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 +dd if=/tmp/install-amd64-minimal-YYYYMMDD.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8192k && sync
  
 +This will wipe everything on the USB key. Double check that there is nothing on there you want before proceeding. 
 +Make sure you have the correct device path! Note also that we need to target the device itself, and not a partition within it,
 + so for /dev/sdX in the above command, use e.g. /dev/sdb and not/dev/sdb1; /dev/sdc and not/dev/sdc1, etc.
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 +ref: http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/EFI_Gentoo_End_to_End_Install/Creating_and_Booting_the_Minimal-Install_Image_on_USB
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