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** Fedora Live-USB Creator: https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/
** Fedora Live-USB Creator: https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/
* For Linux:
* For Linux:
+** The <tt>dd</tt> command is used from the commandline
+* For OS X:
** The <tt>dd</tt> command is used from the commandline
** The <tt>dd</tt> command is used from the commandline
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* Insert USB device
* Insert USB device
* Go to the commandline
* Go to the commandline
−* If the USB device gets automatically mounted, unmount it first<br />
+* If the USB device gets automatically mounted, unmount it first.<br />'''PAY ATTENTION! Be sure to use the right device.'''''
umount /dev/sdX
umount /dev/sdX
−: ''Where sdX is your USB device name. '''PAY ATTENTION!'''''
+: ''Where sdX is your USB device name.
−* Write the ISO to the USB device and make sure buffered data is written to disk:
+* Write the ISO to the USB device and make sure buffered data is written to disk.<br />'''WARNING! Be sure to pick the right device as you might destroy your system when wrong!!'''''
dd if=FILENAME.ISO of=/dev/sdX
dd if=FILENAME.ISO of=/dev/sdX
sync
sync
−: ''Again where sdX is your USB device name. '''PAY ATTENTION!'''''
+: ''Again where sdX is your USB device name.
+== Creating the USB stick on OS X ==
+* Insert USB Device
+* Start the 'Terminal' program (<tt>Finder → Applications → Utilities</tt>)
+* Find out what device name is your USB stick
+ diskutil list
+* Unount the USB device.<br />'''PAY ATTENTION! Be sure to use the right device.'''''
+ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX
+: ''Where diskX is your USB device name.
+* Write the ISO to the USB device and make sure buffered data is written to disk.<br />'''WARNING! Be sure to pick the right device as you might destroy your system when wrong!!'''''
+ dd if=FILENAME.ISO of=/dev/diskX
+ sync
+: ''Again where diskX is your USB device name.
== Usage ==
== Usage ==
−Boot from USB device and when you get the 'Installation Method' dialog-box choose: <tt>Harddisk → sda1</tt>
+Boot your server from USB device and when you get the 'Installation Method' dialog-box choose: <tt>Harddisk → sda1</tt>
