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bootable_usb.md
  1. Format the USB with "Master boot record set", providing it with a "MYDISK" title (see 1, 2)
  2. run diskutil list
Eugenes-MacBook-Pro:haystack gmile$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
 #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
 0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk0
 1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
 2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            749.3 GB   disk0s2
 3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
 #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
 0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *15.8 GB    disk1
 1:                 DOS_FAT_32 MYDISK                  15.8 GB    disk1s1
  1. run:
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk1
  1. run:
sudo dd if=/Users/gmile/Downloads/ubuntu-12.04.2-server-amd64.iso of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m
  1. set target machine's BIOS to boot from USB first
  2. insert the USB stick and boot to see the installation screen
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