Problem with installing Centos 6.5 from USB stick

[beniamin]

Hi.

I'm new to CentOS and try to instlall it on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro with no CD/DVD drive - only with SSD (Toshiba THNSNH256GMCT).

I've made an installation USB (KingstonDatatraveler G3) with CentOS distribution using Universal USB Installer (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal- ... -as-1-2-3/). It boot up slowly but successfully and:
1. During boot I gen message
"SYSLINUX 4.07 EDD....
No child node, aborting...."
2. Next, I saw the screen " - Press the <ENTER> key to begin the installation process."
3. Then i've been passed to screen
"Welcome to CentOS 6.5!" and chosen "Install system with basic video driver"
4. Then I chose Language, keyboard type and failed on selecting partition with installation images :/
I got /dev/sda1 to sda7 and /dev/sdb1 which contains /images/install.img and the other stuff
When I placed the whole stuff to one of SSD partitions It also could not be found.

Network installation also failed on "Waiting for Network Manager to configure" :/

Please help me with this installation process. It's impossible that it's so difficult that could not be managed by ordinary linux user

Thanks in advance
Beniamin

[TrevorH]

The CentOS 6.5 DVD has been tested working by using dd to copy it to a USB stick without any other utility being involved. If you are on a windows system then google can locate copies of dd for windows.

[beniamin]

Thank's for your reply. I wonder if DD (for Windows, in my case) is sufficient to create bootable USB stick or I need to create bootable USB earlier and then copy .iso using DD? What tool would be the best?

Best regards
Beniamin

[beniamin]

Hello

I've made an bootable USB using Universal USB... Tool, then removed some files due to lack of free memory on USB stick and then put CentOS....iso into / directory.

Installer boots up from USB but when I select /dev/sdb1 (my usb stick, for sure) it claims that there is no installation image.

[gerald_clark]

Use dd as instructed.

[TrevorH]

The DVD includes boot records so when you dd it, it will copy those to the USB stick and it should be bootable.

[beniamin]

OK, thanks. I'll try to use DD tommorow on another computer. DD fails under Win8 with AccessViolation exception :-/
By the way - which FS I need to use for that USB?

[drk]

By the way - which FS I need to use for that USB?

None. The dd will overwrite anything on the USB stick.

[epistemology]

I use a utility called Rufus to put the ISOs to USB.

http://rufus.akeo.ie

Cheers.

[beniamin]

Thanks. All works great since I have been using Rufus (instead of Universal USB Installer). USB stick booted up and run installer properly. I'm a new, happy user of CentOS