show how to create a bootable GNU/Linux USB drive from OpenBSD, and vice versa

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diff --git a/docs/bsd/openbsd.html b/docs/bsd/openbsd.html
index dcf8be4d..8618bd18 100644
--- a/docs/bsd/openbsd.html
+++ b/docs/bsd/openbsd.html
@@ -48,8 +48,19 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div id="prepare" class="section">
-		
-		<h2>Prepare the USB drive (in OpenBSD)</h2>
+	
+        <p>
+            install60.fs is the installation image for OpenBSD 6.0. Adapt
+            the filename accordingly, for a different OpenBSD version or
+            LibertyBSD.
+        </p>
+
+		<h2>Prepare the USB drive (in LibertyBSD or OpenBSD)</h2>
+
+            <p>
+                If you downloaded your ISO on a LibertyBSD or OpenBSD system,
+                here is how to create the bootable LibertyBSD/OpenBSD USB drive:
+            </p>
 
 			<p>
 				Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:<br/>
@@ -76,10 +87,47 @@
 
 			<p>
 				<a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+			</p>	
+
+		<h2>Prepare the USB drive (in GNU/Linux)</h2>
+
+            <p>
+                If you downloaded your ISO on a GNU/Linux system,
+                here is  how to create the bootable OpenBSD USB drive:
+            </p>
+
+			<p>
+				Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:<br/>
+				<b>$ dmesg</b><br/>
+
+				Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is:<br/>
+				<b>$ lsblk</b>
+			</p>
+
+			<p>
+				Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For example:<br/>
+				<b>$ sudo umount /dev/sdX*</b><br/>
+				<b># umount /dev/sdX*</b>
+			</p>
+
+			<p>
+				dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing your distro ISO to it with dd. For example:<br/>
+				<b>$ sudo dd if=install60.fs of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync</b><br/>
+				<b># dd if=install60.fs of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync</b>
 			</p>
 			
+			<p>
+				You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive. Continue reading, for
+				information about how to do that.
+			</p>
+
+			<p>
+				<a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+			</p>
+
 	</div>
 
+
 	<div id="noencryption" class="section">
 
 		<h2>Installing OpenBSD without full disk encryption</h2>
diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html
index 4c26432e..816008e5 100644
--- a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html
+++ b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 		
 		<h2>Prepare the USB drive (in GNU/Linux)</h2>
 
+            <p>
+                If you downloaded your ISO on an existing GNU/Linux system,
+                here is  how to create the bootable GNU/Linux USB drive:
+            </p>
+
 			<p>
 				Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:<br/>
 				<b>$ dmesg</b><br/>
@@ -71,7 +76,41 @@
 			<p>
 				<a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
 			</p>
+		
+		<h2>Prepare the USB drive (in LibertyBSD or OpenBSD)</h2>
+
+            <p>
+                If you downloaded your ISO on a LibertyBSD or OpenBSD system,
+                here is how to create the bootable GNU/Linux USB drive:
+            </p>
+
+			<p>
+				Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:<br/>
+				<b>$ dmesg | tail</b><br/>
+
+				Check to confirm which drive it is, for example, if you think its sd3:<br/>
+				<b>$ disklabel sd3</b>
+			</p>
+
+			<p>
+				Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For example:<br/>
+				<b>$ doas umount /dev/sd3i</b><br/>
+			</p>
+
+			<p>
+				dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing the OpenBSD installer to it with dd. For example:<br/>
+				<b>$ doas dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync</b><br/>
+			</p>
 			
+			<p>
+				You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive. Continue reading, for
+				information about how to do that.
+			</p>
+
+			<p>
+				<a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+			</p>
+
 	</div>
 
 	<div id="encryption" class="section">