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-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml | 19 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml index c5934111749c..4315eb5942b9 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml @@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ 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/sdb</replaceable></command>. Be careful about specifying + 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. - </para> - - <para> - On macOS: + <note> + <title>On macOS</title> + <para> <programlisting> $ diskutil list [..] @@ -26,10 +25,12 @@ $ diskutil unmountDisk diskN Unmount of all volumes on diskN was successful $ sudo dd bs=1m if=nix.iso of=/dev/rdiskN </programlisting> - 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> |