[IAEP] booting XO-Live CD from usb key

[WolfgangRohrmoser at web.de]

On Monday 16 June 2008 11:17, you wrote:
> Bill,
>
> your best bet might be to ask the LiveCD creator himself - cc'ed.
>
> - Bert -
>
> Begin forwarded message:
> > From: "Bill Kerr" <billkerr at gmail.com>
> > Date: 16. Juni 2008 08:47:25 MESZ
> > To: "its. an. education. project"
> > <its.an.education.project at tema.lo-res.org
> >
> > Cc: Paul T <paultz at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [IAEP] booting XO-Live CD from usb key
> >
> > has anyone successfully booted the XO-Live CD from a usb key?
> > (if so we can run it in my classes at school where the CD drives
> > have been disabled due to student vandalism)

The CD-image of the recent XO-LiveCD (Version 080607) contains a 
script to copy the data on a USB key and make it bootable. 
The steps can be summarized to:

  *  mount the CD (or ISO-image) on a Linux Computer.
  *  open a console (shell) and go into the directory tools/
  *  insert a usb memory device and
  *  start: 
                  ./make_usbstick.sh -d <block-device> -m <cd-mount-point>

    (Hint:   ./make_usbstick.sh -h  gives more documentation)

It should work, if you have any problems please let me know :)
   
regards
                      Wolfgang

> >
> > I asked a techie friend and apparently there is more involved than
> > just putting the iso on the key and resetting CMOS
> >
> > --
> > Bill Kerr
> > http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/
> >
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