Fedora as shown in <xref linkend="sn-which-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>
+ <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>
+ </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 live 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 live 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 live 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>
- 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:
+ 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/sdc1</filename>
</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.
+ Become root:
</para>
- </step>
- <step>
+<screen>su -</screen>
<para>
- Create a <firstterm>mount point</firstterm> for the live 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>.
+ Make a mount point for the image:
</para>
- </step>
- <step>
+<screen>mkdir /mnt/livecd</screen>
<para>
- Mount the live 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.
+ Mount the image:
</para>
- </step>
- <step>
+<screen>mount -o loop /home/<replaceable>Username</replaceable>/Downloads/Fedora-&PRODVER;-i686-Live.iso /mnt/livecd</screen>
<para>
- Change directory to the <filename>LiveOS</filename> directory of the image that you just mounted. mount point where you just mounted the Fedora live image. For example, <command>cd /tmp/livecd/LiveOS</command>.
+ Change into the <filename>LiveOS</filename> directory of the live CD image:
</para>
- </step>
- <step>
+<screen>cd /mnt/livecd/LiveOS</screen>
<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.
+ Run <application>livecd-iso-to-disk</application> to transfer the live image to your flash drive and make the flash drive bootable:
</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/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>
+<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>
<para>
- Run <application>livecd-iso-to-disk</application> to transfer the live image to your flash drive and make the flash drive bootable:
+ 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>
-<screen>./livecd-iso-to-disk /home/<replaceable>Username</replaceable>/Downloads/Fedora-&PRODVER;-i686-Live.iso /dev/sdc1</screen>
- </example>
- <para>
- Alternatively, the Fedora live CDs have been designed to be written straight to disk using the <command>dd</command> command. To create a Fedora Live USB using this method, run <command>su -c 'dd if=<replaceable>/path/to/image/file/imagefile.iso</replaceable> of=<replaceable>device</replaceable>'</command> where <filename><replaceable>/path/to/image/file</replaceable></filename> is the location of the image file that you downloaded and <filename><replaceable>device</replaceable></filename> is the USB media device.
- </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..8e08ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Procedure-dd_Image_to_USB.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
+<!DOCTYPE section 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 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><command>su -c 'findfs LABEL="<replaceable>MyLabel</replaceable>"'</command></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><command>su -c 'less /var/log/messages'</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Use the <command>dd</command> command to write the ISO image to the media:
+ </para>
+<screen><command>su -c 'dd if=<replaceable>/path/to/image/file/imagefile.iso</replaceable> of=<replaceable>device</replaceable>'</command></screen>
+ <para>
+ where <filename><replaceable>/path/to/image/file</replaceable></filename> is the location of the image file that you downloaded and <filename><replaceable>device</replaceable></filename> is the USB media device.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+</procedure>
diff --git a/en-US/new-users.xml b/en-US/new-users.xml
index f72e5e2..ac917ae 100644
--- a/en-US/new-users.xml
+++ b/en-US/new-users.xml
@@ -300,24 +300,7 @@
</tgroup>
</table>
</section>
- <section id="sn-making-media">
- <title>How Do I Make Fedora Media?</title>
- <para>
- A Fedora ISO file can be turned into either CD or DVD discs.
- You can turn Fedora Live ISO files into bootable USB media, as well as
- a CD or DVD.
- </para>
- <section id="sn-making-disc-media">
- <title>Making CD or DVD Discs</title>
- <para>
- To learn how to turn ISO images into CD or DVD media, refer to <citetitle>Making Fedora Discs</citetitle> available from
- <ulink
- url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/readme-burning-isos/"/>.</para>
- </section>
-
-<xi:include href="Making_USB_media.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
-
- </section>
+
</section>
<section id="sect-Obtaining_Fedora-Obtaining_Fedora_on_CD_or_DVD">
<title>Obtaining Fedora on CD or DVD</title>
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