Gentoo x86 USB boot stick from ISO
by Brendan Horan –September 19, 2009
I wanted to re install Gentoo on my eeepc. It currently has Gentoo on it but I don't like the way I set it up. Given the eeepc has no dvd rom I need a way to boot the install media. USB boot sick is easy.
Your going to need a USB stick and a Gentoo install release ISO. I use the minimal install. Nothing like the fun of a text based console install!
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emerge sys-boot/unetbootin
- Partition your USB stick to have one fat 32 partition (type c in fdisk)
- Format your sick to fat32 :
# mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sde1
- Launch the unetbootin app :
# /usr/bin/unetbootin
- Follow the prompts.
Note this will work with gentoo "2009" weeky reaslese.