So I was following the directions here:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
But when I am done, the installer complains about not being able to find the install image. For some reason it won't use the ISO. md5sum indicates that my iso is ok.
Any ideas?
USB key install fails
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Re: USB key install fails
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TechGeek wrote:
So I was following the directions here:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
But when I am done, the installer complains about not being able to find the install image. For some reason it won't use the ISO. md5sum indicates that my iso is ok.
Any ideas?[/quote]
Does seem a very convaluted set of instructions!
[code]dd if=<path-to-iso> of=/dev/sdX[/code]
Works for me - where 'sdX' is the id of your USB stick; usually 'sdb'
TechGeek wrote:
So I was following the directions here:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
But when I am done, the installer complains about not being able to find the install image. For some reason it won't use the ISO. md5sum indicates that my iso is ok.
Any ideas?[/quote]
Does seem a very convaluted set of instructions!
[code]dd if=<path-to-iso> of=/dev/sdX[/code]
Works for me - where 'sdX' is the id of your USB stick; usually 'sdb'
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Re: USB key install fails
As the author of the page I can't argue with the convoluted comment. :-)
For CentOS-6 see the notes at the bottom of the page, as suggested by the brightly-colored comment at the top:
[color=660066]Some of the Alternatives at the bottom are preferred by other users, and are the only methods demonstrated to work with CentOS-6. [/color]
For CentOS-6 see the notes at the bottom of the page, as suggested by the brightly-colored comment at the top:
[color=660066]Some of the Alternatives at the bottom are preferred by other users, and are the only methods demonstrated to work with CentOS-6. [/color]
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USB key install fails
[url=http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey#line-152]The UNetbootin method[/url] always works for me.
You just download the latest script (no installation needed) and run it. Very simple.
You just download the latest script (no installation needed) and run it. Very simple.
Re: USB key install fails
Well I will play around with it. Its not that I can't get anything to work. I am sure that you can do an install just by pointing to the ISO. You don't have to unpack it. So either it cant see the ISO, or there is a bug somewhere. I wll report back if/when I learn anything new.
Thanks all,
Thanks all,
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Re: USB key install fails
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TechGeek wrote:
I am sure that you can do an install just by pointing to the ISO. You don't have to unpack it.[/quote]
Please read the [url=http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey#line-152]link[/url] [b]WhatsHisName[/b] provided. It does not involve "unpacking".
TechGeek wrote:
I am sure that you can do an install just by pointing to the ISO. You don't have to unpack it.[/quote]
Please read the [url=http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey#line-152]link[/url] [b]WhatsHisName[/b] provided. It does not involve "unpacking".