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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..97e3d2eaa1c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-booting-from-usb"> + +<title>Booting from a USB Drive</title> + +<para>For systems without CD drive, the NixOS livecd can be booted from +a usb stick. For non-UEFI installations, +<link xlink:href="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/">unetbootin</link> +will work. For UEFI installations, you should mount the ISO, copy its contents +verbatim to your drive, then either: + +<itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Change the label of the disk partition to the label of the ISO + (visible with the blkid command), or</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Edit <filename>loader/entries/nixos-livecd.conf</filename> on the drive + and change the <literal>root=</literal> field in the <literal>options</literal> + line to point to your drive (see the documentation on <literal>root=</literal> + in <link xlink:href="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt"> + the kernel documentation</link> for more details).</para> + </listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para> + +</section> |