[CentOS] idea: "hybrid" iso images?
Nux!
nux at li.nux.ro
Mon Apr 15 18:26:13 UTC 2013
On 15.04.2013 19:07, Joseph Spenner wrote:
> In order to create a bootable CentOS installation USB thumb drive,
> there are several steps one must follow. The process often involves
> using a Windows box, which can be kinda annoying.
>
> The Linux Mint distro has what they call a "Hybrid" iso image.
> (see: http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 )
>
> This image can be written to a thumb drive and used for installation
> simply by performing:
>
> # dd /path/to/image.iso of=/dev/sdb
> (where /dev/sdb is the thumb drive device).
>
> This thumb drive can now be booted and used for installation.
> The same image.iso file can be written to CD/DVD to create the
> installation media as well.
>
>
> Is this a complicated ISO build process? I'm frequently installing
> to systems without CD/DVD drives, so this would come in handy.
Centos ISOs have been "hybrid" for a while now AFAIK. Have you tried
them and did not work?
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