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diff --git a/hr/Select-and-use-ISOs.html b/hr/Select-and-use-ISOs.html index dde46a8..c40f549 100644 --- a/hr/Select-and-use-ISOs.html +++ b/hr/Select-and-use-ISOs.html @@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ </div> </div> - - + + + + + + <div class="section" title="Uvod"> <div class="titlepage"> @@ -37,200 +41,180 @@ </div> </div> - <p>Mageia is distributed via ISO images. This page will help you to choose - which image match your needs. + which image best suits your needs. </p> - - <p>There is two families of media:</p> - + <p>There are three types of installation media:</p> <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Classical installer: After booting the media, it will follow a process - allowing to choose what to install and how to configure your target - system. This give you the maximal flexibility for a customized installation, - in particular to choose which Desktop Environment you will install. + <p><span class="bold"><strong>Classical installer:</strong></span> Booting with this + media provides you with the maximum flexibility when choosing what to + install, and for configuring your system. In particular, you have a choice + of which Desktop environment to install. </p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>LIVE media: you can boot the media in a real Mageia system without - installing it, to see what you will get after installation. The - installation process is simpler, but you get lesser choices. + <p><span class="bold"><strong>LIVE media:</strong></span> This option allows you to try + out Mageia without having to actually install it, or make any changes to + your computer. However, the Live media also includes an Installer, which can + be started when booting the media, or after booting into the Live operating + system itself. + </p> + + <div class="note" title="Bilješka" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> + <table border="0" summary="Note"> + <tr> + <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Bilješka]" src="note.png"></td> + <th align="left"></th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + + <p>The Live Installer is simpler compared to the Classical Installer - but you + have fewer configuration options. + </p> + + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> + + <div class="important" title="Važno" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> + <table border="0" summary="Important"> + <tr> + <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Važno]" src="important.png"></td> + <th align="left"></th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + + <p>Live ISOs can only be used to create <span class="quote">„<span class="quote">clean</span>“</span> installations, + they cannot be used to upgrade previously installed Mageia releases. + </p> + + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> + + </li> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p><span class="bold"><strong>Net Install</strong></span>: These are minimal ISO's + containing no more than that which is needed to start the DrakX installer + and find <code class="literal">DrakX-installer-stage2</code> and other packages that + are needed to continue and complete the install. These packages may be on + the PC hard disk, on a local drive, on a local network or on the Internet. + </p> + + <p>These media are very light (less than 100 MB) and are convenient if + bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, or if you have a PC without a + DVD drive or is unable to boot from a USB stick. </p> </li> </ul> </div> - - <p>Details are given in the next sections.</p> + <p>More details are given in the next sections.</p> </div> - <div class="section" title="Media"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e29"></a>Media + <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e41"></a>Media </h3> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="section" title="Definition"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e31"></a>Definition + <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e43"></a>Definition </h4> </div> </div> </div> - <p>Here, a medium (plural: media) is an ISO image file that allows you to - install and/or update Mageia and by extension any physical support the ISO - file is copied to. + install and/or update Mageia and, by extension, any physical medium (DVD, + USB stick, ...) the ISO file is copied to. </p> - - <p>You can find them <a class="ulink" href="http://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/" target="_top">here</a>. + <p>You can find Mageia ISO's <a class="ulink" href="http://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/" target="_top">here</a>. </p> </div> - <div class="section" title="Classical installation media"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e36"></a>Classical installation media + <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e48"></a>Classical installation media </h4> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="section" title="Common features"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e38"></a>Common features - </h5> - </div> - </div> - </div> - - - - <div class="itemizedlist"> - <ul class="itemizedlist"> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>These ISOs use the traditional installer called drakx.</p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>They are able to make a clean install or an update from previous releases.</p> - - </li> - </ul> - </div> - - </div> - - - <div class="section" title="DVD"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e45"></a>DVD + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e50"></a>Common features </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Different media for architecture 32 or 64 bits.</p> + <p>These ISOs use the Classical installer called DrakX</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Some tools are available in the Welcome screen: Rescue System, Memory Test, - Hardware Detection Tool. + <p>They are used for performing clean installs or to upgrade a previously + installed version of Mageia </p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Each DVD contains many available desktop environments and languages.</p> + <p>Different media for 32 and 64-bit architectures</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>You'll be given the choice during the installation to add non free software.</p> - - </li> - </ul> - </div> - - </div> - - - <div class="section" title="DVD dual arch"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e56"></a>DVD dual arch - </h5> - </div> - </div> - </div> - - - - <div class="itemizedlist"> - <ul class="itemizedlist"> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>Both architectures are present on the same medium, the choice is made - automatically according to the detected CPU. - </p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>Uses Xfce desktop only.</p> + <p>Some tools are available in the Installer <span class="quote">„<span class="quote">Welcome</span>“</span> screen: + <span class="emphasis"><em>Rescue System, Memory Test, </em></span>and <span class="emphasis"><em>Hardware + Detection Tool</em></span></p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Not all languages are available. (be, bg, ca, de, en, es, fr, it, mk, pl, - pt, ru, sv, uk) TO BE CHECKED! - </p> + <p>Each DVD contains many available desktop environments and languages</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>It contains non free software.</p> + <p>You'll be given the choice during the installation to add non-free software</p> </li> </ul> @@ -239,201 +223,155 @@ </div> </div> - <div class="section" title="Live media"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e67"></a>Live media + <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e68"></a>Live media </h4> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="section" title="Common features"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e69"></a>Common features + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e70"></a>Common features </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Can be used to preview the distribution without installing it on a HDD, and - optionally install Mageia on to your HDD. + <p>Can be used to preview the Mageia operating system without having to install + it </p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Each ISO contains only one desktop environment (KDE or GNOME).</p> + <p>The Live media also includes an Installer.</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.</p> + <p>Each ISO contains only one desktop environment (Plasma, GNOME or Xfce)</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p><span class="bold"><strong>Live ISOs can only be used to create clean - installations, they cannot be used to upgrade from previous - releases.</strong></span></p> + <p>Different media for 32 and 64-bit architectures</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>They contain non free software.</p> + <p>They contain non-free software</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> - - <div class="section" title="Live CD KDE"> + <div class="section" title="Live DVD Plasma"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e83"></a>Live CD KDE + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e83"></a>Live DVD Plasma </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>KDE desktop environment only.</p> + <p>Plasma desktop environment only</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>English language only.</p> + <p>All available languages are present</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>32 bit only.</p> + <p>64-bit architecture only</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> - - <div class="section" title="Live CD GNOME"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e92"></a>Live CD GNOME - </h5> - </div> - </div> - </div> - - - - <div class="itemizedlist"> - <ul class="itemizedlist"> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>GNOME desktop environment only.</p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>English language only.</p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>32 bit only.</p> - - </li> - </ul> - </div> - - </div> - - - <div class="section" title="Live DVD KDE"> + <div class="section" title="Live DVD GNOME"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e101"></a>Live DVD KDE + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e92"></a>Live DVD GNOME </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>KDE desktop environment only.</p> + <p>GNOME desktop environment only</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>All languages are present.</p> + <p>All available languages are present</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.</p> + <p>64-bit architecture only</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> - - <div class="section" title="Live DVD GNOME"> + <div class="section" title="Live DVD Xfce"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e110"></a>Live DVD GNOME + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e101"></a>Live DVD Xfce </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>GNOME desktop environment only.</p> + <p>Xfce desktop environment only</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>All languages are present.</p> + <p>All available languages are present</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.</p> + <p>32 or 64-bit architectures</p> </li> </ul> @@ -442,86 +380,63 @@ </div> </div> - - <div class="section" title="Boot-only CD media"> + <div class="section" title="Net install media"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e119"></a>Boot-only CD media + <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e110"></a>Net install media </h4> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="section" title="Common features"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e121"></a>Common features + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e112"></a>Common features </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Each one is a small image that contains no more than that which is needed to - start the drakx installer and find drakx-installer-stage2 and other packages - that are needed to continue and complete the install. These packages may be - on the PC hard disk, on a local drive, on a local network or on the - Internet. - </p> + <p>Different media for 32 and 64-bit architectures</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>These media are very light (less than 100 MB) and are convenient when - bandwidth is too low to download a full DVD, a PC without a DVD drive or a - PC that can't boot from a USB stick. - </p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>Different media for 32 or 64 bit architectures.</p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> - - <p>English language only.</p> + <p>First steps are English language only</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> - - <div class="section" title="boot.iso"> + <div class="section" title="netinstall.iso"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e132"></a>boot.iso + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e119"></a>netinstall.iso </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Contains only free software, for those people who refuse to use non-free - software. + <p>Contains only free software, for those who prefer to not use non-free + software </p> </li> @@ -529,27 +444,23 @@ </div> </div> - - <div class="section" title="boot-nonfree.iso"> + <div class="section" title="netinstall-nonfree.iso"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e137"></a>boot-nonfree.iso + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e124"></a>netinstall-nonfree.iso </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Contains non-free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for people who need - it. - </p> + <p>Contains non-free software (mostly drivers, codecs...) for those who need it</p> </li> </ul> @@ -560,118 +471,127 @@ </div> </div> - <div class="section" title="Downloading and Checking Media"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e142"></a>Downloading and Checking Media + <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e129"></a>Downloading and Checking Media </h3> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="section" title="Downloading"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e144"></a>Downloading + <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e131"></a>Downloading </h4> </div> </div> </div> - <p>Once you have chosen your ISO file, you can download it using either http or - BitTorrent. In both cases, a window gives you some information, such as the - mirror in use and the possibility to change if the bandwidth is to low. If - http is chosen, you may also see something like + BitTorrent. In both cases, you are provided with some information, such as + the mirror in use and an option to switch to an alternative if the bandwidth + is too low. </p> - + <p>If http is chosen you will also see some information regarding checksums.</p> - <p>md5sum and sha1sum are tools to check the ISO integrity. Use only one of - them. Keep one of them <a class="link" href="Select-and-use-ISOs.html#integrity">for further - usage</a>. Then this window appears: + <p><code class="literal">md5sum</code>, <code class="literal">sha1sum</code> and + <code class="literal">sha512sum</code> (the most secure) are tools to check the ISO + integrity. Copy one of the checksums (string of alphanumeric characters) for + use in the next section. </p> - - <p>Check the radio button Save File.</p> + <p>In the meantime, a window to download the actual ISO will open:</p> + + + <p>Click on <span class="emphasis"><em>Save File</em></span>, then click <span class="emphasis"><em>OK</em></span>. + </p> </div> - - <div class="section" title="Checking the downloaded media integrity"> + <div class="section" title="Checking the integrity of the downloaded media"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e156"></a>Checking the downloaded media integrity + <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e149"></a>Checking the integrity of the downloaded media </h4> </div> </div> </div> - - <p>Both checksums are hexadecimal numbers calculated by an algorithm from the - file to be downloaded. When you ask these algorithms to recalculate this - number from your downloaded file, either you have the same number and your - downloaded file is correct, or the number is different and you have a - failure. A failure infers that you should retry the download. + <p>The checksums referred to earlier, are digital fingerprints generated by an + algorithm from the file to be downloaded. You may compare the checksum of + your downloaded ISO against that of the original source ISO. If the + checksums do not match, it means that the actual data on the ISO's do not + match, and if that is the case, then you should retry the download or + attempt a repair using BitTorrent. </p> - - <p>Open a console, no need to be root, and:</p> - - - <p>- To use md5sum, type: [sam@localhost]$ <strong class="userinput"><code>md5sum - path/to/the/image/file.iso</code></strong>. + <p>To generate the checksum for your downloaded ISO, open a console, (no need + to be root), and: </p> - - <p>- To use sha1sum, type: [sam@localhost]$ <strong class="userinput"><code>sha1sum - path/to/the/image/file.iso</code></strong>. - </p> - + <div class="itemizedlist"> + <ul class="itemizedlist"> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p>To use the md5sum, type: <span class="command"><strong>md5sum + path/to/the/image/file.iso</strong></span></p> + + </li> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p>To use the sha1sum, type: <span class="command"><strong>sha1sum + path/to/the/image/file.iso</strong></span></p> + + </li> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p>To use the sha512sum, type: <span class="command"><strong>sha512sum + path/to/the/image/file.iso</strong></span></p> + + </li> + </ul> + </div> - <p>and compare the obtained number on your computer (you may have to wait for a - while) with the number given by Mageia. Example: - </p> - + <p>Example:</p> - <p></p> + <p>then compare the result (you may have to wait for a while) with the ISO + checksum provided by Mageia. + </p> </div> </div> - <div class="section" title="Burn or dump the ISO"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e169"></a>Burn or dump the ISO + <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e168"></a>Burn or dump the ISO </h3> </div> </div> </div> - - <p>The checked ISO can now be burned to a CD or DVD or dumped to a USB - stick. These operations are not a simple copy and aim to make a boot-able - medium. + <p>The verified ISO can now be burned to a CD/DVD or <span class="quote">„<span class="quote">dumped</span>“</span> to a + USB stick. This is not a standard copy operation, as a bootable medium will + actually be created. </p> - <div class="section" title="Burning the ISO to a CD/DVD"> <div class="titlepage"> @@ -683,33 +603,29 @@ </div> </div> - - <p>Use whatever burner you wish but ensure the burning device is set correctly - to <span class="bold"><strong>burn an image</strong></span>, burn data or files is not - correct. There is more information in <a class="ulink" href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Writing_CD_and_DVD_images" target="_top">the Mageia - wiki</a>. + <p>Whichever software you use, ensure that the option to burn an<span class="emphasis"><em> + image</em></span> is used. Burn <span class="emphasis"><em>data</em></span> or + <span class="emphasis"><em>files</em></span> is NOT correct. See the <a class="ulink" href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Writing_CD_and_DVD_images" target="_top">the Mageia + wiki</a> for more information. </p> </div> - <div class="section" title="Dump the ISO to a USB stick"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e177"></a>Dump the ISO to a USB stick + <h4 class="title"><a name="d5e179"></a>Dump the ISO to a USB stick </h4> </div> </div> </div> - - <p>All Mageia ISOs are hybrids, which means you can 'dump' them to a USB stick - and then use it to boot and install the system. + <p>All Mageia ISOs are hybrids, which means you can dump them to a USB stick + and then use that to boot and install the system. </p> - <div class="warning" title="Upozorenje" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> <table border="0" summary="Warning"> @@ -720,76 +636,97 @@ <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> - <p>"dumping" an image onto a flash device destroys any previous file-system on - the device; any other data will be lost and the partition capacity will be - reduced to the image size. + <p>Dumping an image onto a flash device destroys any previous file-system on + the device and all existing data will be lost. </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> - - <p>To recover the original capacity, you must redo partitioning and re-format - the USB stick. - </p> - + <div class="note" title="Bilješka" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> + <table border="0" summary="Note"> + <tr> + <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Bilješka]" src="note.png"></td> + <th align="left"></th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + + <p>Also, the only partition on the flash device will then just be the Mageia + ISO partition. + </p> + + <p>So, if an ISO of about 4GB is written to an 8GB USB stick, the stick will + then only show up as 4GB. This is because the remaining 4GB is no longer + formatted - hence not currently available for use. To recover the original + capacity, you must reformat and repartition the USB stick. + </p> + + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> <div class="section" title="Using a graphical tool within Mageia"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e183"></a>Using a graphical tool within Mageia + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e187"></a>Using a graphical tool within Mageia </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <p>You can use a graphical tool like <a class="ulink" href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/IsoDumper_Writing_ISO_images_on_USB_sticks" target="_top">IsoDumper</a></p> </div> - <div class="section" title="Using a graphical tool within Windows"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e187"></a>Using a graphical tool within Windows + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e191"></a>Using a graphical tool within Windows </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <p>You could try:</p> - - <p>- <a class="ulink" href="http://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US" target="_top">Rufus</a> using the - "ISO image" option; - </p> - - - <p>- <a class="ulink" href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager" target="_top">Win32 - Disk Imager</a></p> + <div class="itemizedlist"> + <ul class="itemizedlist"> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p><a class="ulink" href="http://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US" target="_top">Rufus</a> using the + "ISO image" option + </p> + + </li> + <li class="listitem"> + + <p><a class="ulink" href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager" target="_top">Win32 Disk + Imager</a></p> + + </li> + </ul> + </div> </div> - - <div class="section" title="Using Command line within a GNU/Linux system"> + <div class="section" title="Using the Command line within a GNU/Linux system"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e194"></a>Using Command line within a GNU/Linux system + <h5 class="title"><a name="d5e201"></a>Using the Command line within a GNU/Linux system </h5> </div> </div> </div> - <div class="warning" title="Upozorenje" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> <table border="0" summary="Warning"> @@ -800,18 +737,14 @@ <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> - <p>It is potentially *dangerous* to do this by hand. You risk to overwrite a - disc partition if you get the device-ID wrong. + <p>It is potentially *dangerous* to do this by hand. You risk overwriting + potentially valuable existing data if you specify the wrong target device. </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> - - - <p>You can also use the dd tool in a console:</p> - <div class="orderedlist"> <ol class="orderedlist" type="1"> @@ -822,32 +755,37 @@ </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Become root with the command <strong class="userinput"><code>su -</code></strong> (don't forget the - final '-' ) + <p>Become a <span class="emphasis"><em>root</em></span> (Administrator) user with the command + <span class="command"><strong>su -</strong></span> (don't forget the <span class="command"><strong>-</strong></span> ) </p> - </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Plug your USB stick (do not mount it, this also means do not open any - application or file manager that could access or read it) + <p>Plug in your USB stick - but do not mount it (this also means do not open + any application or file manager that could access or read it) </p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Enter the command <strong class="userinput"><code>fdisk -l</code></strong></p> - + <p>Enter the command <span class="command"><strong>fdisk -l</strong></span></p> - + + </li> + <li class="listitem"> - <p>Alternatively, you can get the device name with the command - <code class="code">dmesg</code>: at end, you see the device name starting with - <span class="emphasis"><em>sd</em></span>, and <span class="emphasis"><em>sdd</em></span> in this case: + <p>Find the device name for your USB stick (by its size), for example + <code class="filename">/dev/sdb</code> in the screenshot above, is an 8GB USB stick. + </p> + + <p>Alternatively, you can find the device name with the command + <span class="command"><strong>dmesg</strong></span>. Towards the end of the following example, you can + see the device name starting with <code class="filename">sd</code>, and in this case, + <code class="filename">sdd</code> is the actual device. You can also see that its + size is 2GB: </p> - <pre class="screen">[72594.604531] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 27 using xhci_hcd [72594.770528] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=8564, idProduct=1000 [72594.770533] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 @@ -869,32 +807,43 @@ </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Find the device name for your USB stick (by its size), for example - <code class="code">/dev/sdb</code> in the screenshot above, it is a 8GB USB stick. - </p> - - </li> - <li class="listitem"> + <p>Enter the command: <span class="command"><strong>dd if=path/to/the/ISO/file + of=/dev/sd<em class="replaceable"><code>X</code></em> bs=1M</strong></span></p> - <p>Enter the command: # <strong class="userinput"><code>dd if=path/to/the/ISO/file of=/dev/sdX - bs=1M</code></strong></p> - + <p>Where <em class="replaceable"><code>X</code></em>=your device name eg: + <code class="filename">/dev/sdd</code></p> - <p>Where X=your device name eg: /dev/sdc</p> - + <p>Example:<code class="literal"> dd if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-6-x86_64-DVD.iso + of=/dev/sdd bs=1M</code></p> - <p>Example: # <strong class="userinput"><code>dd if=/home/user/Downloads/Mageia-4-x86_64-DVD.iso - of=/dev/sdb bs=1M</code></strong></p> + <div class="tip" title="Savjet" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> + <table border="0" summary="Tip"> + <tr> + <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Savjet]" src="tip.png"></td> + <th align="left"></th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + + <p>It might be helpful to know that <span class="bold"><strong>if</strong></span> stands + for <span class="bold"><strong>i</strong></span>nput <span class="bold"><strong>f</strong></span>ile and <span class="bold"><strong>of</strong></span> stands + for <span class="bold"><strong>o</strong></span>utput <span class="bold"><strong>f</strong></span>ile + </p> + + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Enter the command: # <strong class="userinput"><code>sync</code></strong></p> + <p>Enter the command: <span class="command"><strong>sync</strong></span></p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>Unplug your USB stick, it is done</p> + <p>This is the end of the process, and you may now unplug your USB stick.</p> </li> </ol> |