Creating an OpenSolaris LiveUSB

September 14th, 2009

Creating a bootable OpenSolaris LiveUSB might prove useful in some situations, for example when installing OpenSolaris on machines without a CD/DVD drive. First, download the OpenSolaris LiveCD image.

Next, install SUNWdistro-const:


$ pfexec pkg install SUNWdistro-const

Generate a USB image from the contents of the LiveCD image:


$ pfexec usbgen osol-0906-x86.iso osol-0906-x86-usb.img /var/tmp/solaris

Dump the USB image into the USB device, but first make sure the USB device is not already mounted (for example, automatically mounted by GNOME):


$ pfexec usbcopy osol-0906-x86-usb.img
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2 Responses to “Creating an OpenSolaris LiveUSB”

  1. Kirk Russum Says:
    January 9th, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    great info… thanks for the post…

  2. Shemeka Mencia Says:
    January 11th, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    I was the girl who sat in the front of the class, the kind who wrote down every single word from the teacher’s mouth as gospel truth. He was the guy in the back of the class making jokes. I was the girl that planned pep rallies and he was the guy that went to the library. While he recalls me as the girl who constantly gave him dirty looks in geometry, I am completely devoid of that memory! However, eight years later at a Christmas celebration we ran into each other and after a fabulous blue dress (on my part) a bit of courage (on his part) and a month to debate, I finally got a phone call. While our story is not one of high school sweethearts, I still treasure the idea that maybe he loved me all along. In a world obsessed with high school drama, our story while obviously special to me, also confirms that life DOES exist after high school. All you must do is grab it by the hand.

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