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(parted): print
Displays the current settings for the new partition. Example output is shown below:
Model: Lexar, Inc. USBdisk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 1031MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Minor Start End Size Type Filesystem Flags
1 16.4kB 931MB 1031MB primary fat32 boot, lba
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(parted): quit
Quits the parted utility.
Navigate to the Syslinux mbr directory:
# cd path/mbr
Where path is the folder to which you extracted Syslinux.
Locate the Syslinux master boot record le mbr.bin in the mbr directory and write it to the disk
using the following command:
# cat mbr.bin > /dev/sdX
Where X is the drive letter for the USB ash drive (for example, /dev/sda or /dev/sdb).
Navigate to the Syslinux unix directory:
# cd path/unix
Where path is the folder to which you extracted Syslinux.
Note – For later versions of Syslinux, the unix directory might be replaced with a linux
directory. If so, replace the unix directory name with linux.
From the Syslinux unix directory, enter the following command:
# ./syslinux /dev/sdX1
Where X is the drive letter for the USB ash drive (for example, /dev/sda or /dev/sdb), and 1
indicates the rst partition.
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Preparing the USB Flash Drive
Sun Installation Assistant 2.2 User's Guide for the Sun Fire X4640 Server • October 2009, Rev. A68