Creating a bootable USB Key (Windows or Linux machine) for DCE

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Instructions for a Windows machine:

InsertUSBkey (no larger than 4GB) into your system.
Extract the following file to a temporary directory:
DCExpertUsbFlashRestore_Win_x.x.x_b.zip
Open a command prompt and navigate to the temporary directory using the cd command. The command prompt working directory must be the same location as the extracted files.
Run mkDCExpertRestoreUsbKey.bat <iso image filename>.
Example: mkDCExpertRestoreUsbKey.bat c:\tmp\restore.iso
Answer the prompts as appropriate.

Instructions for a Linux machine:

Insert a 2GB (or larger) USB key into your system.
Extract the following file to a temporary directory:
DCExpertUsbFlashRestore_Linux_x.x.x_b.tar.gz
Open a command prompt and navigate to the temporary directory using the cd command. The command prompt working directory must be the same location as the extracted files.
Run mkDCExpertRestoreUsbKey.sh <iso image filename>.
Example: mkDCExpertRestoreUsbKey.sh /tmp/restore.iso
Answer the prompts as appropriate.

Third-party USB key scripts:

The scripts used to create USB keys use the following software:

Software	URL	Windows	Linux
Syslinux	http://syslinux.zytor.com/	X	X
7-zip	http://www.7-zip.org	X
GNU sed	http://unxutils.sourceforge.net	X

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