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This reverts commit ea6e8775bd. The new
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Eelco Dolstra
2019-09-19 19:17:30 +02:00
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nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml
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<title>Booting from a USB Drive</title>
<para>
For systems without CD drive, the NixOS live CD can be booted from a USB stick. You can use the <command>dd</command> utility to write the image: <command>dd if=<replaceable>path-to-image</replaceable> of=<replaceable>/dev/sdX</replaceable></command>. Be careful about specifying the correct drive; you can use the <command>lsblk</command> command to get a list of block devices.
For systems without CD drive, the NixOS live CD can be booted from a USB
stick. You can use the <command>dd</command> utility to write the image:
<command>dd if=<replaceable>path-to-image</replaceable>
of=<replaceable>/dev/sdX</replaceable></command>. Be careful about specifying
the correct drive; you can use the <command>lsblk</command> command to get a
list of block devices.
<note>
<title>On macOS</title>
<para>
@@ -20,12 +25,16 @@
Unmount of all volumes on diskN was successful
<prompt>$ </prompt>sudo dd if=nix.iso of=/dev/rdiskN
</screen>
Using the 'raw' <command>rdiskN</command> device instead of <command>diskN</command> completes in minutes instead of hours. After <command>dd</command> completes, a GUI dialog "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer" will pop up, which can be ignored.
Using the 'raw' <command>rdiskN</command> device instead of
<command>diskN</command> completes in minutes instead of hours. After
<command>dd</command> completes, a GUI dialog "The disk you inserted was
not readable by this computer" will pop up, which can be ignored.
</para>
</note>
</para>
<para>
The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive, making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations.
The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive,
making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations.
</para>
</section>