[issue1314] Instructions for generating a bootable usb stick on mac os x are wrong

[Martin Häcker]

New submission from Martin Häcker <spamfaenger at gmx.de>:

http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=usb#building_an_efi_usb_key_on_a_mac explains that the 
iso image can be mounted on a mac, which is not true for the current grml .iso images.

This could be due to the issue talked about here: 
http://askubuntu.com/questions/153833/why-cant-i-mount-the-ubuntu-12-04-installer-isos-
in-mac-os-x i.e. the filesystem on the iso image being a hybrid for both cd/usb - which 
unfortunately confuses the macs auto mounter.

Converting the image beforehand with a command like 

    hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img ~/path/to/grml.iso

worked however, and allowed me to use dd to put it onto the stick and boot from it 
afterwards.

Source: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx

Suggestion: Please note this at http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?
id=usb#building_an_efi_usb_key_on_a_mac - I don't seem to be able to change that wiki 
page.

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messages: 4830
nosy: dwt
priority: bug
status: unread
title: Instructions for generating a bootable usb stick on mac os x are wrong

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