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If you see `dd: invalid status flag: 'progress'`, your dd version doesn't support the `status=progress` option and you'll need to remove it. In this case, you won't see writing progress.
Using UNetbootin for Windows, macOS, and Linux
UNetbootin may work in some cases but not others - for instance, it will likely create a stick that is bootable in BIOS mode, but not UEFI mode. Fedora cannot guarantee support for UNetbootin-written images.
While your results may vary, it is usually the case that the Fedora Media Writer, `livecd-iso-to-disk`, GNOME, and `dd` methods give better results than UNetbootin. If you encounter problems with UNetbootin, please contact the UNetbootin developers, not the Fedora developers.
https://unetbootin.github.io/[UNetbootin] is a graphical, bootable USB image creator. Using it will allow you to preserve any data you have in the USB drive. If you have trouble booting, however, you may wish to try with a blank, cleanly FAT32-formatted drive.
If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution, UNetbootin may fail to run until you install the 32-bit versions of quite a lot of system libraries.
Download the latest UNetbootin version from the https://unetbootin.github.io/[official site] and install it. On Linux, the download is an executable file: save it somewhere, change it to be executable using `chmod ugo+x` filename or a file manager, and then run it.
Launch UNetbootin. On Linux, you might have to type the root password.
Click on `Diskimage` and search for the ISO file you downloaded.
Select Type: USB drive and choose the correct device for your stick.
Click OK.
If you do not see _sdX_ listed, you might have to reformat the drive. You can do this from most file manager or disk utility tools, e.g. the GNOME disk utility ("Disks") on Fedora. The FAT32 format is most likely to result in a bootable stick. This will cause you to lose all data on the drive.
Creating a USB stick from a running live environment
If you are already running a live CD, DVD, or USB and want to convert that into a bootable USB stick, run the following command:
# livecd-iso-to-disk /run/initramfs/livedev /dev/sdX"
NOTE: This method will no longer be effective for Fedora 37 and later versions. As of Fedora 37, the syslinux (ioslinux) booting method has been entirely removed.
Booting from USB sticks
Almost all modern PCs can boot from USB sticks. However, how you tell the system to boot from a USB stick varies substantially from system to system. Initially, you can try this:
Power off the computer.
Plug the USB drive into a USB port.
Remove all other portable media, such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or other USB sticks.
Power on the computer.
If the computer is configured to automatically boot from the USB drive, you will see a screen that says "Automatic boot in 10 seconds..." with a countdown.
If you do a native UEFI boot, where you will see a rather more minimal boot menu.
If the computer starts to boot off the hard drive as normal, you'll need to manually configure it to boot off the USB drive. Usually, that should work like this:
Wait for a safe point to reboot.
As the machine starts to reboot, watch carefully for instructions on which key to press. Usually a function key, `Escape`, `Tab`, `F11`, `F12` or `Delete` is to be pressed to enter the boot device selection menu, `BIOS setup`, `firmware`, or `UEFI`. Press and hold that key. If you miss the window of opportunity, often only a few seconds, then reboot and try again. (If this does not work, consult the manual of your computer)
Use the firmware, `BIOS`, interface or the boot device menu to put your USB drive first in the boot sequence. It might be listed as a hard drive rather than a removable drive. Each hardware manufacturer has a slightly different method for doing so.
Your computer could become unbootable or lose functionality if you change any other settings. Though these settings can be reverted, you'll need to remember what you changed in order to do so.
Save the changes, exit, and the computer should boot from the USB drive.
If your system has a UEFI firmware, it will usually allow you to boot the stick in UEFI native mode or BIOS compatibility mode. If you boot in UEFI native mode and perform a Fedora installation, you will get a UEFI native Fedora installation. If you boot in BIOS compatibility mode and perform a Fedora installation, you will get a BIOS compatibility mode Fedora installation.

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NOTE: This method will no longer be effective for Fedora 37 and later versions. As of Fedora 37, the syslinux (ioslinux) booting method has been entirely removed.
NOTE: This method will no longer be effective for Fedora 37 and later versions. As of Fedora 37, the syslinux (ioslinux) booting method has been entirely removed.
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