How to Install Linux os from USB pen drive


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Operating Systems Linux How to Install Linux os from USB pen drive
# 1  
Old 11-21-2008
Question How to Install Linux os from USB pen drive

can any body tell simple steps to install linux from pen drive (4gb) fat32 ( with out dvd rom )
# 2  
Old 11-24-2008
In most cases you can use dd to do that from the standard install iso.

eg:

Code:
dd if=linux_iso.iso of=/dev/sda

Where linux_iso.iso and /dev/sda are the paths to the iso and usb device.
# 3  
Old 11-27-2008
CPU & Memory

hi my dvd rom damaged i want to install linux from usb memory

not lininux into usb memory

i found a tool to install windows from usb memory stick

it makes usb memory a installer


I want a similar application for Linux

the windows application iam posting

MSFN Forums -> Install XP from USB


you can download windows application for making installer

DataFileHost - WinSetupFromUSB_0-1B.exe


i want a similar windows application which makes linux to can be installed from usb
# 4  
Old 12-02-2008
Download the Linux iso and Unetbootin.
UNetbootin allows for the installation of various Linux/BSD distributions to a partition or bootable flash drive.
You can use this flash drive to install Linux without using any CD.
Before booting, select the flash drive as first HDD in BIOS.
Download and instructions here.
UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

9 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Solaris

How to mount USB pen drive?

Hiii, Please let me know the steps for mounting my USB pendrive in solaris 10 platform. Thanks & Regards, Bhargav P (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: bhargav90
5 Replies

2. Linux

Repeated corruption running linux on USB flash drive

I have a HP Proliant N40L server and in the internal USB socket I have a 16GB HP v195b flash drive on which I have a full copy of Debian installed from a copy of the DVD1 ISO image. In as far as installation and operation goes my setup works okay, but I keep experiencing corruption of the file... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: mij
0 Replies

3. Solaris

Unable to mount USB Pen drive on my Server

Hello Gurus!! Very recently i tried to mount a USB pen drive onto my solaris 10 (X4170 model) server. As i understand, in ideal scenarios it should get mounted automatically, but it did not happen. Neither anything is shown in "iostat -En" output or "rmformat -l" about the pen drive. I also... (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: EmbedUX
10 Replies

4. Red Hat

making pen drive bootable

Anyone can plz tell me how to make pendrive bootable.unetbootin dont have option for red hat (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: shamapraveen
0 Replies

5. Boot Loaders

How to install grub on USB flash drive?

I wanna install grub on my flash drive for rescue usage. My computer installs winxp, and I have fedora12 installed in vmware. I did like this: step1: format the flash drive as FAT in winXP. step2: in fedora12, mount the flash drive on /media/flash step3: excute the command: grub-install... (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: vistastar
10 Replies

6. Linux

Not able to remove virus from a pen drive

Hello Friends, My pendrive (FAT32 filesystem) consist of following files+viruses. -rwxr-xr-x 1 chinmay root 0 2010-03-10 01:29 autorun.inf dr-xr-xr-x 2 chinmay root 4096 2010-03-09 23:51 Docs -rwxr-xr-x 1 chinmay root 4726162 2010-03-08 15:02 java_ee_sdk-5_03-javadocs.zip... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: catchchinu1
4 Replies

7. Filesystems, Disks and Memory

USB Pen Drive & Hard Disk

Hi Guys, I have an external USB Hard Disk Drive on which I have 3 partitions and it works fine under Windows XP but when I am using Red Hat Linux 5 I don't see any icon for this USB HDD. Also I am not able to browse my USB Pen Drive. However, I can use it under Mandrake Linux without any... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: indiansoil
4 Replies

8. Debian

linux on 128MB pen drive?

hello, I want to install minimal linux on 128MB pen drive. distro is debian. what all should i need? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: yogesh_powar
2 Replies

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

USB pen drive support

Hello, I need information or tooling for using my USB pen drive (DANE-ELEC) in a unix environment. Until now I only get the "format window" in the unix machine but after giving OK for running the format, it never stops and I have to stop it manually. Seems that what I need is format my... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: Argento73
0 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question