prepare usb iso: add fdatasync to dd command and document if=

[pve-docs.git] / pve-installation-media.adoc

diff --git a/pve-installation-media.adoc b/pve-installation-media.adoc
index 625fc763aa7ed0245cdc25070bfe1ff6a61a6eb9..2c2eb0cd2198630ceda017133b879fc0a0b7af54 100644 (file)
--- a/pve-installation-media.adoc
+++ b/pve-installation-media.adoc
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ USB flash drive. First find the correct device name of the USB flash drive (see
 below). Then run the `dd` command.
 
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-# dd if=proxmox-ve_*.iso of=/dev/XYZ bs=1M
+# dd bs=1M conv=fdatasync if=./proxmox-ve_*.iso of=/dev/XYZ
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-NOTE: Be sure to replace /dev/XYZ with the correct device name.
+NOTE: Be sure to replace /dev/XYZ with the correct device name and adapt the
+input filename ('if') path.
 
 CAUTION: Be very careful, and do not overwrite the wrong disk!