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Update macos USB instructions
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@ -11,10 +11,24 @@ a USB stick. You can use the <command>dd</command> utility to write the image:
<command>dd if=<replaceable>path-to-image</replaceable> <command>dd if=<replaceable>path-to-image</replaceable>
of=<replaceable>/dev/sdb</replaceable></command>. Be careful about specifying the of=<replaceable>/dev/sdb</replaceable></command>. Be careful about specifying the
correct drive; you can use the <command>lsblk</command> command to get a list of correct drive; you can use the <command>lsblk</command> command to get a list of
block devices. If you're on macOS you can run <command>diskutil list</command> block devices.</para>
to see the list of devices; the device you'll use for the USB must be ejected
before writing the image.</para>
<para>On macOS:
<programlisting>
$ diskutil list
[..]
/dev/diskN (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
[..]
$ diskutil unmountDisk diskN
Unmount of all volumes on diskN was successful
$ sudo dd bs=1m if=nix.iso of=/dev/rdiskN
</programlisting>
Using the 'raw' <command>rdiskN</command> device instead of <command>diskN</command>
completes in minutes instead of hours. After <command>dd</command> completes, a GUI
dialog "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer" will pop up, which
can be ignored.</para>
<para>The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive, <para>The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive,
making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations. For making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations. For
non-UEFI installations, you can alternatively use non-UEFI installations, you can alternatively use