On Saturday 18 May 2013 19:46:15 Walter Dnes wrote: > 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
Thank you for this useful and succinct info Walter. Although I don't want to use a bootable USB on this occasion, I'll keep this message as a reference for when I do. :-) -- Regards, Mick
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