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| *{{:screenshots:disk_id.png?500|}} | *{{:screenshots:disk_id.png?500|}} | ||
| *In the case depicted above the Disk Identifier is disk1, so the device would be ''/dev/disk1'', that's the device name we'll use for the rest of the tutorial, adapt to whatever your disk identifier is. | *In the case depicted above the Disk Identifier is disk1, so the device would be ''/dev/disk1'', that's the device name we'll use for the rest of the tutorial, adapt to whatever your disk identifier is. | ||
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| ==== 3. Deploying BKO ==== | ==== 3. Deploying BKO ==== | ||
| - | To deploy BKO to your USB drive, fire up Terminal and cd to the directory you downloaded it and deploy it by using | + | To deploy BKO to your USB drive, fire up Terminal and cd to the directory where you downloaded it. Deploy it by using |
| dd if=gpxe.usb of=dev/disk1 | dd if=gpxe.usb of=dev/disk1 | ||
| Remember to substitute ''disk1'' for your own disk identifier. | Remember to substitute ''disk1'' for your own disk identifier. | ||
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| ==== 4. Recovering your storage space ==== | ==== 4. Recovering your storage space ==== | ||
| At the moment, your BKO/gPXE should be up and ready, feel free to try it out. Nevertheless you will find that you're using your whole USB drive for a tool that uses barely 2MB of espace. We will be redefining the partition table so we can use the remaining espace. | At the moment, your BKO/gPXE should be up and ready, feel free to try it out. Nevertheless you will find that you're using your whole USB drive for a tool that uses barely 2MB of espace. We will be redefining the partition table so we can use the remaining espace. | ||
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| There is a screenshot of this process below. | There is a screenshot of this process below. | ||
| - | - Launch the fdisk utility by using | + | - From Terminal, launch the fdisk utility in interactive mode by using |
| * <code>fdisk -e /dev/disk1</code> | * <code>fdisk -e /dev/disk1</code> | ||
| - Once fdisk starts, the prompt should look like | - Once fdisk starts, the prompt should look like | ||
