| Warning! <\/strong>This procedure will overwrite and destroy all data stored on the USB flash drive!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Download the appropriate image, which should be a DVD install ISO image. Then cd (change directory) into the directory in which the image is stored.<\/p>\n Insert the USB memory stick into a USB port. Use the dmesg<\/strong> command to determine the device name assigned to the memory stick. For this example this is \/dev\/sdk.<\/p>\n To create the image on the USB device, use the following command, being sure to use the correct name of the ISO image and USB device path:<\/p>\n The name of the ISO image in this example is Fedora-17-i386-DVD.iso<\/strong> where 17 is the Fedora release number, and the path to the device is \/dev\/sdk<\/strong>. You should be sure to use the correct ISO image name and path, as well as the correct device path for your circumstances.<\/p>\n Note that we use the device name and not that of any existing partitions on the device, which would look like \/dev\/sdk1 or \/dev\/sdk2, for example.<\/p>\n Warning!!:<\/strong> Be certain that you enter the command correctly. An incorrectly entered\u00a0dd<\/strong> command could destroy the entire contents of your hard drive. The dd<\/strong> command is nicknamed\u00a0 “disk destroyer” for a reason.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although the Installation Guide for Fedora17 (as well as other versions) describes the steps required to create a USB memory stick or flash drive installation device using a couple methods if you already have Linux installed on at least one…<\/p>\n |