OpenSolaris Live USB Creator (Windows/.NET)
CAUTION
This utility touch hardware devices which connected to your Windows PC. I recommend you to back up entire data on your PC before using this.
NEWS
- MAY 11, 2009 - Version 0.03 is now hosted on genunix.org also. Thanks again to webmaster !!
- MAY 10, 2009 - Version 0.03 Released.
- APR 14, 2009 - OpenSolaris Live USB creator is now hosted on genunix.org also. Great thanks to genunix.org webmaster !!
ABOUT THIS
This utility helps you to create OpenSolaris LiveUSB memory stick.
Offically, when you want to create OpenSolaris LiveUSB memory stick, you must run usbcopy script on Solaris/OpenSolaris box.
Using this utility, you can create LiveUSB stick from ".usb" images on your Windows box.
SCREEN SHOT
DOWNLOAD
- Latest Version ( v0.03 )
- Executable - OsolLiveUSB003.zip ( 202,970 Byte / md5sum: e0b2813844f1ee639805fa060aede16e )
- Download - From this site ( Please rename to "OsolLiveUSB003.zip" )
- Download - From genunix.org mirror
- Source - OsolLiveUSB003-src.zip ( 138,233 Byte / md5sum: fe0e322ab7bdba332b635a00ac4b986a )
- Download - From this site ( Please rename to "OsolLiveUSB003-src.zip" )
- Download - From genunix.org mirror
- Executable - OsolLiveUSB003.zip ( 202,970 Byte / md5sum: e0b2813844f1ee639805fa060aede16e )
- Previous Version ( v0.02 )
- Executable - OsolLiveUSB002.zip ( 1,842,606 Byte / md5sum: 85d30f496e0bd09772bc03e336b6982c )
- Download - From this site ( Please rename to "OsolLiveUSB002.zip" )
- Download - From genunix.org mirror
- Source - OsolLiveUSB002-src.zip ( 1,869,173 Byte / md5sum: 77f30a0642d0abb9929dd6af144c227b )
- Download - From this site ( Please rename to "OsolLiveUSB002-src.zip" )
- Download - From genunix.org mirror
- Executable - OsolLiveUSB002.zip ( 1,842,606 Byte / md5sum: 85d30f496e0bd09772bc03e336b6982c )
Great thanks to genunix.org webmaster !!
REQUIREMENT FOR USE
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista ( require Administrator priviledges )
- .NET Framework later than v2.0
- USB Memory Stick
- USB Image file
REQUIREMENT FOR BUILD/DEVELOP
- Windows XP/Vista
- Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition ( Free download is available from http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/ )
Open solution file "OsolLiveUSB.sln" from Visual C# 2008 IDE, and build it. Sorry for dirty source.
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 (JPOSUG) member.
- All of OpenSolaris destributon creator.
- and You who watching this site.
AUTHOR
Hiroshi Chonan - chonan at pid0 dot org - SCA # OS0255
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/