How to create a bootable USB stick on OS X | Ubuntu

Статья последний раз была обновлена 09.04.2023

We would encourage Mac users to download Ubuntu Desktop Edition by burning a CD. But if you prefer to use a USB stick, please follow the instructions below.

Note: this procedure requires that you create an .img file from the .iso file you download. It will also change the filesystem that is on the USB stick to make it bootable, so backup all data before continuing.

Tip: Drag and drop a file from Finder to Terminal to ‘paste’ the full path without risking typing errors.

Step 1

Download Ubuntu Desktop

Step 2

Open the Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/ or query Terminal in Spotlight).

Step 3

Convert the .iso file to .img using the convert option of hdiutil e.g.,

hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img ~/path/to/ubuntu.iso

Note: OS X tends to put the .dmg ending on the output file automatically.

Step 4

Run

diskutil list

to get the current list of devices.

Step 5

Insert your flash media.

Step 6

Run

diskutil list

again and determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g. /dev/disk2).

Step 7

Run

diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN

(replace N with the disk number from the last command; in the previous example, N would be 2).

Step 8

Execute

sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m

(replace /path/to/downloaded.img with the path where the image file is located; for example, ./ubuntu.img or ./ubuntu.dmg).

• Using /dev/rdisk instead of /dev/disk may be faster
• If you see the error dd: Invalid number ‘1m’, you are using GNU dd. Use the same command but replace bs=1m with bs=1M
• If you see the error dd: /dev/diskN: Resource busy, make sure the disk is not in use. Start the ‘Disk Utility.app’ and unmount (don’t eject) the drive

Step 9

Run

diskutil eject /dev/diskN

and remove your flash media when the command completes.

Step 10

Restart your Mac and press alt/option key while the Mac is restarting to choose the USB stick.