Make sure you run it on newer GNU/Linux, such as Debian Lenny, Ubuntu 8.04, or Fedora 9. NOTE: There is a known problem if you run makeboot.sh on Debian Etch, since the program utils/linux/syslinux does not work properly.

Be sure to confirm the command before you run it. WARNING!В Executing makeboot.sh with the wrong device name could cause your GNU/Linux not to boot. 'cd /media/usb/utils/linux', then run 'bash makeboot.sh /dev/sdd1' ( replace /dev/sdd1 with your USB flash drive device name), and follow the prompts.

To make your USB flash drive bootable, first change the working dir, e.g.

Keep the directory architecture, for example, file 'COPYING' should be in the USB flash drive or USB hard drive's top directory (e.g. You can do this with a command such as: 'unzip gparted-live-0.4.5-2.zip -d /media/usb/').

Unzip all the files and copy them into your USB flash drive or USB hard drive.

If it's not automatically mounted, manually mount it with commands such as 'mkdir -p /media/usb mount /dev/sdd1 /media/usb/'. In this example, we assume /dev/sdd1 has FAT filesystem, and it is automatically mounted in dir /media/usb/. Let's say, for example, that you find it is /dev/sdd1. Next, run the command 'dmesg' to query the device name of the USB flash drive or USB hard drive.

Insert your USB flash drive or USB hard drive into the USB port on your Linux machine and wait a few seconds.

WARNING!В Executing the mkfs.vfat command on the wrong partition or device could cause your GNU/Linux not to boot. Then format the partition as FAT with a command such as 'mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdd1' So you will need a bootable USB for the Pi that already has Gparted on it. Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 = 483840 bytes I prefer other utility distros because Gparted Live hasnвЂ™t had wifi utilities by default, although apparently thereвЂ™s resources for one to build Gparted Live from scratch.

Here we assume your USB flash drive or USB hard drive is /dev/sdd ( You have to comfirm your device name, since it's _NOT_ always /dev/sdd) on your GNU/Linux, so the partition table is like: # fdisk -l /dev/sddДisk /dev/sdd: 12.8 GB, 12884901888 bytesДЎ5 heads, 63 sectors/track, 26630 cylinders gparted, parted, fdisk, cfdisk or sfdisk) to create a partition with a size of 200 MB or more. If the USB flash drive or USB hard drive does not have any partition, you can use a partitioning tool (e.g. Otherwise prepare at least a 200 MB partition formatted with either a FAT16 or FAT32 file system. If you already have a FAT16 or FAT32 partition on your USB flash drive then skip to the next step (3).WARNING! Confirm you have the correct path name before executing commands!ДЇailure to do so could cause loss of data or your GNU/Linux not to boot!!!

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