Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of Documentation
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v7 v8 116 116 }}} 117 117 * '''Important note: It is really, really important that you get the device path right - you can cause irreparable damage to your system if you don't.''' 118 * After finding the device path, you will need to run dd to write your appliance to the USB stick. dd needs two arguments: the input file (your appliance), and the output file (the path to your USB device). In our example, the input file is named "c:\temp\ myappliance.raw" and the path to the device is "\\.\f:", so we would run this command from a terminal window:118 * After finding the device path, you will need to run dd to write your appliance to the USB stick. dd needs two arguments: the input file (your appliance), and the output file (the path to your USB device). In our example, the input file is named "c:\temp\stresslinux.raw" and the path to the device is "\\.\f:", so we would run this command from a terminal window: 119 119 {{{ 120 dd if=c:\ home\suse\myappliance.raw of=\\.\f: bs=4k120 dd if=c:\temp\stresslinux.raw of=\\.\f: bs=4k 121 121 }}} 122 122 * The last argument (bs=4k) is optional, but adding it will make writing to the USB device much faster.