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authorSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2015-01-22 00:36:25 +0000
committerSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2015-01-22 00:36:25 +0000
commit9b90666a8bee7754a290ed68356ec3883ab13846 (patch)
tree0d45e88d1ceb49ed78bd903c60862353129280e8 /en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
parentd59015425be074eb0e74fb73f5405b4459d6a63e (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-9b90666a8bee7754a290ed68356ec3883ab13846.zip
* Advise users not to use unetbootin
* Suggest win32diskimager as an alternativee to unetbootin * Explicitly list the netinst, CD-1 and DVD-1 images as "which image should I use" is a FAQ.
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diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
index bb344d75d..7f59939d9 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ information on for example a hard disk could be lost.
<title>Preparing a USB stick using a hybrid CD or DVD image</title>
<para>
-Debian CD and DVD images can now be written directly a USB stick,
+Debian CD and DVD images can now be written directly to a USB stick,
which is a very easy way to make a bootable USB stick. Simply choose
-a CD or DVD image that will fit on your USB stick. See
+a CD or DVD image (such as the netinst, CD-1, DVD-1, or netboot) that will fit
+on your USB stick. See
<xref linkend="official-cdrom"/> to get a CD or DVD image.
</para><para>
@@ -54,10 +55,16 @@ as follows, after having made sure that the stick is unmounted:
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sync</userinput>
</screen></informalexample>
+The
+<ulink url="http://sf.net/projects/win32diskimager/">
+win32diskimager</ulink>
+utility can be used under other operating systems to copy the image.
+
</para><important><para>
The image must be written to the whole-disk device and not a
partition, e.g. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.
+Do not use tools like <command>unetbootin</command> which alter the image.
</para></important><important><para>