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installing_debian_from_usb_stick [2013/01/29 22:43] lonneyinstalling_debian_from_usb_stick [2013/01/31 17:40] lonney
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   - In this exmaple I used my existing CentOS IRLP node.   - In this exmaple I used my existing CentOS IRLP node.
   - Prepare the USB stick with two partitions. My usb stick appears as /dev/sda on my CentOS node. The output from ''dmesg'' will show you, make sure you identify the right device, otherwise you could hose something :-P   - Prepare the USB stick with two partitions. My usb stick appears as /dev/sda on my CentOS node. The output from ''dmesg'' will show you, make sure you identify the right device, otherwise you could hose something :-P
-  - Using Linux fdisk to delete all partitions on the USB stick and create two new primary partitions, type b (WIN95 FAT32).+  - Use Linux fdisk to delete all partitions on the USB stick and create two new primary partitions, type b (WIN95 FAT32).
   - Next we need to format the second partition. CentOS doesnt have dosfstools, to install them ''yum install dosfstools''   - Next we need to format the second partition. CentOS doesnt have dosfstools, to install them ''yum install dosfstools''
   - To format the second partition, ''mkfs.vfat /dev/sda2''   - To format the second partition, ''mkfs.vfat /dev/sda2''
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   - Mount the second partition and the IRLP ISO so we can copy the contents of it to the second partition:   - Mount the second partition and the IRLP ISO so we can copy the contents of it to the second partition:
      * ''mkdir sda2''      * ''mkdir sda2''
-     * ''mount /dev/sda2 sda2''+     * ''mount /dev/sda2 sda2/''
      * ''mkdir iso''      * ''mkdir iso''
      * ''mount -o loop  IRLP_CD_9.01.iso iso/''      * ''mount -o loop  IRLP_CD_9.01.iso iso/''
installing_debian_from_usb_stick.txt · Last modified: 2015/01/12 20:58 by lonney