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#1 2009-08-03 17:00:32

wLee
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From: Amsterdam, NL
Registered: 2008-12-06
Posts: 33

[SOLVED] Creating a live usb

I'm having the same problem as here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=578754.

The solution seems quite simple, but, since I'm using a Eee Pc without an optical drive,
I need to make a live usb.
Also, my only option to do that, is using WinXP.

Now, there's no problem making a pendrive bootable, but which Arch version can I use?
And is it as simple as copying the latest core-i686.img to the prepared usb-stick and go?

Thanks!

Last edited by wLee (2009-08-04 19:21:59)

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#2 2009-08-03 18:01:27

foutrelis
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From: Athens, Greece
Registered: 2008-07-28
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Re: [SOLVED] Creating a live usb

It won't work if you simply copy the .img file onto the usb stick; you need to write the .img file to the stick (much like burning an optical media). If you had access to a Linux box, you could simply use the dd command for this task, but since you require a solution that works on Windows, have a look at the second way here. The latest Arch release for your architecture should work fine.

Good luck with fixing the Arch installation on your netbook. smile

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#3 2009-08-04 19:21:40

wLee
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From: Amsterdam, NL
Registered: 2008-12-06
Posts: 33

Re: [SOLVED] Creating a live usb

Fixed!  smile

The second option using Win32 Image Writer + .img didn't work,
but the first one, with UNetbootin + .iso did.

Thanks a lot!

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