Burning an USB drive with a Moblin v2 Beta image in Windows

This video shows how to burn a Moblin v2 Beta image in an USB drive in Windows 7. The steps are very similar for Windows Vista and Windows XP.As most netbooks and MIDs don't offer the possibilty to read a CD, it is very convenient to use a USB drive to boot Moblin v2 Beta.However, the process is a bit complicated, because the USB drive contents are not compatible with Windows. Therefore, it is confusing for Windows users.You need a USB drive with at least 1 GB total capacity.You can download the latest Moblin image file (.img extension) from http://moblin.org/documentation/test-drive-moblinYou can check detailed instructions at http://moblin.org/documentation/test-drive-moblin/using-moblin-live-imageYou have to download the Win 32 Disk Imager application in order to byte-write the image in the USB drive from http://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/0.2/0.2/+download/win32diskimager-REL... the steps, you'll be able to have a bootable Moblin v2 USB drive.Note: If you want to use the USB drive with its full capacity available again, most of the times, you'll need to format it again two times. The first time, the capacity will be the same than the capacity used for the Moblin v2 image (more than 700 MB). The second time you format the USB drive, it will retrieve its full capacity.

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