making bootable usb

prasenjitpaul9 · Post by **prasenjitpaul9** » 2013/08/13 07:56:54

downloaded centos 6.4 x86_64 bin dvd1.iso(4.05gb of size). tried different methods(unetbootin, iso2usb, live creator). but failed. cant make it bootable on a 32gb pendrive under win7. please help!!

Post by **TrevorH** » 2013/08/13 08:26:31

http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey

prasenjitpaul9 · Post by **prasenjitpaul9** » 2013/08/13 08:37:02

1. how to partition the usb?
2. how to mount the usb?
3. how Unmount the first USB partition, and mount the second?

please let me know. thanks.

YBellefeuille · Post by **YBellefeuille** » 2013/08/13 12:14:47

Did you try to follow the instructions you were referred to? Did you have a problem? If so, please be specific about the problem you had.

duffmckagan · Post by **duffmckagan** » 2013/08/13 15:18:46

Personally I have had luck with [url=http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/]Universal USB Installer[/url].

I successfully installed CentOS 6.4 using the "CentOS" option from this software.
However, I tried with the CD ISO and I see you are trying with the DVD ISO.

Its worth a try though.

Cheers
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prasenjitpaul9 · Post by **prasenjitpaul9** » 2013/08/13 16:03:46

unable to partition the usb key. please elaborate steps.. help!

prasenjitpaul9 · Post by **prasenjitpaul9** » 2013/08/13 16:07:47

had no luck with the dvd iso and universal usb installer.. boot screen appears then after clicking nothing happened. please tell me the steps to create a bootable usb from centos dvd iso.

gerald_clark · Post by **gerald_clark** » 2013/08/13 16:29:38

There are no supported instructions for what you want to do.
You were given a wiki link in post #2. There are suggestions there, but no support.
I suggest you borrow a USB DVD drive to do your install.

duffmckagan · Post by **duffmckagan** » 2013/08/13 17:18:59

[quote]
prasenjitpaul9 wrote:
had no luck with the dvd iso and universal usb installer.. boot screen appears then after clicking nothing happened. please tell me the steps to create a bootable usb from centos dvd iso.[/quote]

Before going any further with this, I would like to know what are the exact steps YOU followed.

Installation with USB installer is pretty straightforward.

If you want support, you need to care to provide proper details.

Information provided by you is in bits and pieces - cannot partition USB???

What kind of processor hardware are you running? Whether it is 64-bit or 32-bit?
Did you run a MD5 / SHA1 checksum on the ISO?

If you don't understand the meaning of the questions above, Google is your friend. :-)

prasenjitpaul9 · Post by **prasenjitpaul9** » 2013/08/14 06:08:05

[quote]
duffmckagan wrote:

Before going any further with this, I would like to know what are the exact steps YOU followed.

Installation with USB installer is pretty straightforward.

If you want support, you need to care to provide proper details.

Information provided by you is in bits and pieces - cannot partition USB???

What kind of processor hardware are you running? Whether it is 64-bit or 32-bit?
Did you run a MD5 / SHA1 checksum on the ISO?

If you don't understand the meaning of the questions above, Google is your friend. :-)[/quote]

1. run universal usb installer
2. select cent os from the drop down list
3. browse to the dvd iso
4. select my usb drive
5. then hit on create

after completion of the process.. when i boot, cent os live screen appears with boot, boot(text mode), boot from local hard drive, network install.

clicking on boot, boot(text mode) nothing happened
when click on boot from local hard drive.. boot into windows7 .

help!

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