NAME
molotov - Create a bootable media from a Windows iso image.
DESCRIPTION
Molotov is a command line utility designed to create a bootable USB drive using a Windows ISO image. To use Molotov, you'll need a flash drive with sufficient storage space and a Windows image which can be obtained by downloading it from Microsoft's website.
- You need to have root access in order to perform the USB drive creation.
- Bear in mind that ALL data in your device will be deleted!
SYNOPSIS
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molotov -i <iso-image> -d <block-device> [OPTIONS]
EXAMPLE
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molotov -i Win10_22H2_BrazilianPortuguese_x64v1.iso -d /dev/sdc -v -u
OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (--). A summary of options is included below.
- -i, --iso-image FILE
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Iso image to be used in the media creation
- -d, --device DEVICE
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Device where the image must be burnt, it must be a block device
- -h, --help
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Display the help message
- -v, --verbose
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Turn on verbose output
- -V, --version
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Print molotov's version and exit
- -u, --uefi
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Make an uefi-bootable media (default is legacy)
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
EXIT VALUES
- 0
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Success!
- 1
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Some crucial internal function exited with the status 1, such as mkfs.ntfs or fdisk
- 2
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Some crucial internal function exited with the status 2, such as mkfs.ntfs or fdisk
- 64
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Unknown parameter
- 65
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Missing required arguments, it happens when the user omits either the -i or -d flag
- 66
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Iso image not found, when the user passes as argument a non-existent ISO image
- 67
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Block device not found, when the user passes as argument a non-existent device
- 68
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Indicates insufficient permissions to perform the requested operation.
Commonly occurs when attempting to write to a device that requires administrative privileges (root access).
Common causes:
- The current user does not have write access to the target device
- Device ownership is limited to root
- The user is not root
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <https://codeberg.org/cizordj/molotov>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © Cézar Augusto de Campos
License: GPL-3+