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| This Page is supposed to help you with getting your downloaded .img file to a USB key, either with the usb-imagewriter gui tool or the "old" way in a terminal via commandline. | This page is supposed to help you with getting your downloaded .img file onto a USB key, either with the usb-imagewriter GUI tool or the "old" way in a terminal via command line. |
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| Click on the download link below to get the usb-imagewriter package. Firefox will offer you to either download the file or, as default action, to open it with the gdebi package installer. Keep the default action here and click ok. | Click on the download link below to get the usb-imagewriter package. Firefox will offer to either download the file or, as default action, to open it with the gdebi package installer. Keep the default action and click OK. |
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| [[http://ppa.launchpad.net/ogra/ubuntu/pool/main/u/usb-imagewriter/usb-imagewriter_0.1-1~ppa1_all.deb|Download]] usb-imagewriter here | [[http://ppa.launchpad.net/ogra/ubuntu/pool/main/u/usb-imagewriter/usb-imagewriter_0.1-1~ppa1_all.deb|Download]] usb-imagewriter here. |
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| After gdebi finished you will find a new starter in your menu at '''Applications -> Accessories -> Image Writer''' | After gdebi is finished installing, you will find a new launcher in your menu at '''Applications -> Accessories -> Image Writer''' |
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| Put the USB Key you want to write the image to into your USB port (give the system a second to recognize it) | Put the USB key you want to write the image to into your USB port and give the system a second or two to recognize it. |
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| Then run the Image Writer tool, select the downloaded image, select the target device and click on "Write to device". | Run the Image Writer tool, select your downloaded image (.img file), set the target device to your USB key and click on "Write to device". |
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| Now just wait until the tool tells you you can remove the key, if you want to see the details of the copying process you can open the details window during operation. | Now wait until the tool tells you you can remove the key. If you want to see details of the copying process you can open the details window while it is writing. |
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| More details, screenshots etc. about usb-imagewriter can be found [[https://launchpad.net/usb-imagewriter|here]] | More details, screenshots etc. about usb-imagewriter can be found at [[https://launchpad.net/usb-imagewriter|here]] |
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| If you find any bugs in the tool, please report them [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/usb-imagewriter/+filebug|here]] | If you find any bugs in the tool, please report them at [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/usb-imagewriter/+filebug|here]] |
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| == From commandline with dd == | == Using dd on a command line== |
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| 1. Download the image to your disk. | 1. Download the image to your hard drive. |
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| 1. Run the dmesg command to find the devicename the kernel assigned to it. | 1. Run the dmesg command to find the devicename the kernel assigned to it. It will be something like "/dev/sda" |
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| 1. Wait until your prompt returns, unplug the USB key. | 1. Wait until the prompt returns, and unplug the USB key. |
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This page is supposed to help you with getting your downloaded .img file onto a USB key, either with the usb-imagewriter GUI tool or the "old" way in a terminal via command line.
Warning
This will erase all data on your USB key. If you have important files on your USB device, copy them up to another disk before writing the USB image.
Using Usb Imagewriter
Click on the download link below to get the usb-imagewriter package. Firefox will offer to either download the file or, as default action, to open it with the gdebi package installer. Keep the default action and click OK.
Download usb-imagewriter here.
After gdebi is finished installing, you will find a new launcher in your menu at Applications -> Accessories -> Image Writer
Put the USB key you want to write the image to into your USB port and give the system a second or two to recognize it.
Run the Image Writer tool, select your downloaded image (.img file), set the target device to your USB key and click on "Write to device".
Now wait until the tool tells you you can remove the key. If you want to see details of the copying process you can open the details window while it is writing.
More details, screenshots etc. about usb-imagewriter can be found at here
If you find any bugs in the tool, please report them at here
== Using dd on a command line==
- Download the image to your hard drive.
- Open a terminal and plug in your USB key
- Run the dmesg command to find the devicename the kernel assigned to it. It will be something like "/dev/sda"
In the terminal run:
sudo dd if=/path/to/your/downloaded.img of=/dev/device/you/saw/in/dmesg bs=1024
- Wait until the prompt returns, and unplug the USB key.
Booting from such a USB key will let you try a live session of Ubuntu Netbook Remix or install it.
MobileTeam/Mobile/HowTo/ImageWriting (last edited 2009-04-27 09:26:57 by p4081-ipbf2501marunouchi)