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err.. booting's broken?

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brent s.
2016-12-19 04:56:18 -05:00
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docs/manual/boot/HOWTO.adoc
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Simply put a blank CD/DVD-R (or RW, RW+, etc.) in your optical media drive. Find
==== USB
You'll most likely want to https://svwh.dl.sourceforge.net/project/usbwriter/USBWriter-1.3.zip[download] a program caled https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbwriter/[USBWriter]. Unzip it (or just open it via double-clicking) and copy the `USBWriter.exe` program somewhere you'll remember- your desktop, for instance.
Next, make sure your USB stick is inserted in your computer and https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17418/windows-7-create-format-hard-disk-partition[formatted/"initialized"] already.
Next, make sure your USB thumbdrive is inserted in your computer and https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17418/windows-7-create-format-hard-disk-partition[formatted/"initialized"] already.
WARNING: Formatting a disk/partition will *destroy* any and all data on that device! Make sure there is nothing on your USB drive you want to keep, as formatting BDisk to it *will* delete any data on it.
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ We'll need to get a little messy with this one.
Open Applications => Utilities => Terminal. A black box should pop up.
Insert your USB stick now (if you haven't already) and run the following command:
Insert your USB thumbdrive now (if you haven't already) and run the following command:
diskutil list
You should see an entry, probably near the bottom, that looks something like this:
...
(...)
/dev/disk42 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: *8.2 GB disk42
...
(...)
CAUTION: *Be sure* to find the disk that matches the size of your thumbdrive! If you use the wrong disk identifier, it will break your OS X/macOS install at best and delete all your data at worst!
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ One last step. Still in Terminal:
You can then close Terminal.
==== Booting
The instructions here don't differ too much than from Windows, though it's always the same key. For OS X/macOS hardware, I believe it's the *c* key or the *b* key. From it being in a shutdown state, power on your Macbook Pro (or whatever it is you have) and hold the *c* key if it's CD/DVD. The *b* key should bring up a boot menu that will let you select a USB device to boot from (I believe the *"b" menu* will let you boot from a CD/DVD as well).
The instructions here don't differ too much than from Windows, though it's always the same key. From it being in a shutdown state, power on your Macbook Pro (or whatever it is you have) and hold the *Option* key (or the *Alt* key on non-Apple keyboards). The *Option/Alt* key should bring up a boot menu that will let you select a USB device to boot from.
Strangely enough, you should still be able to _boot_ a BDisk Mini CD/DVD, you just can't *burn* one. I'm tempted to make a cheap dig at Apple, but I'll refrain.
@@ -88,20 +88,18 @@ Easy. Most (if not all) of https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Optical_disc_dri
==== USB
Very similar to OS X/macOS in approach. First open a terminal emulator- the ways of navigating to it depends on your window manager/desktop environment, but it's usually under a System or Utilities menu.
Now we need to find which disk our USB thumbdrive is.
Now we need to find which disk our USB thumbdrive is. Insert your USB thumbdrive now, if you haven't already, and run in the terminal:
sudo fdisk -l
You should see a device matching your USB thumbdrive's size. In our example, I use */dev/sdz* as it's unlikely you have that many disks attached to a system, but be sure to replace this in the following commands with the proper disk ID you find.
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Disk /dev/sdz: 7.6 GiB, 8178892800 bytes, 15974400 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
...
(...)
CAUTION: *Be sure* to find the disk that matches the size of your thumbdrive! If you use the wrong disk identifier, it will break your GNU/Linux install (or possibly Windows install if you're dual-booting, etc.) at best and delete all your data at worst!