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'''Boot it''' is a Linux loader designed for use with disc images placed on an SD card or USB Device. It bypasses the need for partitioning by allowing the user to run a disc image in almost exactly the same way as one would run a Linux live CD, with the notable exception that the user can actually make changes to the "disc" during their Linux session. It can also boot normal Linux partitions.

'''Boot it''' is a Linux loader designed for use with disc images placed on an SD card or USB Device. It bypasses the need for partitioning by allowing the user to run a disc image in almost exactly the same way as one would run a Linux live CD, with the notable exception that the user can actually make changes to the "disc" during their Linux session. It can also boot normal Linux partitions.

'''Step 1:''' Create an empty file: <br/>

'''Step 1:''' Create an empty file: &lt;br/>

dd if=/dev/zero of=<filename> count=<number of MB> bs=1M

dd if=/dev/zero of=&lt;filename> count=&lt;number of MB> bs=1M

'''Step 2:''' Format it in ext2/3<br/>

'''Step 2:''' Format it in ext2/3&lt;br/>

mkfs.ext2 <filename>

mkfs.ext2 &lt;filename>

'''Step 3:''' Mount the file and copy the filesystem<br/>

'''Step 3:''' Mount the file and copy the filesystem&lt;br/>

mount -o loop,rw <filename> <path_to_mount><br/>

mount -o loop,rw &lt;filename> &lt;path_to_mount>&lt;br/>

cp -r <path_to_filesystem>/* <path_to_mount><br/>

cp -r &lt;path_to_filesystem>/* &lt;path_to_mount>&lt;br/>

'''Step 4:''' Umount it, and detach it from /dev/loop<br/>

'''Step 4:''' Umount it, and detach it from /dev/loop&lt;br/>

umount <path_to_mount><br/>

umount &lt;path_to_mount>&lt;br/>

losetup -d /dev/loop0 (ususally /dev/loop0, might be loop1,2...etc)<br/>

losetup -d /dev/loop0 (ususally /dev/loop0, might be loop1,2...etc)&lt;br/>

'''Step 5:''' Copy it to the root of the first partition of the SDCard/USB <br/>

'''Step 5:''' Copy it to the root of the first partition of the SDCard/USB &lt;br/>

== Known Problems ==

== Known Problems ==