From 8467dc857bd1cc9c54a15cd36c062554b61234cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Samuel Dionne-Riel Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 20:14:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: installing-usb: removes notes about unetbootin. They are known to cause more issues than solving issues; futhermore using `dd` should work everywhere without fail. --- .../manual/installation/installing-usb.xml | 29 ------------------- 1 file changed, 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml index 4315eb5942b9..0b311189430c 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml @@ -36,34 +36,5 @@ $ sudo dd bs=1m if=nix.iso of=/dev/rdiskN The dd utility will write the image verbatim to the drive, making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations. - For non-UEFI installations, you can alternatively use - unetbootin. If - you cannot use dd for a UEFI installation, you can also - mount the ISO, copy its contents verbatim to your drive, then either: - - - - Change the label of the disk partition to the label of the ISO (visible - with the blkid command), or - - - - - Edit loader/entries/nixos-livecd.conf on the drive - and change the root= field in the - options line to point to your drive (see the - documentation on root= in - - the kernel documentation for more details). - - - - - If you want to load the contents of the ISO to ram after bootin (So you - can remove the stick after bootup) you can append the parameter - copytoram to the options field. - - -