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Make ISO hybrid ~ Install from USB

Davide R
- 4 posts
August 14, 2011 6:49:11 AM PDT
There's a quick and easy method of installing WattOS (or any Ubuntu derivative) from a pendrive: isohybrid.
It's a tool which is part of the syslinux package.
just install it, then type
```
isohybrid FILENAME.ISO
```
where FILENAME.ISO is your iso file. The md5 checksum will change, of course.
Then, you can just write your modified iso file to a pendrive:
```
sudo su
umount /dev/sdx
```
where sdX is your pendrive device name. Pay attention!
```
dd if=FILENAME.ISO of=/dev/sdX
sync
```
I think all WattOS ISOs should be patched with this. Or maybe they are and I didn't know it?

Hope this helps

Regards

This post was edited by Davide R at August 14, 2011 6:49:47 AM PDT
biff baxter
- Moderator
- 464 posts
August 14, 2011 8:54:51 AM PDT

Thanks for the tip David. No this is not something setup by default. The only USB type installs have been tested are using unetbootin which works great, including on the latest version.

Thanks for the tips however, It gives folks more options, which is what Linux is all about. Welcome and thanks.

biff
Davide R
- 4 posts
August 14, 2011 12:42:26 PM PDT

Thanks to you. R4 works great on my EeePC 900 :)

This post was edited by Davide R at August 14, 2011 12:43:26 PM PDT
Ron Gibbs
- 15 posts
August 16, 2011 12:21:32 PM PDT

The Ubuntu program "Startup Disk Creator" does a fine job too, for those command line challenged folks like myself. It can be found in Synaptic as usb-creator-gtk. It makes the USB persistent as well. Very easy to use.