dd .. of=/dev/sda
or similar. (Using a partition, sda1
, will not work.).iso
file to the disk as an ordinary file – mount
, cp
, all that – and install a bootloader such as Syslinux or lilo or GRUB. (There already are several pages on the Internet on this topic.)Instructions on how to update the Live CD and modify its contents are also given.
Melux is a Bash script which automates the creation of custom Ubuntu ISO images. It does nearly everything you would ever need to do: creates necessary working directories, mount-loops the original Ubuntu ISO image, copies its contents, mount-loops the squashfs file, copies its contents in a new dir and chroots in it where it modifies sources.lists and resolv.conf so that the chroot system is usable, and then presents a nice menu for the user to select which package groups to add.
bootsect.exe
, then you can simply copy an entire Windows CD/DVD to the USB drive. Guide for Windows 7 found here.bootiso
utility:/dev/sdd
is connected through USB and fails if it doesn't, which is a big security plus.It will also autodetect USB device if there is exactly one USB drive connected to your system, see it in action:-b
option:unetbootin
did not work for that type of ISO image. In Linux, the geteltorito
worked for me./run/media/<YOUR_USER>/<ISO_NAME>
and copy all ISO files to the USB drive (pendrive) including the hidden ones.