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Create USB stick on OS X
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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:
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** The <tt>dd</tt> command is used from the commandline
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* 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 />
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* 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!'''''
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: ''Where sdX is your USB device name.
* Write the ISO to the USB device and make sure buffered data is written to disk:
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* 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!'''''
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: ''Again where sdX is your USB device name.
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== Creating the USB stick on OS X ==
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* Insert USB Device
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* Start the 'Terminal' program (<tt>Finder → Applications → Utilities</tt>)
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* Find out what device name is your USB stick
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diskutil list
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* Unount the USB device.<br />'''PAY ATTENTION! Be sure to use the right device.'''''
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diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX
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: ''Where diskX is your USB device name.
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* 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!!'''''
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dd if=FILENAME.ISO of=/dev/diskX
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sync
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: ''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>
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Boot your server from USB device and when you get the 'Installation Method' dialog-box choose: <tt>Harddisk → sda1</tt>
     
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