Re: Boot from USB flash?

Mike ZB <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.distributions.gobo.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
>>> I unpack the ISO, copy isolinux.cfg to syslinux.cfg if needed, and  
>>> apply syslinux - what else would I need to change? (or where can I  
>>> find info?)
>>
>> Assuming your USB device is detected as /dev/sdb and that you have  
>> the ISO at the current directory, you just need to run:
>> ...
> $ dd if=GoboLinux-015_beta2-i686.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M
>
(If only BIOS makers respected standards, instead of constantly  
playing pranks)
My test box is particular about partitioning of USB drives - I don't  
dare "dd" and destroy the carefully crafted MBR. Should I wait for a  
more sophisticated initrd?


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Mike Z B
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