Absolute Beginner: How do I make a live USB to install OpenSuse 11.3?

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Hi, I tried following this page for instructions on how to make a LIVE USB to install OpenSuse 11.3 on my Netbook: SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE

However, I’m stuck on Step #5.

I’m using the Windows app and I cannot select any of the Images I downloaded from opensuse downloads page because they are all ISO files. The SUSE Studio Image Writer demands RAW files. What do I do here?

P.S. I tried to find this program while running suse in a virtual machine on my Windows 7 desktop. But I have no clue how to use YAST, and tried all the searching options I could visually see but it did not find “imagewriter” anywhere. So I’m totally stumped!

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Hi,

You could try “the hard way”, which isn’t really that hard.
I am unfamiliar with the “imagewriter” method.

If you want to use imagewriter from openSUSE, must first install it
using: zypper install imagewriter.

Regards,
Barry

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See SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE

But also make sure you read the information for new users on this site as well.

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To enable iso files to be seen, type

*.iso

in the file name box and press enter.

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@redpandafire
When you say you get stuck on step 5, I take it that you mean imagewriter wants a .raw file.
If the above post doesn’t help, you could try renaming the .iso to .raw and trying.
Personally, I would scroll down the sdb article and use the dd for windows to crate the live usb stick.

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Take a look here: Dorien Herremans: How to install OpenSuse 11.3 on an HP TC1100 tablet

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I got it to work by renaming .iso to .raw, the image writer saw the file “openSUSE-11.3-KDE4-LiveCD-i686.raw” and I began the copy, booted in my netbook on problem :slight_smile:

good show.

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I’ve been pulling hairs at attempting to try out OpenSUSE on live USB flash stick and I’d just like to confirm that combining this “hard way” instruction on wiki](http://http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick#Linux_instructions) and this method of renaming the .iso file to .raw WORKS for me too.I highly suggest that someone update the wiki after some more confirmed tests?

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question…how come when i use image writer it doesnt detect my usb? the usb is workin fine and all the pc detect it but the image writer just doesnt detect it…