So modify syslinux.cfg to include ks=usb to the append line.
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There is no need to reboot ?Īs mentioned earlier we need to specify that the ESXi install files are not on the CD-Rom we do this by modifying the syslinux.cfg file to include a reference to a Kickstart file on the USB stick. You will be prompted to overwrite the file menu.c32, answer Yes that you wish to do this. This is a GUI based tool that allows you to create bootable USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora and other Linux distributions by pointing the tool at the install ISO and hitting Go! I found this from Daniel Buonocore’s post over at ĭownload the execuatble from UNetbootin and point it at the ESXi 4.1 ISO file.
One I have found particularly useful for this scenario is UNetbootin.
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There are many posts on the web detailing how to create a bootable USB stick with syslinux.