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From: Justin on 13 Jul 2010 00:31 Hi folks, I'm looking to install OpenSuse 11.2 on a laptop without an optical drive. How big of a USB stick will I need? Remember, I don't want to RUN from the USB, I want to install from it.
From: Vahis on 13 Jul 2010 00:38 On 2010-07-13, Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.org> wrote: > Hi folks, I'm looking to install OpenSuse 11.2 on a laptop without an > optical drive. > How big of a USB stick will I need? Remember, I don't want to RUN from > the USB, I want to install from it. 1 GB will do just fine. The simplest way is to dd the Live CD image onto the stick and install from there. Vahis -- http://waxborg.servepics.com openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) 2.6.34-12-desktop 07:35am up 9:12, 10 users, load average: 0.48, 0.87, 0.69
From: Mark Draheim on 13 Jul 2010 06:14 houghi wrote: > Vahis wrote: >> On 2010-07-13, Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.org> wrote: >>> Hi folks, I'm looking to install OpenSuse 11.2 on a laptop without >>> an optical drive. > For those interested in doing the same thing: > http://wiki.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick There is a better and less invasive way to get any ISO to boot from USB Sticks. I wonder why this is still not in the SuSE wikis. Get this one http://www.pendrivelinux.com/downloads/MultiBootISOs/MultiBootISOs- v1.5.4.exe It's Windows based tool putting isolinux on the stick. You can then boot any ISO image on the stick by editing the provided isolinux config. The default conf comes with tons of examples, just pick the one most close to your ISO type, edit the paths and remove the unused entries. Pros: - no partitioning needed, just copy the iso to the stick - no space wasted due to dd overwriting partition tables - no destroying system partitions due to bad dd commands - multiple isos on same stick possible Cons: - no noob-compatible docs, need 10 minutes on Google to understand the workings of iso-/syslinux Of course, since this approach is based on syslinux, you can do all this in Linux, too. It's just a matter of setting up syslinux on your stick. cheers Mark
From: LSMFT on 13 Jul 2010 08:29 Justin wrote: > Hi folks, I'm looking to install OpenSuse 11.2 on a laptop without an > optical drive. > How big of a USB stick will I need? Remember, I don't want to RUN from > the USB, I want to install from it. Big as you want. The 4 gig ones are cheap. 8, 16, 32 gigs are handy. -- LSMFT I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her.
From: mjt on 13 Jul 2010 13:20
On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:14:47 +0200 Mark Draheim <rickcafe.casablanca(a)gmx.net> wrote: > There is a better and less invasive way to get any ISO to boot from > USB Sticks. I wonder why this is still not in the SuSE wikis. > > Get this one > http://www.pendrivelinux.com/downloads/MultiBootISOs/MultiBootISOs- > > It's Windows based tool That's "better and less invasive"??? And what if the person doesn't have a M$ OS? Personally, I wouldn't resort to a Windows-based tool to do something Linux-based. -- 1.79 x 10^12 furlongs per fortnight -- it's not just a good idea, it's the law! <<< Remove YOURSHOES to email me >>> |