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installation: add dd parameter for usb creation
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@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ stick with with the ``dd`` command:
.. code-block:: none .. code-block:: none
# dd if=/path/to/vyos.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M # dd if=/path/to/vyos.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync
5. Wait until you get the outcome (bytes copied). Be patient, in some 5. Wait until you get the outcome (bytes copied). Be patient, in some
computers it might take more than one minute. computers it might take more than one minute.
6. Once ``dd`` has finished, plug the USB drive out and plug it into 6. Once ``dd`` has finished, pull the USB drive out and plug it into
the powered-off computer where you want to install (or test) VyOS. the powered-off computer where you want to install (or test) VyOS.
7. Power the computer on, making sure it boots from the USB drive (you 7. Power the computer on, making sure it boots from the USB drive (you
@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ macOS and Windows), Rufus_ (for Windows) and `many others`_. You can
follow their instructions to create a bootable USB drive from an .iso follow their instructions to create a bootable USB drive from an .iso
file. file.
.. hint:: The default username and password for the live system is ``vyos``. .. hint:: The default username and password for the live system is *vyos*.
.. _permanent_installation: .. _permanent_installation:
@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ Configuration
------------- -------------
Step 1: DHCP Step 1: DHCP
"""""""""""" ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Configure a DHCP server to provide the client with: Configure a DHCP server to provide the client with:
@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ In this example we configured an existent VyOS as the DHCP server:
.. _install_from_tftp: .. _install_from_tftp:
Step 2: TFTP Step 2: TFTP
"""""""""""" ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Configure a TFTP server so that it serves the following: Configure a TFTP server so that it serves the following:
@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ Example of simple (no menu) configuration file:
APPEND initrd=initrd.img-4.19.54-amd64-vyos boot=live nopersistence noautologin nonetworking fetch=http://address:8000/filesystem.squashfs APPEND initrd=initrd.img-4.19.54-amd64-vyos boot=live nopersistence noautologin nonetworking fetch=http://address:8000/filesystem.squashfs
Step 3: HTTP Step 3: HTTP
"""""""""""" ^^^^^^^^^^^^
As you can read in the configuration file, we are sending ``filesystem.squashfs`` As you can read in the configuration file, we are sending ``filesystem.squashfs``
through HTTP. As that is a heavy file, we choose HTTP to speed up the transfer through HTTP. As that is a heavy file, we choose HTTP to speed up the transfer
@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ First run a web server - you can use a simple one like
file. The file can be found inside the ``/live`` directory of the extracted file. The file can be found inside the ``/live`` directory of the extracted
contents of the ISO file. contents of the ISO file.
Second, edit the configuration file at the :ref:`install_from_tftp` so that it shows Second, edit the configuration file of the :ref:`install_from_tftp` so that it shows
the correct URL at ``fetch=http://<address_of_your_HTTP_server>/filesystem.squashfs``. the correct URL at ``fetch=http://<address_of_your_HTTP_server>/filesystem.squashfs``.
And third, restart the TFTP service. If you are using VyOS as your TFTP Server, you can restart And third, restart the TFTP service. If you are using VyOS as your TFTP Server, you can restart