0) Pre-requirements

• a GNU/Linux system with standard tools
• the bootusb archive and ISO image downloaded somewhere in your system, e.g.:

  File	devel (test)
  Bootusb archive	/tmp/openmamba-bootusb-test-en-snapshot-20130313.i586.cpio.gz
  ISO image	/tmp/openmamba-livecd-test-en-snapshot-20130313.i586.iso

1) USB device partitioning

• insert the storage and identify its device name (disk_device, e.g. /dev/sdb)
• make sure that no partitions are mounted for the device
• run parted or gparted and create a partition that is at least 2GB large (4GB for the livedvd version)
• mark the partition as "bootable"
• identify the device corresponding to the partition (partition_device, e.g. /dev/sdb1)

2) Formatting the device

sudo mkfs.ext4 -L openmamba_live partition_device

3) Installing the cpio image

udisks --mount partition_device

udisks should use /media/openmamba_live as the mount point:

cd /media/openmamba_live
gunzip -c < /tmp/openmamba-bootusb-test-en-snapshot-20130313.i586.cpio.gz | sudo cpio -i

4) Installing extlinux bootloader

You need the syslinux package installed in your system, then use the following command from the <mount point> directory:

extlinux --install boot

5) Installing master boot record (MBR)

You need the mbr package installed in your system, then use the following command:

sudo install-mbr disk device

6) Copying the ISO image file

Copy the ISO image file of an openmamba medium (livecd, livestudio, installdvd...) to the device root directory:

sudo cp /tmp/openmamba-livecd-test-en-snapshot-20130313.i586.iso /media/openmamba_live/openmamba-live.iso

Unmount the storage and that's all about installation:

udisks --unmount partition_device

7) Running the system

Reboot your computer with the USB storage inserted in.