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abelbeck [Create USB Flash Drive]
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 ====== Copy Install Image to Internal Drive ====== ====== Copy Install Image to Internal Drive ======
  
-There are situations where the internal flash storage is not removable (eg. Thin Clients), or is removable but you may not have adapters to directly write to the storage (eg. mSATA drive).+!!Obsolete info with AstLinux 1.2.5 and later.!!  Use the ISO Installer Image on a USB flash drive. 
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 +There are situations where the internal flash storage is not removable (eg. Thin Clients), or is removable but you may not have adapters to directly write to the storage (eg. mSATA SSD).
  
 The following procedure outlines the steps to create a standard USB flash drive with the install image, and then copy it to the installed internal flash storage.  The USB flash drive is only used temporarily in the process and is not a permanent part of the installation. The following procedure outlines the steps to create a standard USB flash drive with the install image, and then copy it to the installed internal flash storage.  The USB flash drive is only used temporarily in the process and is not a permanent part of the installation.
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 !!Note ->!! This procedure is for advanced users, comfortable with the Linux command line. !!Note ->!! This procedure is for advanced users, comfortable with the Linux command line.
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 ===== Create USB Flash Drive ===== ===== Create USB Flash Drive =====
  
-Download the appropriate astlinux-XXX.img.gz file from the [[http://www.astlinux.org|AstLinux website]]. ((Various images are available, built for specific hardware. If you are unsure which to download, use the geni586 image.))+Download the appropriate astlinux-XXX.img.gz file from the [[http://www.astlinux-project.org|AstLinux website]]. ((Various images are available, built for specific hardware. If you are unsure which to download, use the geni586 image.))
  
 Transfer the raw image to a USB flash drive using one of the following: Transfer the raw image to a USB flash drive using one of the following:
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 From the ''runnix#'' prompt, a few commands are issued to prepare and copy the image from the USB flash drive to the internal flash storage. From the ''runnix#'' prompt, a few commands are issued to prepare and copy the image from the USB flash drive to the internal flash storage.
  
-!!Note ->!! Be very careful with your typing, the ''/dev/sda'' and ''/dev/sdb'' may be reversed from the following example.+!!Note ->!! Be very careful with your typing, the ''/dev/sda'' and ''/dev/sdb'' may be different from the following example.
  
 Determine your source drive: Determine your source drive:
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 You should see your destination ''/dev/sda'' drive, make sure things look correct by the disk sizes. You should see your destination ''/dev/sda'' drive, make sure things look correct by the disk sizes.
  
-The next step is to erase (write 0's) to the destination drive:+The next step is to erase (write 0's to) the destination drive:
  
   runnix# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=64k   runnix# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=64k
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