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"Steven J. Yellin" <[log in to unmask]>
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Steven J. Yellin
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Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:15:22 -0700
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     I haven't yet installed SL6, but I have installed SL5 on a PC from the 
PC's disk, after what could go on a DVD is instead on a partition that's 
to be left alone by installation.  That should also be an alternative for 
SL6.

Steven Yellin

On Fri, 6 Apr 2012, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:

>       Can someone explain what the problem is here? I really don't
>       care about creating a live Linux on a flash drive, just want to
>       install without burning a DVD but nothing I have tried so far
>       has met with success. I am open to suggestions.
>
>       Bob
>
>       [bobg@box7 ~]$ liveusb-creator
>
>       SL-62-x86_64-2012-02-06-Everything-DVD2.iso selected
>
>       Warning: The Master Boot Record on your device does not match
>       your system's syslinux MBR. If you have trouble booting this
>       stick, try running the liveusb-creator with the --reset-mbr option.
>
>       Verifying filesystem...
>
>       Setting /dev/sdc1 label to LIVE
>
>       Verifying ISO MD5 checksum
>
>       ISO MD5 checksum passed
>
>       Extracting live image to USB device...
>
>       Unable to find LiveOS on ISO
>
>       LiveUSB creation failed!
>
>       Unable to find LiveOS on ISO
>
>       Warning: The Master Boot Record on your device does not match
>       your system's syslinux MBR. If you have trouble booting this
>       stick, try running the liveusb-creator with the --reset-mbr option.
>
>       Verifying filesystem...
>
>       Setting /dev/sdc1 label to LIVE
>
>       Verifying ISO MD5 checksum
>
>       ISO MD5 checksum passed
>
>       Extracting live image to USB device...
>
>       Unable to find LiveOS on ISO
>
>       LiveUSB creation failed!
>
>       Unable to find LiveOS on ISO
>
>
>
>       .
>
>       --        http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD
>
>       box7
>

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