On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 09:15:44AM +0100, Mick wrote > Hi All, > > Is there a way of achieving this?
I don't think so. Can your system boot from a USB stick? If so, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_Installation_Media for instructions on how to make a CD ISO bootable off a USB stick. Note that this is for legacy boot. For UEFI boot, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI#Create_UEFI_bootable_USB_from_ISO 1) If you haven't already done so "emerge sys-boot/syslinux" to get the "isohybrid" command. 2) Get a USB stick. *WARNING* all data on the stick will be erased 3) Assume the ISO is install-amd64-minimal-20130516.iso Execute the command isohybrid install-amd64-minimal-20130516.iso 4) Insert the USB stick. *DO NOT MOUNT IT*. Unmount it manually if you have an automounter. 5) As root, execute the command... dd bs=4M if=install-amd64-minimal-20130516.iso of=/dev/sdx ...where sdx is the USB stick (e.g. sdb or sdc or whatever) - be careful not to overwrite the wrong device - yes, it's sdx, not sdx1 6) You now have a bootable USB stick -- Walter Dnes <[email protected]> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
