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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 + + +On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Maarten Vanraes +<<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">maarten.vanraes at gmail.com</A>> wrote: +><i> Op donderdag 28 april 2011 10:01:53 schreef Romain d'Alverny: +</I>>><i> > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 08:52, Maarten Vanraes +</I>>><i> > +</I>>><i> > <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">maarten.vanraes at gmail.com</A>> wrote: +</I>>><i> >> So, +</I>>><i> >> +</I>>><i> >> I was talking to someone i know about Mageia, and she poked around the +</I>>><i> >> site, but then asked how to put the iso on an usbstick, since her +</I>>><i> >> netbook didn't have cdrom. +</I>>><i> >> +</I>>><i> >> I had to admit i didn't know exactly how, which brings me to my point: +</I>>><i> >> +</I>>><i> >> Perhaps it would be nice to have a link on the download page, on how to +</I>>><i> >> handle the iso for people who don't know how? (ie: burn it; or +</I>>><i> >> usb-stick-ify it) +</I>>><i> >> +</I>>><i> >> WDYT? +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> It's always good to have this kind of documentation, that we can +</I>>><i> provide on the download page for after use. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Related docs: +</I>>><i>  * <A HREF="http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Draklive#Building_a_live_CD_or_live_USB">http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Draklive#Building_a_live_CD_or_live_USB</A> +</I>>><i>  * +</I>>><i> <A HREF="http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Installing_Mandriva_Linux#Installation_fr">http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Installing_Mandriva_Linux#Installation_fr</A> +</I>>><i> om_a_USB_stick * maybe others I didn't find +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> about this, but no equivalent doc on our side for now (in Wiki or website). +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> So someone to write an article about this is welcome. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Note that Ubuntu does something quite nice as well about this (the +</I>>><i> "show me how" thing): +</I>>><i> <A HREF="http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download">http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download</A> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Romain +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I would prefer to not link the download page to our temporary wiki, as it +</I>><i> doesn't look that good imho. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> an extra translatable page on the website would sound good, i suppose: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> rough format: +</I>><i> ----------------- +</I>><i> What to do with this iso file? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> first, choose the right one for you. +</I>><i> ==> explanation about 32bit/64bit +</I>><i> ==> mention about dualboot +</I>><i> ==> mention about live iso and how you can install that if you want +</I>><i> ==> mention about the other isos and briefly what they mean +</I>><i> +</I>><i> option 1) burn it to CD/DVD with your favourite CD/DVD burner +</I>><i> ==> examples with small screenshot from windows/macosx/linux +</I>><i> ==> notice on size of iso and CD or DVD format, notion about RW also being ok +</I>><i> ==> explanation of verifying md5sum +</I>><i> +</I>><i> option 2) how to put an iso on a stick? +</I>><i> ==> examples with small screenshot from windows/macosx/linux +</I>><i> ==> explanation of verifying md5sum +</I>><i> +</I>><i> option 3) virtualisation +</I>><i> ==> briefly mention XEN/KVM/Vbox/VMWare +</I>><i> ==> explanation of importance of verifying an md5sum +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> something like this... +</I>><i> +</I></PRE> + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="004237.html">[Mageia-dev] Suggestion: what to do with iso? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="004355.html">[Mageia-dev] Suggestion: what to do with iso? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#4238">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#4238">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#4238">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#4238">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |