ISO to USB

2017-04-07T14:38:58Z

Jai: /* Ubuntu Version 16 */

=USB Boot Device Instructions=
In general, find and follow instructions to update tool packages to the correct version for your current OS and for compatibility with the OS you are attempting to install.
==Ubuntu Version 16==
*Linux and Other Users
Read USB Boot device instruction here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

*Windows Users
Read USB Boot device instruction here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStickQuick

*Instructions from [https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu] for Ubuntu Linux are shown here
*Use [[Startup Disk Creator]] to make a bootable USB disk from an [[ISO File]].
*If USB disk is not formatted, use [[Disks]] utility to format it. I formatted an 8GB disk to ext4, which is linux compatible only.
*Screenshots:

[[Image:install1.jpg|400px]]

[[Image:install2.jpg|400px]]

Everything looked ok until this point:

[[Image:install3.jpg|400px]]

After I typed in my root password, I got an error message that the bootloader failed to install.

I tried running the USB anyway. Got to the boot choices screen, selected to boot from USB, but the new system did not load. Got a blank screen, nothing further happened.

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==Instructions to create a bootable USB disk using the terminal are below:==

*There were issues with creating a bootable USB from the terminal and GUI utilities as shown above. So after some troubleshooting, I realized that genisoimage (what we used to create ISO after customizing the original ubuntu installation) outputs an ISO that is only bootable from BIOS using CD/DVD, hence, we need to make an isohybrid to boot from USB. The process for creating isohybrid is pretty easy and should be followed in case there are issues.

note: from now on, we will only release hybridized ISOs to avoid further issues.

# Open your terminal and determine if your ISO is non-hybridized, run: <pre> fdisk -l <your.iso> </pre>
##You will see output like (exact contents may differ): ''Disk your.iso: 709.3 MiB, 743718912 bytes, 1452576 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes/ 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes''
## If you already have a hybridized ISO, you will see output like the following: ''Disk ubuntu-14.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso: 1020 MiB, 1069547520 bytes, 2088960 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x1a447608 Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type ubuntu-14.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso1 * 0 2088959 2088960 1020M 0 Empty ubuntu-14.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso2 26268 30811 4544 2.2M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)'' 
# If your ISO is already hybridized, move on to step 4. If you have a non-hybridized ISO, install the appropriate packages as follows: In a Debian Linux distro, run as root (e.g with sudo): <pre>apt-get install syslinux isolinux syslinux-utils syslinux-efi</pre>
# Hybridization: If you would like to retain your original, un-hybridized ISO, first make a new copy, which we will call your.hybrid.iso. On the new copy, run: <pre>isohybrid <your.hybrid.iso></pre>Note: this will overwrite the contents of the existing ISO. If you don't need the original, simply operate on it.
# '''Bootable USB Creation:''' identify your drive, run: <pre>sudo fdisk -l</pre>
# Unmount your USB, run: <pre>umount /dev/sdb </pre>Note: sdb is my drive. That is assigned by linux system automatically while inserting USB drive into our system
# Format your drive after unmounting (that is a capital 'i' at the end): <pre>mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb -I </pre>
# Now use dd command to copy iso system into USB: <pre>dd status=progress if=~/home/Buvanesh/iso/ose0.3isohybrid.iso of=/dev/sdb</pre> Here, '''If''' stands for input file and specifies the location of the ISO file. '''Of''' stands for output file and specifies where to write the ISO file. In my case, it’s /dev/sdb
#Once the process is complete, you can unmount your drive and boot from it.

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*Mac Users:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/How%20to%20install%20Ubuntu%20on%20MacBook%20using%20USB%20Stick

= Alternative way for console=
You can install the .iso file to a usb using just one command from the Terminal:
*sudo dd if=[iso file] of=[destination device]
where "iso file" is the source .iso file, and "destination device" is the file that was attached to the USB for example /dev/sdc1. If you do not know the device file, you can check it with the command "dmesg".

Example:
* sudo dd if=/media/Downdloads/ubuntu-16.04.1-2017.02.10v2-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdb1

=Unetbootin=
[[Unetbootin]] did not work either.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#Unetbootin

=Links=
*[[OSE Linux]]

[https://nathanpfry.com/how-to-customize-an-ubuntu-installation-disc/#comment-30033 Linux Command-line method for modifying ISO's Ubuntu 16.04 Compatible]

Jai Log

2017-04-07T03:06:58Z

Jai:

hello everyone. Welcome to my log

=Thur April 6, 2017=

Customizing the Ubuntu ISO: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pwJHMRnuqmvdpJWd2PCmL_HzQrgnV4T3d4uwxFobtzM/edit
Creating an Ubuntu Live USB: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SnCg3IMGULNH21Vm6h-RDRC7yRf362HrahrUEOb7CcY/edit

Please contact me with issues as I finalize this and transfer the code/guide to the wiki instead of the Google Docs

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2017-04-07T03:06:19Z

Jai: Guides for customizing an Ubuntu iso and then creating an Ubuntu Live USB

hello everyone. Welcome to my log

=Thur April 6, 2017=

Customizing the Ubuntu ISO: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pwJHMRnuqmvdpJWd2PCmL_HzQrgnV4T3d4uwxFobtzM/edit
Creating an Ubuntu Live USB: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SnCg3IMGULNH21Vm6h-RDRC7yRf362HrahrUEOb7CcY/edit

Please contact me with issues as I finalize this and transfer the code/guide to the wiki instead of the Google Docs

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