How to create and use Live USB: Revision history

30 April 2021

• curprev 15:3115:31, 30 April 2021‎ Rjl931189261 talk contribs‎ m 25,756 bytes +6‎ No edit summary

27 March 2018

• curprev 17:2717:27, 27 March 2018‎ Pfrields talk contribs‎ 25,750 bytes +115‎ No edit summary

24 October 2017

• curprev 01:5501:55, 24 October 2017‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 25,635 bytes +23‎ →‎Multi Live Boot installations
• curprev 01:4801:48, 24 October 2017‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 25,612 bytes +1‎ →‎Mounting a Live USB filesystem: update link

8 March 2017

• curprev 00:2100:21, 8 March 2017‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 25,611 bytes +268‎ Multi Live Boot Menu

7 March 2017

• curprev 23:5923:59, 7 March 2017‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 25,343 bytes +3‎ typo, allocated (reusable)

25 November 2016

• curprev 13:4713:47, 25 November 2016‎ Kparal talk contribs‎ m 25,340 bytes +17‎ make an image smaller
• curprev 13:2813:28, 25 November 2016‎ Kparal talk contribs‎ m 25,323 bytes −20‎ use new mediawriter icon

25 October 2016

• curprev 19:0119:01, 25 October 2016‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 25,343 bytes −29‎ drop the 'updates-testing' from the install command, a decent fmw is now in stable for all releases

4 October 2016

• curprev 22:3422:34, 4 October 2016‎ Pfrields talk contribs‎ 25,372 bytes +2‎ Simplify just a bit

30 September 2016

• curprev 22:0122:01, 30 September 2016‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 25,370 bytes +123‎ move the 'finding device name' section a bit, seems to flow better this way
• curprev 21:4321:43, 30 September 2016‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 25,247 bytes +16‎ rename the 'writing the usb stick' section to clarify
• curprev 21:3821:38, 30 September 2016‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 25,231 bytes −21‎ fix FMW procedure
• curprev 21:3621:36, 30 September 2016‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 25,252 bytes −7,336‎ revise page to heavily promote FMW over other methods, throw out some now-unneeded methods entirely, update, simplify, clean...

4 July 2016

• curprev 21:2021:20, 4 July 2016‎ Fba talk contribs‎ 32,588 bytes −2‎ No edit summary

17 May 2016

• curprev 08:3208:32, 17 May 2016‎ Kparal talk contribs‎ 32,590 bytes −114‎ improve dd instructions - make sure people unmount partitions, show progress, no need for sync since we're writing to a raw device

11 May 2016

• curprev 10:4510:45, 11 May 2016‎ Mbriza talk contribs‎ 32,704 bytes +16‎ No edit summary

6 May 2016

• curprev 10:0510:05, 6 May 2016‎ Mbriza talk contribs‎ 32,688 bytes −125‎ →‎Writing the image

4 April 2016

• curprev 04:1504:15, 4 April 2016‎ Jaaf64 talk contribs‎ 32,813 bytes +19‎ →‎Identifying a stick by {{filename|/dev}} name on Linux

19 February 2016

• curprev 14:5514:55, 19 February 2016‎ Nemobis talk contribs‎ 32,794 bytes −2‎ OSX paths are really ugly! Let's use a universal example.

7 November 2015

• curprev 07:1507:15, 7 November 2015‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 32,796 bytes −243‎ →‎Kernel updates: drop old /mnt/live mountpoint and symbolic links that didn't work.

1 November 2015

• curprev 18:3518:35, 1 November 2015‎ Lsatenstein talk contribs‎ m 33,039 bytes +289‎ →‎Command line "direct write" method (most operating systems, non-graphical, destructive)

20 October 2015

• curprev 11:5911:59, 20 October 2015‎ Sdgathman talk contribs‎ 32,750 bytes 0‎ →‎OS X quick start (direct write)
• curprev 11:5711:57, 20 October 2015‎ Sdgathman talk contribs‎ 32,750 bytes 0‎ →‎OS X quick start (direct write)

8 October 2015

• curprev 07:3207:32, 8 October 2015‎ Jmracek talk contribs‎ 32,750 bytes +155‎ →‎Command line method: Using the livecd-iso-to-disk tool (Fedora only, non-graphical, both non-destructive and destructive methods available)
• curprev 07:2907:29, 8 October 2015‎ Jmracek talk contribs‎ 32,595 bytes +149‎ →‎Using liveusb-creator (Windows and Fedora, graphical, non-destructive)

9 July 2015

• curprev 06:5106:51, 9 July 2015‎ Abhishekkr talk contribs‎ m 32,446 bytes 0‎ →‎OS X quick start (direct write)

8 April 2015

• curprev 20:4920:49, 8 April 2015‎ Ssr talk contribs‎ 32,446 bytes +34‎ == See Also == * Adobe Flash

2 March 2015

• curprev 23:2823:28, 2 March 2015‎ Kevin talk contribs‎ 32,412 bytes +6‎ →‎OS X quick start (direct write): use /dev/rdisk as apparently it's a great deal faster on osx

4 February 2015

• curprev 02:5902:59, 4 February 2015‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 32,406 bytes −129‎ →‎Kernel updates: write to /etc/dracut.conf.d/01-liveos.conf to survive dracut package updates

31 January 2015

• curprev 22:4922:49, 31 January 2015‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 32,535 bytes +192‎ →‎Command line method: Using the livecd-iso-to-disk tool (Fedora only, non-graphical, both non-destructive and destructive methods available): update repository links
• curprev 21:3721:37, 31 January 2015‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 32,343 bytes +10‎ →‎Mounting a Live USB filesystem: update repository link

30 October 2014

• curprev 11:3211:32, 30 October 2014‎ Whitingjr talk contribs‎ 32,333 bytes +5‎ →‎liveusb-creator problems

25 October 2014

• curprev 15:5215:52, 25 October 2014‎ Astra talk contribs‎ 32,328 bytes 0‎ Undo revision 392642 by Astra (talk)
• curprev 15:3315:33, 25 October 2014‎ Astra talk contribs‎ 32,328 bytes 0‎ →‎OS X quick start (direct write): m has to be uppercase

27 August 2014

• curprev 23:1623:16, 27 August 2014‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 32,328 bytes +13‎ update link to SUSE imagewriter

4 June 2014

• curprev 22:4722:47, 4 June 2014‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 32,315 bytes 0‎ the TOC being after the quick starts is *intentional*, to avoid info overload syndrome. move it back, and put some more less-important stuff down there.

17 May 2014

• curprev 22:1222:12, 17 May 2014‎ Immanetize talk contribs‎ 32,315 bytes +117‎ →‎UEFI boot of USB sticks

8 May 2014

• curprev 15:2115:21, 8 May 2014‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 32,198 bytes +43‎ →‎Kernel updates: also after dracut updates

16 April 2014

• curprev 00:0300:03, 16 April 2014‎ Bioinfornatics talk contribs‎ m 32,155 bytes 0‎ one summary appeared on middle page!!! which give information about previous section nonsense

15 April 2014

• curprev 15:1415:14, 15 April 2014‎ Mitchwest talk contribs‎ m 32,155 bytes −1‎ →‎OS X quick start (direct write): Missed a rdisk2 typo changed to disk2
• curprev 06:0806:08, 15 April 2014‎ Mitchwest talk contribs‎ m 32,156 bytes −1‎ →‎OS X quick start (direct write): Changed /dev/rdisk2 to /dev/disk2

30 January 2014

• curprev 18:4918:49, 30 January 2014‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 32,157 bytes +16‎ →‎OS X quick start (direct write)
• curprev 03:4603:46, 30 January 2014‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 32,141 bytes +136‎ →‎Linux (GNOME) quick start (direct write)
• curprev 03:4503:45, 30 January 2014‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 32,005 bytes +8,739‎ major revision / rewrite of the page - promote 'direct write' methods most heavily as their reliability outweighs their destructiveness, clean up lots of bits, consistent formatting

29 January 2014

• curprev 18:4618:46, 29 January 2014‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 23,266 bytes −1‎ s/loosing/losing/
• curprev 18:3818:38, 29 January 2014‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 23,267 bytes +137‎ →‎Another graphical method: using UNetbootin

22 January 2014

• curprev 00:4100:41, 22 January 2014‎ Immanetize talk contribs‎ 23,130 bytes +1‎ No edit summary
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28 December 2013

• curprev 08:0508:05, 28 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 22,790 bytes +68‎ →‎Kernel updates: edit config file to avoid rerunning dracut on update

23 December 2013

• curprev 04:1604:16, 23 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 22,722 bytes +7‎ →‎Kernel updates: complete version number
• curprev 04:1304:13, 23 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 22,715 bytes 0‎ →‎Kernel updates: typo

22 December 2013

• curprev 20:1220:12, 22 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 22,715 bytes +82‎ →‎Kernel updates: select the new kernel version
• curprev 19:5619:56, 22 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 22,633 bytes +1‎ →‎Kernel updates
• curprev 19:5519:55, 22 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 22,632 bytes +155‎ →‎Kernel updates: update dracut parameters for new defaults

13 December 2013

• curprev 08:3308:33, 13 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 22,477 bytes +2‎ →‎Command line method: Using the livecd-iso-to-disk tool (Fedora only): italics
• curprev 08:2908:29, 13 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 22,475 bytes +40‎ →‎Command line method: Using the {{command|livecd-iso-to-disk}} tool (Fedora only): distinguish code from titles,
• curprev 07:5207:52, 13 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 22,435 bytes +1‎ →‎Another graphical method: using UNetbootin: spelling
• curprev 07:4907:49, 13 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 22,434 bytes +464‎ →‎Another graphical method: using Unetbootin: add important details
• curprev 03:2503:25, 13 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 21,970 bytes +3‎ →‎Kernel updates: reformat code block
• curprev 03:2003:20, 13 December 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 21,967 bytes −32‎ →‎Data persistence: update vfat limit, correct write-once confusion

31 August 2013

• curprev 23:2323:23, 31 August 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 21,999 bytes −25‎ →‎Mounting a Live USB filesystem: update link

12 January 2013

• curprev 01:0101:01, 12 January 2013‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 22,024 bytes +29‎ make turning an existing live env into a usb stick a normal subsection, not an admon
• curprev 01:0001:00, 12 January 2013‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 21,995 bytes −707‎ don't recommend loopback mounting the live image and using the copy of litd it contains, this is absolutely not recommended. use {{command}}
• curprev 00:5300:53, 12 January 2013‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 22,702 bytes +77‎ →‎Another graphical method: using Unetbootin

3 January 2013

• curprev 05:3705:37, 3 January 2013‎ Lishoujun talk contribs‎ 22,625 bytes −6‎ No edit summary
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• curprev 02:5102:51, 3 January 2013‎ Nicolassatragno talk contribs‎ 22,625 bytes +304‎ Copied page from https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=User:Nicolassatragno/liveUSB&action=edit

1 January 2013

• curprev 05:2405:24, 1 January 2013‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 22,321 bytes −26‎ →‎Mounting a Live USB filesystem: update link

27 November 2012

• curprev 16:4716:47, 27 November 2012‎ Nicolassatragno talk contribs‎ m 22,347 bytes −10‎ Small heading corrections
• curprev 16:4416:44, 27 November 2012‎ Nicolassatragno talk contribs‎ 22,357 bytes −7,879‎ GCI page improvements: changed layout, updated some names, try to make it more user-friendly. I also tested unetbootin and dd, which seem to work flawlessly.

31 October 2012

• curprev 16:5616:56, 31 October 2012‎ Kparal talk contribs‎ m 30,236 bytes −9‎ fix broken formatting

11 September 2012

• curprev 14:4114:41, 11 September 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 30,245 bytes +3‎ link to tree and line
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3 September 2012

• curprev 02:3902:39, 3 September 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 30,266 bytes +22‎ →‎Kernel updates: updated F16 also

26 August 2012

• curprev 19:3019:30, 26 August 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 30,244 bytes +96‎ adjust data persistance admonition
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21 August 2012

• curprev 03:3203:32, 21 August 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 30,163 bytes +228‎ reference LiveOS image

10 August 2012

• curprev 04:3704:37, 10 August 2012‎ Spkane talk contribs‎ m 29,935 bytes +6‎ →‎Using dd for a direct copy
• curprev 04:3604:36, 10 August 2012‎ Spkane talk contribs‎ m 29,929 bytes +31‎ →‎Using dd for a direct copy
• curprev 04:1504:15, 10 August 2012‎ Spkane talk contribs‎ 29,898 bytes +141‎ →‎Using dd for a direct copy

13 July 2012

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• curprev 19:5219:52, 13 July 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 29,743 bytes −27‎ use /run/initramfs/livedev on F17 for /dev/live

14 June 2012

• curprev 15:5615:56, 14 June 2012‎ Bruno talk contribs‎ 29,770 bytes +22‎ Consistently use the released version of Fedora in this paragraph.

31 May 2012

• curprev 23:4323:43, 31 May 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ m 29,748 bytes +13‎ →‎Kernel updates: indent commandline to connect it with bullet note

30 May 2012

• curprev 22:3122:31, 30 May 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 29,735 bytes +292‎ →‎Kernel updates: make dmsquash-live available for F17

6 May 2012

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• curprev 02:0402:04, 6 May 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 29,468 bytes +1,407‎ section on kernel updates

4 May 2012

• curprev 07:1007:10, 4 May 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 28,061 bytes +1,026‎ use on-board livecd-iso-to-disk when available, avoid re-reformatting when possible.
• curprev 05:1505:15, 4 May 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 27,035 bytes +220‎ --msdos formatting is no longer the default. Factory formatting should be kept if possible.
• curprev 04:4204:42, 4 May 2012‎ Fgrose talk contribs‎ 26,815 bytes +1‎ →‎Sufficiently large USB stick: mount point at /run/media/username

3 May 2012

• curprev 16:3916:39, 3 May 2012‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 26,814 bytes −308‎ tweak
• curprev 16:3716:37, 3 May 2012‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 27,122 bytes +1,891‎ big rewrite, update, standardization, clarification, add EFI info, etc
• curprev 16:1716:17, 3 May 2012‎ Adamwill talk contribs‎ 25,231 bytes −248‎ drop the stupid $ thing.

19 April 2012

• curprev 18:4218:42, 19 April 2012‎ Ankursinha talk contribs‎ 25,479 bytes +1‎ →‎Preparing the USB stick
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• curprev 10:2610:26, 19 April 2012‎ Vicodan talk contribs‎ 25,207 bytes −907‎ →‎Preparing the USB stick
• curprev 08:2008:20, 19 April 2012‎ Ankursinha talk contribs‎ 26,114 bytes +8‎ →‎Preparing the USB stick
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