How to create a bootable USB device
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This guide details how to create a bootable USB-stick out of provided Chakra GNU/Linux ISOs/IMGs. The USB device must be 1GB or larger. And before following any steps, make sure the device is plugged but not mounted.
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GNU/Linux
From GNU/Linux command line (recommended)
In order to create a bootable USB device, you will need both syslinux (which provides isohybrid) and coreutils (which provides dd). No matter which distro you are using, you probably have them in the repositories, so install them.
Once installed the necesary software, just do this:
isohybrid /path/to/the/downloaded/iso dd if=/path/to/the/downloaded/iso of=/path/to/the/USB/device
Where /path/to/the/USB/device would be the USB device under /dev. It will probably be /dev/sd-, where - will be a letter.
Then you can check that the creation of the bootable USB stick was successful. Use fdisk -l as root to check it. You should see an asterisk (*) like this in your USB line:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 697 713728 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
Windows
From Windows command line
First you need to download isohybrid and dd.
Once installed those utilities, open a console and do this:
isohybrid.exe /path/to/the/downloaded/iso dd.exe if=/path/to/the/downloaded/iso of=/path/to/the/USB/device
LILI USB Creator
In order to install Chakra GNU/Linux image in an USB stick with LILI USB Creator, check Chakra Forums.