Where path is the folder to which you extracted syslinux and Xisthe drive letter for your USB
ash drive (for example, A:, B:, etc.)
This creates a le ldlinux.sys onto the drive and make it bootable.
Extract (unzip) the contentsof the downloaded SIA-version.zip archive leto the USB ash
drive.
Where version represents the SIA version number.
To remove the USBash drive, clickthe Safe to Remove Hardwareicon and remove theash
drive from the system.
The USB ash drive is now ready to boot SIA. To begin the OS installation using the SIA USB
ash drive, see
“Setting BIOS Parameters and Booting O the SIA USB Flash Drive” on
page 69
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How to Prepare the USB Flash Drive on a Linux (Red Hat/SUSE) System
This procedure requires the use of parted utility version 1.8.6 or later. Do not use earlier
versions of parted.
Extract (unzip) the contents ofthe syslinux-version.zip archivele.
# unzip syslinux-version.zip
Where version represents the Syslinux version number.
Insert the USB ash drive intoa working USB 2.0 port.
Use thetail command to identifythe USB ash drive’s device name.
# tail /var/log/messages
You should see the device name (such as, sda or sdb). Example output is shown below:
Nov 12 13:19:29 server kernel: scsi 4:0:0:0: Lexar, Inc. USBdisk PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
Nov 12 13:19:29 server kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 1030750208 512-byte hardware sectors (1030 MB)
Nov 12 13:19:29 server kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Nov 12 13:19:29 server kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Nov 12 13:19:29 server kernel: sdb:
Nov 12 13:19:29 server kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
Nov 12 13:19:29 server kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Caution – Be sure to conrm and make a note of the device name of the USB ash drive
(/dev/sda, /dev/sdb , etc.). The instructions listed here require you to delete existing
partition(s) on the USB ash disk. Making a mistake in identifying the device might cause you
to erase a hard disk.
Createa single bootable partition on the USBash drive using parted, asfollows:
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SunInstallation Assistant2.2User'sGuide fortheSun FireX4640Server • October2009, Rev.A66
