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solarwind

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From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-03-18

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How Do I Burn USB Stick .img Files From Windows?

Hey all,  on this computer, I only have Windows and no optical drive. I need to install Arch Linux through the use of the .img files. How do I write the .img file onto my USB drive from Windows?

Pierre

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From: Bonn

Registered: 2004-07-05

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Re: How Do I Burn USB Stick .img Files From Windows?

Ages ago there was something like rawwrite.exe to create floppy discs; maybe this works with usb sticks, too.

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lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Re: How Do I Burn USB Stick .img Files From Windows?

In Faunos, the faunos.img file can be loaded with the following:

http://shounen.ru/soft/flashnul/flashnul-0.991.zip

You might find it will work for the arch.img.

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bender02

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From: UK

Registered: 2007-02-04

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Re: How Do I Burn USB Stick .img Files From Windows?

Ages ago there was something like rawwrite.exe to create floppy discs; maybe this works with usb sticks, too.

Also rawrite (just one w).

lilsirecho

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Re: How Do I Burn USB Stick .img Files From Windows?

The FaunOS system .img file would not work with rawrite from windows.  Flashnul does perform the operation from windows.

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malagant

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From: St. Louis, MO

Registered: 2006-09-28

Posts: 13

Re: How Do I Burn USB Stick .img Files From Windows?

I've gotten several hits when I just googled "dd for windows" .

I would imagine one of them should work with some fiddling.

Lyceuhns

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From: João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil

Registered: 2008-05-09

Posts: 121

Re: How Do I Burn USB Stick .img Files From Windows?

You can try dd for Windows.

solarwind

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From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 546

Re: How Do I Burn USB Stick .img Files From Windows?

Thanks for the last two replies!