Talk:Installing Mandriva Linux

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Hello,

Due to numerous DVD-reader related DMA access problems since 2009.x, it is needed to boot & install ONE from an alternative method than CD／DVD： either lan or hd, usb being too recent).

Is it possible to mention in this page whether the installation from hd mentioned in 2.2 works also for the ONE edition, I guess it works only for non-live editions, free or powerpack ?

Thanks,

lb.

USB from Windows

Winimage either doesn't work anymore or is too complex for me to make work. Found UNetbootin, Universal Netboot Installer on sourceforge and it is a beautiful thing. It even had several options to get Mandriva off the net automagically (older versions). I had already downloaded the latest ISO, the Mandriva wiki says to use WinImage, which won't read the ISO properly (opens it, but just shows an empty root directory and writes a blank USB). The UNetbootin installer on the other hand, worked perfectly with about three clicks total, and I am now booting Mandriva from USB just fine.

Now to update the Mandriva wiki....

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/unetbootin/unetbootin-eeeubuntu-windows-276.exe

creates a perfect bootable USB key every time