[pve-devel] applied: [PATCH docs] installation: improve section for creating USB drive from Windows

Thomas Lamprecht t.lamprecht at proxmox.com
Thu Apr 30 09:56:22 CEST 2020


For those not even having the attention span to read 4 short and
straight forward written sentences..

Co-authored-by: Aaron Lauterer <a.lauterer at proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht at proxmox.com>
---
 pve-installation-media.adoc | 19 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pve-installation-media.adoc b/pve-installation-media.adoc
index 2c2eb0c..154d296 100644
--- a/pve-installation-media.adoc
+++ b/pve-installation-media.adoc
@@ -104,14 +104,21 @@ increase the write speed.
 Instructions for Windows
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/. Either install it or use the portable
-version. Select the destination drive and the {pve} ISO file.
+Using Etcher
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Once you click 'Start' a dialog asking to download a different version of GRUB
-will show up. Click 'No'. In the next dialog select the 'DD' mode.
+Etcher works out of the box. Download Etcher from https://etcher.io. It will
+guide you through the process of selecting the ISO and your USB Drive.
 
-An alternative to Rufus is Etcher. Download Etcher from https://etcher.io. It
-will guide you through the process of selecting the ISO and your USB Drive.
+Using Rufus
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Rufus is a more lightweight alternative. Download it from https://rufus.ie/.
+Either install Rufus or use the portable version. Select the destination drive
+and the {pve} ISO file.
+
+IMPORTANT:  Once you click 'Start' a dialog asking to download a different version of
+GRUB will show up. Click 'No'. In the next dialog select the 'DD' mode.
 
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 Boot your Server from the USB Flash Drive
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