*Note that this process is slightly different for Linux and Windows systems.
The process is very simple – in three steps: 1. Determine the disk Number. 2. Unmount the disk we will write to. 3. Write the ISO using dd.
————– 1. List everything we have:
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diskutil list
Will show the disk volumes available – use it to determine which is the correct “disk” number for the USB drive you wish to write to.
Breaking it down:
if == input file
of == output file (location)
rdisk == raw disk (alt use “diskN”) – replace N with your disk#; it is generally considered that rdisk gives better performance than disk with this operation.
bs == byte size (larger gives faster performance, scale this down if you get errors)
bs=4kb == 4kb block transfer
bs=1m == 1mb block transfer
Finishing up – don’t forget to eject, either in the GUI or from the command line, using:
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diskutil eject /dev/diskN
Where diskN is disk2, disk3, etc whatever applies in your case.
