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@@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ to create the bootable GNU+Linux USB drive:
Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:
- $ dmesg
+ \$ dmesg
Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is:
- $ lsblk
+ \$ lsblk
Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For
example:
- $ sudo umount /dev/sdX*
+ \$ sudo umount /dev/sdX*
# umount /dev/sdX*
dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing your
distro ISO to it with dd. For example:
- $ sudo dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync
+ \$ sudo dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync
# dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync
You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive.
@@ -71,20 +71,20 @@ how to create the bootable GNU+Linux USB drive:
Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:
- $ dmesg | tail
+ \$ dmesg | tail
Check to confirm which drive it is, for example, if you think its sd3:
- $ disklabel sd3
+ \$ disklabel sd3
Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For
example:
- $ doas umount /dev/sd3i
+ \$ doas umount /dev/sd3i
dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing the
OpenBSD installer to it with dd. For example:
- $ doas dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync
+ \$ doas dd if=gnulinux.iso of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync
You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive.
Continue reading, for information about how to do that.