Re: help with grub command sought

From	Stef <not@this.address.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.portable
Subject	Re: help with grub command sought
Date	2014-06-22 01:39 +0000
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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Charles T. Smith wrote:

> I'm looking for the proper grub command to write a boot sector to a 
> removable USB drive.
>
> After installation, the disk won't normally boot.
>
> I am creating a portable SuSE 13.1 system on a removable usb drive.  I 
> choose minimal X desktop to avoid Gnome and Kde.  I also chose to install 
> the boot sector in the partition where I was installing linux.
>
> I can boot the system via the installation system.  I can boot it and run 
> grub and could write a boot sector from there, but I'm worried that I 
> might blow away my main system if I enter the wrong command.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
> cts

I use the little utility UNetbootin.

However, if you want to do it the hard way via the command line, just do
a search for making a USB thumbdrive bootable. You'll get tens of
thousands of "hits."

Stef

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