I've been using the livecd-iso-to-disk utility to make F10 KDE4.1.8x Live USB installations. It works pretty well. But I am not exactly sure what a couple of the options mean. I'm just using them. Here is the wiki: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo Here is what the usage info tells me: ===================================================================== # livecd-iso-to-disk /usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-disk [--reset-mbr] [--noverify] [--overlay-size-mb <size>] [--home-size-mb <size>] [--unencrypted-home] <isopath> <usbstick device> ===================================================================== >From the man pages: ===================================================================== LIVECD-ISO-TO-DISK(8) LiveCD Tools LIVECD-ISO-TO-DISK(8) NAME livecd-iso-to-disk, install livecd-creator images in usb stick SYNOPSIS livecd-iso-to-disk [--reset-mbr] [--noverify] [--overlay-size-mb <size>] <isopath> <usbstick device> DESCRIPTION livecd-iso-to-disk converts a live cd or dvd image into a bootable USB stick. This is not a destructive process; any data you currently have on your USB stick will be preserved. OPTIONS --reset-mbr Resets Master Boot Record of usb stick by copying syslinux’s mbr.bin. --noverify Disables image validation before installing it. --overlay-size-mb Overlay’s size in megabytes. Note that you’ll need to have space on your USB stick for the live image plus your overlay plus any other data you want on the stick. ... =========================================================================== The command I am actually using is: # livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --noverify --overlay-size-mb 100 --home-size-mb 150 --unencrypted-home --delete-home /home/xxx/Download/f10-kde-4.1.85-3/livecd-f10-kde-4.1.85-200812181534.iso /dev/sdc1 I don't understand what the overlay is and what is stored in it ? Does the home directory reside within the overlay or is it outside it ? On a 4GB USB drive, how large should I make /home and overlay ? Thanks -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
