[CentOS] turn bootable USB into bootable iso image
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silvertip257 at gmail.comSat Oct 11 22:06:28 UTC 2014
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On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 5:32 AM, aravind J <aravindkumar.leo at gmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 10, 2014 7:12 PM, "Steve Clark" <sclark at netwolves.com> wrote: > > > So, what I would like to do is to take the Bootable USB and make it into > an ISO. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Hi, > > Not sure whether the following will work, but just a thought. > > Create an .img file from the usb by doing a 'dd' from usb to .img file. > Then attach the .img file to the vm as a disk and then boot the vm from the > disk image to start regular kickstart installation. > I'd expect this process would be nearly identical to cloning a floppy and making a CD image of it. A number of years ago now, I converted proprietary boot floppies to ISO images (ex: a disk wiping program and a Win98SE boot floppy for updating BIOSes). Thank goodness for FreeDOS and BIOS updaters that are largely compatible (if you find the right ones from the manufacturer). So yes, use dd and mkisofs are the tools for the job -- as detailed [0] [0] http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/floppy_image_on_cd.htm -- ---~~.~~--- Mike // SilverTip257 //
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