On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 17:55 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote: > Google tells me the little 4 GB flash memory is available from > Amazon for $36.00 plus shipping. They are a good outfit. I might order > one but I still have a question I have not answered. > > The memory is format in VFAT. This is not a problem since I have > used it to transfer Linux files. My question is how do I put a .iso file > on the memory so it can be used to upgrade. > > I have by accident put a .iso file on a cd-rom and it is worthless. > All you see is the file name. Then I learn how to get the software to > put the .iso on the cd-rom properly and it works fine. Not sure what the > difference is.... The difference is that the ISO file is a container of a prepared filesystem (e.g. what you'd normally see when you list the contents of a CD-ROM). Not that far removed from an UNcompressed archive file (as tar is a tape archive, which can *also* be compressed into a tar.gz). If you don't mind an expensive experiment, you can try using dd to put the ISO onto a flashdrive. dd if=image.iso of=/dev/flashdrive if means input file. of means output file. Change the filename to suite your ISO files real name. Change the example flashdrive *device* name to what yours really is. That's a device name like /dev/sde not a mount point like /media/flash. And it's the whole device, not a partition on it (e.g something like /dev/sde, not /dev/sde1). -- (This box runs FC7, my others still run FC 4, 5, 6, & CentOS 5.0, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
