1LIVECD-ISO-TO-DISK(8)            LiveCD Tools            LIVECD-ISO-TO-DISK(8)
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NAME

6       livecd-iso-to-disk - installs bootable CD images on a USB storage
7       devices.
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SYNOPSIS

10       livecd-iso-to-disk [--format] [--reset-mbr] [--noverify] [--efi]
11       [--overlay-size-mb <size>] [\-\-home\-size\-mb <size>]
12       [\-\-unencrypted\-home] [\-\-skipcopy]  <path-to-iso> <usb storage
13       device>
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DESCRIPTION

16       livecd-iso-to-disk installs a live CD or DVD image(ISO image) onto a
17       USB storage device. The USB storage device can then boot the installed
18       operating system on systems which support booting via USB. livecd-iso-
19       to-disk requires an ISO image and a USB storage device. ISO images can
20       be created with livecd-creator.
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22       livecd-iso-to-disk is not a destructive process; any data you currently
23       have on your USB stick is preserved.
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OPTIONS

26       --format
27           Formats the USB stick and creates an MS-DOS partition table (or GPT
28           partition table if --efi is passed).
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30       --reset-mbr
31           Sets the Master Boot Record(MBR) of the USB storage device to the
32           mbr.bin file from the image's syslinux directory.
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34       --noverify
35           Disables the image validation process which occurs before the image
36           is installed. When this option is enabled the image is not verified
37           before installation on the USB storage device.
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39       --overlay-size-mb
40           This option sets the overlay size in megabytes. The overlay is
41           additional storage available to the live operating system if the
42           operating system supports it. The USB storage device must have
43           enough free space for the image and the overlay.
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45       --home-size-mb
46           Sets the home directory size in megabytes.
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48       --unencrypted-home
49           Disables the encryption of the home directory.
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51       --skipcopy
52           Skips the copy of the live image to the USB stick and disables the
53           --forma, --home-size-mb, and --swap-size-mb options. The
54           --overlay-size-mb option is changed to only reinitialize the
55           existing overlay area, to recreate it from scratch.
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57           The intended use of this option is to speed up testing of the boot
58           configuration of live images.
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60       --efi
61           Create a GPT partition table when --format is passed, and install
62           an hybrid EFI/MBR bootloader on the disk. This is necessary for
63           most Intel Macs.
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65       --timeout
66           Modify the bootloader's timeout value. This overrides the value set
67           during iso creation. Units are 1/10s
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69       --totaltimeout
70           Add a totaltimeout to the bootloader config. This is used to force
71           and automatic boot. This cannot be canceled by the user. Units are
72           1/10s
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CONTRIBUTORS

75       David Zeuthen, Jeremy Katz, Douglas McClendon, Chris Curran and other
76       contributors. See the AUTHORS file in the source distribution for the
77       complete list of credits.
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BUGS

80       Report bugs to the mailing list
81       "http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-livecd-list" or directly
82       to Bugzilla "http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/" against the "Fedora"
83       product, and the "lived-tools" component.
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86       Copyright (C) Fedora Project 2008,2009, and various contributors. This
87       is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
88       the GNU General Public License "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html".
89       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

92       "livecd-creator(1)", project website
93       "http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD"
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