diff --git a/source/get-started/bootable-usb.rst b/source/get-started/bootable-usb.rst index 3576ee9c..b62a06e8 100644 --- a/source/get-started/bootable-usb.rst +++ b/source/get-started/bootable-usb.rst @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Create a bootable USB drive ########################### -Follow the instructions applicable to your system to create a bootable |CL-ATTR| -USB drive: +Follow the instructions applicable to your system to create a bootable +|CL-ATTR| USB drive: * :ref:`bootable-usb-linux` * :ref:`bootable-usb-mac` @@ -33,13 +33,9 @@ Burn the |CL| image onto a USB drive Burning an image formats the USB drive and destroys all pre-existing content. Back up your data before proceeding. -#. Open a terminal emulator and get root privilege. +#. Open a terminal window. - .. code-block:: bash - - sudo -s - -#. Go to the directory with the decompressed image. +#. Change directory to where the image resides. #. Plug in the USB drive. @@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ Burn the |CL| image onto a USB drive drives attached to the system, including the primary hard disk. In the example output below, there are 4 drives (`/dev/sda`, `/dev/sdb`, `/dev/sdc`, and `/dev/sdd`) attached, where - `/dev/sda` is primary drive. The remaining are three USB drives. The output + `/dev/sda` is the primary drive. The remaining are three USB drives. The output also shows the mounted partitions (under the `MOUNTPOINT` column) for each drive. @@ -58,6 +54,7 @@ Burn the |CL| image onto a USB drive Example output: .. code-block:: console + :emphasize-lines: 1-6 NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sdd 8:48 1 15G 0 disk @@ -78,22 +75,24 @@ Burn the |CL| image onto a USB drive ├─sda8 8:8 0 30G 0 part / └─sda6 8:6 0 7.9G 0 part [SWAP] -#. You must unmount a USB drive before burning an image onto it. Note that - some Linux distros automatically mount a USB drive when it is plugged in. - Unmount a USB drive with the :command:`umount` command followed by the device - identifier/partition. For example: + .. note:: + + Some Linux distros may automatically mount a USB drive when it is plugged in. + +#. If the USB drive you want to use is mounted, it must be umounted before + burning an image onto it. Use the :command:`umount` command followed by + the device identifier/partition. For example, to unmount all /dev/sdd + partitions: .. code-block:: bash - umount /dev/sdd2 - umount /dev/sdd3 + sudo umount /dev/sdd* -#. Burn the image onto the USB drive. The example below burns an uncompressed - image onto ``: +#. Burn the image onto the USB drive. The example below burns an image onto ``: .. code-block:: bash - dd if=./clear-[version number]-[image type] of= oflag=sync bs=4M status=progress + sudo dd if=./clear-[version number]-live-[desktop | server].iso of= oflag=sync bs=4M status=progress .. caution:: @@ -118,9 +117,9 @@ Burn the |CL| image onto a USB drive Burning an image formats the USB drive and destroys all pre-existing content. Back up your data before proceeding. -#. Launch the Terminal app. +#. Open a Terminal window. -#. Change directory to where the decompressed image is saved. +#. Change directory to where the image resides. #. Plug in a USB drive and get its identifier: @@ -136,21 +135,22 @@ Burn the |CL| image onto a USB drive Figure 1: macOS - Get USB drive identifier -#. Unmount the USB drive identified in the previous step. For example: +#. Unmount the USB drive identified in the previous step. For example, to unmount /dev/disk2: .. code-block:: bash diskutil umountDisk /dev/disk2 #. Burn the image onto the drive using the :command:`dd` command. - This example uses `./`, your current directory, and it shows how to burn an uncompressed image onto ``: + This example uses `./`, your current directory, and it shows how to burn + an image onto ``: .. code-block:: bash - sudo dd if=./clear-[version number]-[image type] of= bs=4m + sudo dd if=./clear-[version number]-live-[desktop | server].iso of= bs=4m To accelerate the imaging process, add an ‘r’ before the disk identifier. - Example: `sudo dd if=./clear-30800-live-server of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=4m`. + Example: `sudo dd if=./clear-30800-live-server.iso of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=4m`. Press :kbd:`-T` to check imaging progress. @@ -181,12 +181,14 @@ Burn the |CL| image onto a USB drive We use Rufus 3.5 for this example. **Only use the latest version of Rufus**. -#. Plug in the USB drive and open Rufus. +#. Plug in the USB drive. + +#. Launch Rufus. + +#. Under `Device`, select the USB drive. #. Under `Boot selection`, click the :guilabel:`SELECT` button. -#. Find and select the previously extracted |CL| image file. - .. note:: For other image tools, verify the `Volume label` is set to :guilabel:`CLR_ISO` **Do not change the label as installer relies on it.**