From 0016f6d84762d1de7599196f9e9ff3f408f42ad7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 23:29:57 +0000
Subject: Simply use cp instead of dd to prepare USB stick. Make it clearer how
 we expect users to write CDs to USB sticks.

---
 en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'en/install-methods')

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>
 
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