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authorSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2012-06-06 23:29:57 +0000
committerSamuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>2012-06-06 23:29:57 +0000
commit0016f6d84762d1de7599196f9e9ff3f408f42ad7 (patch)
tree4202a436fa2535ffbb4e99383f23478f510fb5a2 /en
parentd01abd0b17b2b2d0a4db7a36a55bf8e8b5795df7 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-0016f6d84762d1de7599196f9e9ff3f408f42ad7.zip
Simply use cp instead of dd to prepare USB stick. Make it clearer how we expect users to write CDs to USB sticks.
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-rw-r--r--en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml10
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
index 9d00a52da..ab2f7677a 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
@@ -73,11 +73,17 @@ GNU/Linux system, the CD or DVD image file can be written to a USB stick
as follows, after having made sure that the stick is unmounted:
<informalexample><screen>
-<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>dd if=<replaceable>debian.iso</replaceable> of=/dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable></userinput>
+<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>cp <replaceable>debian.iso</replaceable> /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable></userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sync</userinput>
</screen></informalexample>
-</para>
+</para><important><para>
+
+Simply writing the CD or DVD image to USB like this should work fine
+for most users. The other options below are more complex, mainly for
+people with specialised needs.
+
+</para></important>
</sect2>