A USB boot media can be created on any USB media device that is formatted as ext2, ext3, or VFAT format. Also, ensure that enough free space is available on the device, varying from 4 GB for transferring a distribution DVD image, 700 MB in case of a distribution CD image, or just 10 MB to transfer a minimal boot media image. Learning how to create a boot media will be beneficial for readers who are not very experienced with Linux.
Before starting the steps, you need to have an image file of a Linux installation disk, which you can name as boot.iso
, and a USB storage device, as specified before.
To start the procedure of creating the USB boot media, you need to perform the following commands as root:
- To install Syslinux on your system, simply execute the following command:
sudo apt-get install syslinux
- You need to install the Syslinux boot loader by executing the following command on the USB storage device:
syslinux /dev/sdb1
- Now create mount...