Can't install openSUSE11.3 livecd using usb

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I followed this.
SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE


zypper in kiwi-tools-imagewriter

rpm -qa | grep kiwi


kiwi-tools-imagewriter-3.74-17.21.2.i586

It’s openSUSE 11.3 kde livecd.

It’s not booting.I get the normal grub2 menu,not the menu to install openSUSE 11.3.

I have also tried with copying the linux and initrd from the openSUSE-11.3.iso file to the /dev/sda7/boot (/media/sda7/boot) directory where the grub2 is.I put the openSUSE.iso to /dev/sda7 (/media/sda7).But failed.

This time during boot it says “No live image configuration file found”.
During boot it searches for live image.

Can anyone guide me to install using usb?

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Format the USB
Then replacing image.iso with the full name of the .iso you have, and sdb with the correct hdd for you, as su do

dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M;sync
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Format the usb to vfat or ext3/ext4?
I use gparted.

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vfat .

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Ok,i formated as vfat and did:


dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M;sync

After dd command the usb partition is converted from vfat to linux/ext3/ext4.

What would i do now?

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I assume you replaced the name in my code (image.iso) with the .iso name you have? etc… as per my earlier comments.

Once you successfully dd the .iso to the drive. It should be bootable. If you plug it in to a running desktop it should show up as a cd.

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Do i have to chage bios setting?

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Well sure you do. But of course your BIOS needs to support usb BOOTING, not all do.

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I get USB-ZIP option from bios.
I selected it as first priority boot option.

But it did no work.It’s not booting as liveusb.
I get usual grub2 menu.

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When you plug the USB in to the desktop, is it seen as a CD

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I should say, yes.
If i mount that partition,(this is linux/ext3/ext4 partition after dd)


mount /dev/sdb /media/sdb1
cd /media/sdb1

I get /boot folder and opensuse-11.3-kde…2.8.0 and other files like syslinux.cfg etc.

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I mean - In dolphin - Places you should get the same as if you put a live cd in the cd tray

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In dolphin,left side>places>It’s openSUSE Live CD KDE.

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OK
So it sounds good
Do you only have the one Computer to try it on?

BIOS settings are fickle and on top of that, a minefield of possibilities. Go through it v. carefully.

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Please post output of


su -c 'fdisk -l'

with the USB device connected (does not have to be mounted).

and the full name of the downloaded LiveCD iso.

I’m using a slightly different approach. I first use fdisk to remove anything on the USB-stick/memory card, so I end up with an unpartitioned device. Then I dd the iso to the device like Caf4926 described.

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Disk /dev/sdb: 4016 MB, 4016046080 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 3830 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x86e4e51f

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1         686      702464   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdb1: 719 MB, 719323136 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 686 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x86e4e51f

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1p1   *           1         686      702464   83  Linux

It’s openSUSE-11.3-KDE4-LiveCD-i686.iso

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Or blank it with:

dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hdb

where hdb is the usb device
be sure to get this right

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It’s not working.
I selected USB-ZIP from bios boot option.

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Do you not have a cd drive

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Yes,but why?