Booting from USB... (how?)

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#1

Hello
Right now, I am downloading openSUSE-11.1-DVD-i586.iso

I am wondering how can i copy it to my USB Flash drive (i have 16GB usb flash) and install it by booting from my Flash drive… I know this is possible with Ubuntu but how about this?

Hope you can help…

#2

OK guys, i have found UNetbootin it says it works for openSuSE… will it work with this dvd iso that i’m downloading?

UNetbootin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

#3

any ideas…?

#4

Hi
Have a look at the howtos
openSUSE HOWTOs

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 x86 Kernel 2.6.27.7-9-default
up 4:06, 1 user, load average: 0.36, 0.22, 0.13
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 180.22

#5

Yes i’ve seen it just wanted to make sure if my method would work… so it would, right?

#6

Hi
Looks like it would, but have never used that one sorry :frowning:

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 x86 Kernel 2.6.27.7-9-default
up 5:34, 1 user, load average: 0.22, 0.11, 0.15
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 180.22

#7

QueenZ wrote:

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> Yes i’ve seen it just wanted to make sure if my method would work… so
> it would, right?
>
>
Hello QueenZ,

See my problem note in the following URL

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462578

You can overcome the problem by looking in your device map (first must be
disk not, usb stick) - it is under bootloader installation details.

The device map you can find in yast2 bootloader -> bootloader installation
details during the installation process. As described in the bug report you
get after the initial error a possibility to correct the boot parameters
and look then what the device map says and correct as needed

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Regards / Groeten,
Frans

#8

If the stick boots Ubuntu, probably it will work to boot the openSUSE installer as well. I would encourage you to look at not only the howto’s but the several lengthy threads on this forum which deal with using such a device once installed. There are often issues with what the bios supports, how a bios boot setup will work between USB and internals drives, etc. You may save yourself a lot of time and possibly frusration taking a long at that information in advance.