File INSTRUCTIONS.grub.txt of Package live-fat-stick
If --isohybrid option is used then it removes all existing data and creates
new partitions.
Run this command as root (su -, not sudo)
live-grub-stick isopath stickpartition
e.g.:
live-grub-stick /home/geeko/openSUSE-Edu-li-f-e.x86_64-42.1.1.iso /dev/sdXY
To add various distribution iso to the stick, run the following:
For openSUSE : live-grub-stick --suse /path/to/openSUSE-filename.iso /dev/sdXY
For openSUSE with persistence : live-grub-stick --suse-persistent /path/to/openSUSE-filename.iso /dev/sdXY
For Ubuntu clones : live-grub-stick --ubuntu /path/to/ubuntu-filename.iso /dev/sdXY
For Ubuntu clones with persistence : live-grub-stick --ubuntu-persistent /path/to/ubuntu-filename.iso /dev/sdXY
For Mint: live-grub-stick --mint /path/to/mint-filename.iso /dev/sdXY
For Fedora : live-grub-stick --fedora /path/to/fedora-filename.iso /dev/sdXY
For iPXE: live-grub-stick --ipxe /path/to/ipxe.iso /dev/sdXY
For isohybrid : live-grub-stick --isohybrid /path/to/isohybridimage.iso /dev/sdX
Standard openSUSE DVD or NET installation iso can also be written with --suse
option when used with live-grub-stick, openSUSE DVD on non-vfat partition and
NET installation on vfat parition.
isopath should be full absolute path of iso image and the device should be
actual partition on the stick like /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdc1,/dev/sdc2...
The stick partition has to be in a format supported by grub2 and the OS image
if the image is not isohybrid.
Persistent option requires minimum 500M free space on the USB device apart from
the spare needed by iso image. To allocate more space for cow file use cowfile
variable like this example: "export cowsize=1000M" before running the script
Please note that using isohybrid option will remove all existing data on the
USB device and create new partitions.
Run live-grub-stick -l(or --list) to list the possible usb storage devices available.
It is possible to boot multiple distributions and iso images from same device.