> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Maarten Vanraes > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Op donderdag 28 april 2011 10:01:53 schreef Romain d'Alverny: > >> > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 08:52, Maarten Vanraes > >> > > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> So, > >> >> > >> >> I was talking to someone i know about Mageia, and she poked around > >> >> the site, but then asked how to put the iso on an usbstick, since > >> >> her netbook didn't have cdrom. > >> >> > >> >> I had to admit i didn't know exactly how, which brings me to my > >> >> point: > >> >> > >> >> Perhaps it would be nice to have a link on the download page, on how > >> >> to handle the iso for people who don't know how? (ie: burn it; or > >> >> usb-stick-ify it) > >> >> > >> >> WDYT? > >> > >> It's always good to have this kind of documentation, that we can > >> provide on the download page for after use. > >> > >> Related docs: > >> * http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Draklive#Building_a_live_CD_or_live_USB > >> * > >> http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Installing_Mandriva_Linux#Installation_ > >> fr om_a_USB_stick * maybe others I didn't find > >> > >> about this, but no equivalent doc on our side for now (in Wiki or > >> website). > >> > >> So someone to write an article about this is welcome. > >> > >> Note that Ubuntu does something quite nice as well about this (the > >> "show me how" thing): > >> http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download > >> > >> Romain > > > > I would prefer to not link the download page to our temporary wiki, as it > > doesn't look that good imho. > > > > an extra translatable page on the website would sound good, i suppose: > > > > rough format: > > ----------------- > > What to do with this iso file? > > > > first, choose the right one for you. > > ==> explanation about 32bit/64bit > > ==> mention about dualboot > > ==> mention about live iso and how you can install that if you want > > ==> mention about the other isos and briefly what they mean > > > > option 1) burn it to CD/DVD with your favourite CD/DVD burner > > ==> examples with small screenshot from windows/macosx/linux > > ==> notice on size of iso and CD or DVD format, notion about RW also > > being ok ==> explanation of verifying md5sum > > > > option 2) how to put an iso on a stick? > > ==> examples with small screenshot from windows/macosx/linux > > ==> explanation of verifying md5sum > > > > option 3) virtualisation > > ==> briefly mention XEN/KVM/Vbox/VMWare > > ==> explanation of importance of verifying an md5sum > > > > > > something like this...
Op donderdag 28 april 2011 11:37:53 schreef David Sjölin: > Hello! > > I remember that when I created a usb from ISO I had some strange > problem making the USB bootable. Maybe some comment on how to do that? > I don't remember how I did it then, but I assume using fdisk or > something? Dismount the USB, fidks /dev/sdb1 (or whatever it could be > on the users computer) and change the bootable flag (?). And a comment > on how to find the device for the USB. > > Other than that this looks like a good design. > > Regards, > > David > > please don't top post and of course it's a good design, it's based on: step 1: idea step 2: (to be filled in) step 3: profit! :-D
