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ammon

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Unetbootin alternative?

Do you know any utility with same functionality as http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ but lighter and qt independent?
I would not mind terminal only app, I just need something to install .iso to usb easily.

ngoonee

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

AFAIK you can do it manually, unetbootin just helps. Google for 'bootable linux usb' or something along those lines?

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JackH79

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

try it with "dd" (but be careful: read "man dd" most carefully or you might delete something by accident).

also have a look here:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

Edit: copied wrong url

Last edited by JackH79 (2010-04-14 05:39:28)

lilsirecho

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

Perhaps the usual procedure to install .iso files to usb is a good substitute.

This is done with :

dd if=(iso file) of=/dev/sdx

Good luck..............

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ammon

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Registered: 2008-12-11

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

Perhaps the usual procedure to install .iso files to usb is a good substitute.

This is done with :

dd if=(iso file) of=/dev/sdx

Good luck..............

Yeah, I know.

But what if I have to install bootloader? Ok, Ill google it more.

JackH79

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

But what if I have to install bootloader?

That's part of any live cd! That's why you're using "dd" and not "cp" to copy things onto your usb-stick! (dd uses low-level copying).

Check
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_%28Unix%29

and

man dd

for more.

Edit: If you want to install Arch, have a look at: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … _a_USB_key
Also have a look at: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Put … _a_USB_key

Last edited by JackH79 (2010-04-14 09:52:38)

Profjim

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

Perhaps the usual procedure to install .iso files to usb is a good substitute.

This is done with :

dd if=(iso file) of=/dev/sdx

Good luck..............

This works with current Arch iso's, but only because those are hybrid ISOs. After generating a traditional iso with mkisofs, the person generating the iso ran isohybrid on the result.

You can't dd a traditional iso to a usb key and expect it to work. You have to dd a disk image instead, which is different. (Or if you know you have a traditional iso, you can run isohybrid on it, then dd it to the usb key.)

Last edited by Profjim (2010-04-14 10:41:30)

Vamp898

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

I think this guide will help

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml

its made for Gentoo but should work with every distro (in theory )

Last edited by Vamp898 (2010-04-14 10:47:29)

lilsirecho

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

profjim:

Yer right! I forgot the intermediate step of generating the .img.

This can be done in k3b before running dd on the .img resulting.

Thanks for the reminder for this old man of 84 years!

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Profjim

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Re: Unetbootin alternative?

Wow, old enough to be my older brother.