![]() Sudo mkdir /mnt/sdb1 (you don't need to use sdb1, it's just simpler and you need to be consistent) If the partition you created on the external is sdb1 create the mount point for it: You need to create a mount point for the external drive partition and then mount it before copying files. Mount -o loop WindowsTechnicalPreview-x86-EN-US.iso windows10Īfter doing the above mount command (and again, if done outside to /home/user directory you need sudo) Mkdir windows10 (Note that if you are doing this outside your /home/user directory, you will need to use sudo) I created a mount point in the Downloads folder: I tried using the Disk Image Mounter and got a message the file was too large so I used this process. Windows tech preview iso in your Downloads folder, first create a mount point for it. Next you need to extract the windows iso files and copy them to this partition. The right of it a series of letters/numbers which is your UUID for that partition. You will see details about the partition. Again, right click the new ntfs partitionĪnd select Information. The drop down menu and click the check box next to boot. When it finishes, right click the new ntfs partition in the main window of GParted and select Manage Flags from It will create the partition and do the format. Go to the check mark tab at the top and click it. ![]() Select the size you want for the partition and ntfs for File system and Create as Primary partition. ![]() Open GParted and click the Partition tab, then click New and in the window which opens, ![]() Much easier.įirst create a partition on the external large enough to hold the iso files. I'll post the notes I have on how it was done and after reading them, you will probably go with the suggestion by Bucky Ball to use VirtualBox. Didn't install because the installer stopped saying it could not install to a usb drive and I had no where else to put it. I did this a few weeks ago, put the extracted windows tech preview iso on an external drive and started the install process. Grub2 can boot pretty much any Ubuntu or derivative iso and a number of other Linux systems or tools but not the proprietary windows. ![]()
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