UNetbootin Live USB drives under linux or windows

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Introduction

UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for a variety of Linux distributions from Windows or Linux, without requiring you to burn a CD. You can either let it download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you've already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn't on the list.

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista, or Linux. If you are having trouble with the Linux version, try the Windows version, it usually works better.
• A broadband internet connection to download the distribution's .iso file (unless you're using pre-downloaded files)

Features

UNetbootin can create a bootable Live USB drive, or it can make a "frugal install" on your local hard disk if you don't have a USB drive. It can load distributions by automatically downloading their ISO (CD image) files, or by using existing ISO files, floppy/hard disk images, or kernel/initrd files, for installing other distributions.

linux multi-boot

Making a linux multi-boot dvd by Lawrence Wellman

http://www.byui.edu/Societies/Linux/Archive/creating_a_linux_multi-boot_dvd_LWellman.pdf


guides to create bootable linux LiveCD

http://www.livecdlist.com/wiki/index.php/LiveCD_Creation_Resources

http://www.pcquest.com/content/enterprise/2005/105070101.asp - linux focus
http://flyakite.msfnhosting.com/ - windows focus

How to Install Live Image to USB Flash Drive

I'd installed revisor last time, i didn't see the USB option is activated, I'll update it and try it later on to write it on my USB thumbdrive. It's good to have server moving around everywhere. If anything goes wrong you could just simply trash your USB... ;)

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo where you could follow the HOWTO manual.

Now if anyone have try this version. Drop a line on the comment, what USB thumbdrive you are using.

For old USB bootable you would like to revice on http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/.

For ubuntu fanatic get Ubuntu
here are friendly step you can start with.

Basic essentials:

* 1GB or larger USB flash drive
* Ubuntu 6.10 ISO
* CD Burner/Recorder
* 7-zip (or another ISO extracting tool)

How to install Ubuntu on a USB Stick:
Partition and make the USB flash drive bootable:

1. Download the Ubuntu 6.10 ISO and burn it to CD
2. Restart your computer (booting from the Ubuntu Live CD)
3. Insert a 1GB or larger USB flash drive
4. Open a terminal window and type sudo su
5. Now type fdisk -l to list available drives/partitions (note which device is your flash drive Example: /dev/sdb). Throughout this tutorial, replace all instances of x with your flash drive letter. For example, if your flash drive is sdb, replace x with b.
6. Type umount /dev/sdx1
7. Type fdisk /dev/sdx
* type p to show the existing partition and d to delete it
* type p again to show any remaining partitions (if partitions exist, repeat the previous step)
* type n to make a new partition
* type p for primary partition
o type 1 to make this the first partition
o hit enter to use the default 1st cylinder
o type +750M to set the partition size
o type a to make this partition active
o type 1 to select partition 1
o type t to change the partition filesystem
o type 6 to select the fat16 file system
* type n to make another new partition
* type p for primary partition
o type 2 to make this the second partition
o hit enter to use the default cylinder
o hit enter again to use the default last cylinder
o type w to write the new partition table
8. Type umount /dev/sdx1 to unmount the partition
9. Type mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n usb /dev/sdx1 to format the first partition

"Alternately you can try mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n usb /dev/sdx1 (doesn't always work)"

10. Type umount /dev/sdx2 to ensure the partition is unmounted
11. Type mkfs.ext2 -b 4096 -L casper-rw /dev/sdx2 to format the second partition
12. Remove and Re-insert your flash drive
13. Back at the terminal, type sudo apt-get install syslinux mtools
14. Type syslinux -sf /dev/sdx1
15. Restart your computer, remove the CD and boot back into Windows

Using Windows to prepare and move the files to the USB Stick:

1. Create a folder named USB on your computer
2. Download UBconvert.zip and extract the files to the USB folder
3. Move the Ubuntu 6.10 ISO downloaded earlier to the USB folder
4. Click fixu.bat from the USB folder (follow on screen instructions)
5. Move all files from the ubuntu directory to your memory stick
6. Reboot your computer and set your system BIOS to boot from USB-HDD or USB-ZIP. Also set the "Hard Disk Boot Priority" if necessary.

Original source, USBlive.

Hex livecd MY?

I guess this is first security liveCd for MY not yet try this out. Anyone have tried it do leave comment here. Tell the world your experiences.

Malaysia Site (MD5)
US Mirror 1 (MD5)
US Mirror 2 (MD5)

It runs on freeBSD system i guess, by looking at it's gui. N1c3.
However if you want to make your own security or any package of *nix livecd; get this tool to make one.

ibuild.livecd.net this using the Debian system.
livecd or livecd.sourceforge.net for freeBSD system.
FedoraLiveCD howto for Fedora Core 7.

You need to install your favorite dirsto onto your machine, and get the livecd software installed. You would like to read the HOWTO first.
What are you waiting for? let's PIMP your *nix [-_-];

get ready with the tools

I just looking around for the tools needed to make a linux livecd. This will be the kick-start to make one. MyRek will be the code name for this live-cd project. this project is for linux os running fedora core 7. If window users want to create their own window livecd there a utility out there, you could try out the bart livecd to start up. Very nice environment, but not too much utilities in it's gui, however there some basic utilities for you computer maintenance, maybe you want to check it out first.

At the moment i just figuring out what else do i need to prepare.
I just have this package installed, livecd-tools - 009-1.fc7.noarch and Revisor - 2.0.4.1-2.fc7.noarch fedora "Spin" GUI, hopefully this will suffice. Thanks to them the custom livecd now easier to create.

If you don't yet have the Revisor package, install it via internet, you could use the add/remove software or go to your favorite shell and execute yum install revisor

# yum install revisor
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package revisor.noarch 0:2.0.4.1-2.fc7 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: pungi for package: revisor
--> Processing Dependency: anaconda-runtime for package: revisor
--> Processing Dependency: system-config-kickstart for package: revisor
--> Processing Dependency: busybox-anaconda for package: revisor
--> Processing Dependency: createrepo for package: revisor
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Running transaction check
---> Package busybox-anaconda.i386 1:1.2.2-8.fc7 set to be updated
---> Package createrepo.noarch 0:0.4.10-1.fc7 set to be updated
---> Package anaconda-runtime.i386 0:11.2.0.66-1 set to be updated
---> Package pungi.noarch 0:0.3.7-2.fc7 set to be updated
---> Package system-config-kickstart.noarch 0:2.7.7-1.fc7 set to be updated
---> Package revisor.noarch 0:2.0.4.1-2.fc7 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: anaconda = 11.2.0.66-1 for package: anaconda-runtime
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Running transaction check
---> Package anaconda.i386 0:11.2.0.66-1 set to be updated
---> Package anaconda-runtime.i386 0:11.2.0.66-1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: pyparted >= 1.8.1 for package: anaconda
--> Processing Dependency: python-pyblock >= 0.24-1 for package: anaconda
--> Processing Dependency: libbdevid-python for package: anaconda
--> Processing Dependency: zenity for package: anaconda
--> Processing Dependency: booty for package: anaconda
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Running transaction check
---> Package pyparted.i386 0:1.8.5-4.fc7 set to be updated
---> Package anaconda.i386 0:11.2.0.66-1 set to be updated
---> Package booty.noarch 0:0.85-1 set to be updated
---> Package zenity.i386 0:2.18.2-1.fc7 set to be updated
---> Package libbdevid-python.i386 0:6.0.9-7.1 set to be updated
---> Package python-pyblock.i386 0:0.27-3 set to be updated

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
revisor noarch 2.0.4.1-2.fc7 updates 1.7 M
Installing for dependencies:
anaconda i386 11.2.0.66-1 fedora 4.4 M
anaconda-runtime i386 11.2.0.66-1 fedora 1.7 M
booty noarch 0.85-1 fedora 87 k
busybox-anaconda i386 1:1.2.2-8.fc7 fedora 606 k
createrepo noarch 0.4.10-1.fc7 updates 50 k
libbdevid-python i386 6.0.9-7.1 updates 55 k
pungi noarch 0.3.7-2.fc7 updates 310 k
pyparted i386 1.8.5-4.fc7 fedora 25 k
python-pyblock i386 0.27-3 fedora 63 k
system-config-kickstart noarch 2.7.7-1.fc7 fedora 1.0 M
zenity i386 2.18.2-1.fc7 updates 1.6 M

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 12 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 12 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y

select y and hit enter to install that package. Just wait the download and installation to finish. that's it.

when you done, close the shell and execute revisor command by pressing alt+F2 or go to Application-System Tools-Revisor.


Now just hit next and let it configure defaultly. Hit finish let it downloaded package. This would take awhile so drink Java or coffee. When it finished you'll see iso file. now burn the iso file using cdrecord or any of your favorite cdwriter software either linux of window.

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