One of my favorite server distributions is Ubuntu. This quick tutorial will show you how to create a Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive using a Mac that will boot or install Ubuntu on a PC. How To Make a Bootable Ubuntu USB on Windows, Mac and Linux Apr 4, 2016 AaronStuart No Comments With Ubuntu 16.04 LTS inching ever closer to release, now feels like a good time to recap how easy it is to make an bootable Ubuntu USB drive.

Follow these steps to create an.img file from the.iso file you have, and then copy to the USB stick. This will also change the filesystem that is on the USB to make it bootable. • Open the Terminal Application. • Type command to convert the.iso file to.img using the convert option. Hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o /path/to/target.img /path/to/ubuntu.iso • Insert your flash media.

• Type command to determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g. Diskutil list • Type command to unmount the flash (replace N with the disk number from the last command; in the previous example, N would be 2). Diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN • Type DD command (replace /path/to/downloaded.img with the path where the image file is located; for example,./ubuntu.img). Prepend the device path with 'r' for the than without the 'r'.

6- I used the USB cable connection troubleshooting steps outlined in the Kies homepage (to no avail). When trying to connect my device, I get a 'Unsupported device Alert- This device is not supported by Kies 2.0. 7- I do have the latest version of Kies (2.5.1.12123_2) 8- I have tried uninstalling and re-installing Kies to no avail 9- I have tried uninstalling and re-installing the Samsung drivers to no avail 10- I am able to connect to Kies Air via a wi-fi connection (problem is with this that I cannot sync to my outlook calendar this way). Make sure that your device is supported and try again'. A couple of things to note with my issue: 1- I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on Verizon (SCH-I605) 2- I live in the US 3- I have a Dell Vostro Laptop running Windows 7 4- I BELIEVE my ports are USB 2, but I do not know how I would go about checking that 5- I downloaded and installed the Kies software along with all the requisite drivers. Samsung note 2 driver.

Sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m Note: your file might also be called downloaded.img.dmg. • Type command to eject the flash drive.

Diskutil eject /dev/diskN • Restart your Mac and press alt/option key while the Mac is restarting to choose the USB stick as the boot disk.