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OpenSolaris Live USB Creator (Windows/.

NET)
Version 0.03 - May 10, 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Hiroshi Chonan
http://devzone.sites.pid0.org/OpenSolaris/opensolaris-liveusb-creator
DESCRIPTION
----------The OpenSolaris Live USB Creator is a tiny GUI utility to make OpenSolaris
live USB stick from Windows environment easily.
REQUIMENT TO USE
---------------To use this utility, following components/materials are required.
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Windows 2000/XP/Vista OS ( require Administrator proviledges )


.NET Framework v2.0 later
USB Memory Stick to flush
Live USB image file

INSTALLATION
-----------This utility do not need installation procedure, no registry key is used
also. Just extract zip archive where you like.
USING UTILITY
------------To create Live USB stick with this utility, follow procedure below;
1.
2.
3.
4.

Extract ZIP archive where you like.


Execute "OsolLiveUSB.exe"
Choose image file by "..." button within "USB Image" area.
Select target device. You can refresh device list with "..."
button.
5. Press "Start" button to flush target device.
SUPPORT
------Latest version of creator is available on projecy Web site below:
http://devzone.sites.pid0.org/OpenSolaris/opensolaris-liveusb-creator
If you wish to report a bug, please contact by mail to:
chonan@pid0.org
CHANGELOG
--------Apr 10, 2009 - Initial Version (v0.01) Released.

Apr 11, 2009 - v0.02 Released.


- Embedded manifest for UAC.
- Adjustment UI Design.
May 10, 2009 - v0.03 Released.
- Add auto-generating MBR/PBR/disklabel. No more USB Stick template.
- Embedded GRUB stage1/2 images.
- Adjustment UI Design.
REFERENCES
---------http://genunix.org/
Latest OpenSolaris preview USB Image available
http://www.milax.org/?page_id=9
Latest MilaX Live USB Image available
http://jaris.jp/download.html
Jaris BASIC Live USB Image available
http://masafumi-ohta.blogspot.com/
Core-contributor Ohta-san's blog, Some USB Image for netbook PC available
SPECIAL THANKS
--------------

Masafumi Ohta - OpenSolaris Core Contributor.


Yasushi KOHJU Taki - Leader of Japan OpenSolaris UserGroup (JPOSUG).
Active #opensolaris-jp users.
Jim Grisanzio - Sr. Program Manager, OpenSolaris Engineering.
Al Hopper - The sponsor of genunix.org.
All of Japan OpenSolaris UserGroup member.
All of OpenSolaris destributon creator.

- and You who downloaded this utility.


AUTHOR
-----Hiroshi Chonan <chonan@pid0.org>
LICENSE
------This software is licensed under Common Development and Distribution
License (CDDL) v1.0. You can obtain a copy of the license at
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing/

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