install-guide/devel/en_US new-users.xml,1.18,1.19
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sat Apr 19 17:24:34 UTC 2008
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv15608
Modified Files:
new-users.xml
Log Message:
Now covering making Live or minimal boot USB media!
Index: new-users.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US/new-users.xml,v
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</section>
<section id="sn-making-media">
<title>How Do I Make &DISTRO; Media?</title>
- <para>To make media, choose one of the following options:</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>Making CD and DVD Media</title>
- <para>To learn how to turn ISO images into CD or DVD media,
- refer to <ulink
- url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/readme-burning-isos/"/>.</para>
- </formalpara>
- </listitem>
- <!-- We don't cover making a Live USB stick here because it's not
- something people who need the Installation Guide would really be
- able to do. If a user has a Linux system up and running, why
- would she be reading this? -->
- <listitem>
- <formalpara>
- <title>Making Minimal USB Boot Media</title>
- <para>The minimal USB disk image,
- <filename>diskboot.img</filename>, requires a blank USB
- flash drive. <emphasis>Writing the minimal USB boot image
- to a USB flash drive will destroy all the data on the
- drive.</emphasis></para>
- </formalpara>
- <para>On a Linux system, as <systemitem
- class="username">root</systemitem>, use the following
- command to write the image to the drive:</para>
- <screen><command>dd if=diskboot.img of=/dev/sd<replaceable>X</replaceable></command></screen>
- <warning>
- <title>Write to the Correct Device</title>
- <para>Make sure you are writing to the proper disk. Consult
- the <filename>/var/log/messages</filename> log or use the
- <command>dmesg</command> command. If your system supports
- dynamic device creation, run the command <command>ls -l
- /dev/disk/by-id/</command> to locate the device.</para>
- </warning>
- <para>A comparable <command>dd</command> program for Windows
- systems is available at <ulink
- url="http://users.erols.com/gmgarner/forensics/"/>. The
- website gives examples of how to use this Windows program to
- copy an image to a physical disk device.</para>
- <note>
- <title>Caveat Emptor</title>
- <para>This website is not part of the &FP;, and the &FP; is
- not responsible for its content.</para>
- </note>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ You can turn &DISTRO; ISO files into either CD or DVD discs, or
+ into bootable USB media.
+ </para>
+ <section id="sn-making-disc-media">
+ <title>Making CD or DVD Discs</title>
+ <para>
+ To learn how to turn ISO images into CD or DVD media, refer to
+ <ulink
+ url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/readme-burning-isos/"/>.</para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Making USB Media</title>
+ <para>
+ To make bootable USB media, use either a &DISTRO; Live image or
+ one of the minimal boot ISO files. You can use either a Windows
+ or Linux system to make the bootable USB media.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <title>USB Image Writing is Nondestructive</title>
+ <para>
+ Writing the Live or minimal boot image to the USB media is
+ <emphasis>nondestructive</emphasis>. Any existing data on the
+ media will not be harmed.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ <para>
+ Before you begin, make sure you have sufficient free space
+ available on your USB media. You do not need to repartition or
+ reformat your media. <emphasis>It is always a good idea to back
+ up important data before performing sensitive disk
+ operations.</emphasis>
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <title>Creating Bootable USB Media with Windows</title>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download a Live or minimal boot ISO file as shown in <xref
+ linkend="sn-which-files"/>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download the Windows
+ <application>liveusb-creator</application> program at <ulink
+ url="http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator"/>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Follow the instructions given at the site and in the
+ <application>liveusb-creator</application> program to create
+ the bootable USB media.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ <procedure>
+ <title>Creating Bootable USB Media with Linux</title>
+ <para>
+ USB media often comes in the form of flash devices sometimes
+ called <firstterm>pen drives</firstterm>, <firstterm>thumb
+ disks</firstterm>, or <firstterm>keys</firstterm>; or as an
+ externally connected hard disk device. Almost all media of
+ this type is formatted as a vfat file system. You can create
+ bootable USB media on media formatted as ext2, ext3, or vfat.
+ </para>
+ <important>
+ <title>Unusual USB Media</title>
+ <para>
+ In a few cases with oddly formatted or partitioned USB
+ media, the image writing may fail.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download a Live or minimal boot ISO file as shown in <xref
+ linkend="sn-which-files"/>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Install the <package>livecd-tools</package> package on your
+ system. For &FED; systems, use the following command:
+ </para>
+ <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'yum -y install livecd-tools']]></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Plug in your USB media.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Find the device name for your USB media. If the media has a
+ volume name, look up the name in <filename
+ class="directory">/dev/disk/by-label</filename>, or use the
+ <command>findfs</command>:
+ </para>
+ <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'findfs --label="]]><replaceable>MyLabel</replaceable><![CDATA["']]></screen>
+ <para>
+ If the media does not have a volume name, or you do not know
+ it, consult the <filename>/var/log/messages</filename> log
+ for details:
+ </para>
+ <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'less /var/log/messages']]></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Use the <command>livecd-iso-to-disk</command> command to
+ write the ISO image to the media:
+ </para>
+ <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'livecd-iso-to-disk ]]><replaceable>the_image.iso</replaceable><![CDATA[ /dev/]]><replaceable>sdX1</replaceable><![CDATA[']]></screen>
+ <para>
+ Replace <replaceable>sdX1</replaceable> with the device name
+ for the partition on the USB media. Most flash drives and
+ external hard disks use only one partition. If you have
+ changed this behavior or have oddly partitioned media, you
+ may need to consult other sources of help.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </section>
</section>
<section id="sn-cannot-download">
<title>What If I Cannot Download &DISTRO;?</title>
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