How do I burn an ISO on a USB drive on Mac OS X?
Problem
what's the best way to get an ISO "burned" to a USB stick on a Mac? Restoring using Disk Utility does not work. The ISO is ubuntu mini.iso. It is the minimalist install ISO for installing ubuntu. It needs to be bootable on a PC. I am trying to install ubuntu on a PC that has no CD-ROM. The only other computer I have around is a macbook.
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Fix for: How do I burn an ISO on a USB drive on Mac OS X?
Directly from the How to install Ubuntu on MacBook using USB Stick page (my formatting): Download the desired file Open the Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/ or query Terminal in Spotlight) Convert the .iso file to .img using the convert option of hdiutil (e.g., ) Note: OS X tends to put the .dmg ending on the output file automatically. Remove the .dmg extension as necessary, Run to get the current list of devices Insert your flash media Run again and determine the device node assigned to y…
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