How to create a bootable openSUSE 10.3 USB stick
This howto is intended to show you the fastest way to get a bootable openSUSE 10.3 live USB stick.
Other than Ubuntu- and Fedora-type systems, the initrd on SUSE-type live CDs is not directly suitable for booting from a USB stick. The openSUSE system image creator, Kiwi, can produce initrd files for Live USB media, however. These differ e.g., in the linuxrc script and in the supplied kernel modules.