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<pre>mount</pre>
 
<pre>mount</pre>
  
the usb drive is likely on /dev/sdb (but be very sure of your drive. You will '''loose all data''' on what ever drive is specified as 'of=')
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On a single drive system the usb drive is likely on /dev/sdb (but be very sure of your drive. You will '''loose all data''' on what ever drive is specified as 'of=')
 
<pre>sudo dd if=disk.raw of=/dev/sdb bs=4k</pre>
 
<pre>sudo dd if=disk.raw of=/dev/sdb bs=4k</pre>
  
 
this will take time, ~20 minutes
 
this will take time, ~20 minutes

Revision as of 15:06, 1 April 2010

find out the location of your USB drive

you can use the mount command to do this:

mount

On a single drive system the usb drive is likely on /dev/sdb (but be very sure of your drive. You will loose all data on what ever drive is specified as 'of=')

sudo dd if=disk.raw of=/dev/sdb bs=4k

this will take time, ~20 minutes