[readme-live-image] Add brief instructions for how to obtain a Fedora Live image and write it to a CD, DVD, or USB flash

Nathan Thomas nathant at fedoraproject.org
Thu Sep 1 18:59:53 UTC 2011


commit f6befa26cbe67f491d9793cf14e0a47d6c49dc9b
Author: Nathan Thomas <nathan at afternoondust.co.uk>
Date:   Thu Sep 1 20:58:18 2011 +0200

    Add brief instructions for how to obtain a Fedora Live image and write it to a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive. Note on using a 64-bit image for Mac OSX fixes BZ#693635.

 en-US/Fedora_Live_Images.xml |   36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
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diff --git a/en-US/Fedora_Live_Images.xml b/en-US/Fedora_Live_Images.xml
index 4b5abe4..4a293cf 100644
--- a/en-US/Fedora_Live_Images.xml
+++ b/en-US/Fedora_Live_Images.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,44 @@
 		</para>
 	</section>
 	
+	<section id="sect-Fedora_Live_images_-_Obtaining_A_Fedora_Live_Image_">
+		<title>Obtaining A Fedora Live Image</title>
+			<para>
+				Fedora Live images can be run from a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive. To obtain a Fedora Live image:
+					<itemizedlist>
+					  <listitem>
+					    <para>
+					    	Download a Fedora Live ISO image from <ulink type="http" url="http://get.fedoraproject.org/">http://get.fedoraproject.org/</ulink>.
+					    </para>
+					  </listitem>
+					  <listitem>
+					    <para>
+					    	Write the ISO image to a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive.
+					    </para>
+					  </listitem>
+					</itemizedlist>
+			</para>
+			<para>
+				To write the ISO image to a CD or DVD, you can use your preferred software for writing to optical discs. Ensure that you choose the option to write the ISO image to the disc, rather than create a data disc - refer to your software's manual for instructions.
+			</para>
+			<para>
+				To write the ISO image to a USB flash drive in Linux or Windows, you can use the <application>LiveUSB Creator</application> application, which is available from <ulink type="http" url="http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator">http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator</ulink>. In Mac OSX, the terminal program <application>dd</application> can be used - refer to Chapter 3.2.2 "Making Fedora USB Media in UNIX, Linux, and Similar Operating Systems" in the <citetitle>Fedora&nbsp;&PRODVER; Installation Guide</citetitle> for further instructions. This guide is available from <ulink type="http" url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org">http://docs.fedoraproject.org</ulink>.
+			</para>
+			<note>
+				<title>Making A Live Image In Mac OSX</title>
+					<para>
+						Recent versions of Mac OSX use the UEFI firmware interface, which require a 64-bit ISO image. The default ISO image on <ulink type="http" url="http://get.fedoraproject.org/">http://get.fedoraproject.org/</ulink> is 32-bit. The 64-bit ISO image can be found by clicking on <guibutton>More download options...</guibutton>, which is just below the blue <guibutton>Download Now!</guibutton>.
+					</para>
+			</note>
+			<para>
+				Once you have obtained the Fedora Live image ISO and written it to a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, you are ready to start using your Fedora Live image!
+			</para>
+	</section> 
+	
 	<section id="sect-Fedora_Live_images-What_Should_I_Do_With_My_Live_Image">
 		<title>What Should I Do With My Live Image?</title>
 		<para>
-			Before you use your Live image, read the next section to learn how to maximize your enjoyment of Fedora. You may also want to read <xref linkend="sect-Fedora_Live_images-Booting" /> for hints on starting &mdash; or <firstterm>booting</firstterm> &mdash; from this media. Then insert this media in your computer and boot from it.
+			Before you use your live image, read the next section to learn how to maximize your enjoyment of Fedora. You may also want to read <xref linkend="sect-Fedora_Live_images-Booting" /> for hints on starting &mdash; or <firstterm>booting</firstterm> &mdash; from this media. Then insert this media in your computer and boot from it.
 		</para>
 	</section>
 	


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