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author | Peter Hoeg <peter@hoeg.com> | 2018-01-07 15:12:00 +0800 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2018-01-07 15:12:00 +0800 |
commit | 42f2a9ddde00988c9c17c738e2f8cc881a264498 (patch) | |
tree | ad24b41d0953ff5508eac8dde0cce8a4224b6f7e /nixos | |
parent | e606bb252b05bc739844c3c15a1f5b00be729deb (diff) | |
parent | bd09ef9c218af99600184d4d87e9d320d5c004be (diff) |
Merge pull request #33531 from vdm/patch-1
Update macos USB instructions
Diffstat (limited to 'nixos')
-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml | 20 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml index 31d51816e39b0..122a4745f1948 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-usb.xml @@ -11,10 +11,24 @@ a USB stick. You can use the <command>dd</command> utility to write the image: <command>dd if=<replaceable>path-to-image</replaceable> of=<replaceable>/dev/sdb</replaceable></command>. Be careful about specifying the correct drive; you can use the <command>lsblk</command> command to get a list of -block devices. If you're on macOS you can run <command>diskutil list</command> -to see the list of devices; the device you'll use for the USB must be ejected -before writing the image.</para> +block devices.</para> +<para>On macOS: +<programlisting> +$ diskutil list +[..] +/dev/diskN (external, physical): + #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER +[..] +$ diskutil unmountDisk diskN +Unmount of all volumes on diskN was successful +$ sudo dd bs=1m if=nix.iso of=/dev/rdiskN +</programlisting> +Using the 'raw' <command>rdiskN</command> device instead of <command>diskN</command> +completes in minutes instead of hours. After <command>dd</command> completes, a GUI +dialog "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer" will pop up, which +can be ignored.</para> + <para>The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive, making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations. For non-UEFI installations, you can alternatively use |