Creates bootable USB drive from CentOS/RedHat in Windows using ISO2USB
Most of us try to keep more thing in less space that’s why may be space savvy furniture are so much on demand this day. We are more friendly with USB than a CD or DVD drive when we need to carry our digital documents. As USB is most used daily gadget, we can use it to boot our system instead of a Floppy or CD.
ISO2USB help us to creates bootable USB drive from CentOS/RedHat 5.x installation disk or corresponding ISO image. Created USB drive later can be used to perform installation on machines that lacks optical drive like Netbook or old computer. Additionally it also support Custom installation disks (with kickstart configuration files).
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Key Features:
- Created USB drive is fully self-contained and doesn’t rely on network install.
- Custom installation disks are fully supported (kickstart configuration files are adapted for USB install mode).
- Original optical media (CD or DVD) may be used instead of ISO images.
- Image may be adapted for installation from RS-232 serial console.
Great utility I also suggest Lili USB Linux Creator
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So I can install Ubuntu on USB drive with this tool?
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Yes! If you find problem just nudge me, I will ask the developer about that.
Great find! Its easy to use a USB instead of a CD because theres no scratiching or data corruption…. one question though…. a USB is faster than a CD right?
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I myself find USB much more faster than CD and I think all other user will join me.
For getting the best performance out of linux, i Suggest we can install it on a hard disk. USB and CD booting will be useful for testing purpose or taking backup. And I agree that USB is better than CD.
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