USB booting :: boot: cannot find image

Hello

I install DSL on my usb pen.
When I launch the boot, it freezes at:

Looking for Cdrom in:

It tried /dev/scd0, scd1 ...
then it tried /dev/sda1,2,3 ...

but it cannot find the Knoppix image.

My usb pen is detected as /dev/sda (no number after sda)
Is it possible the problem is here? How can I solve it?
Thanks for your help

Bye

when you did the installation did it just say sda?
that is very unusual.
how big is your pendrive ?

Thanks for your help

I (re)format my key with qtparted : now it's detected as sda1.
When the boot starts, it stays frozen for several minutes on

Looking for CDROM in: /dev/sda1

and nothing.....

Any ideas???

Bye

After several minutes, it says to me it couldn't find the boot image, (I think it's the file KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX but it's on my key)
and open a very very very restrictive shell with only four commands:
mount, cat ....

I don't understand....

Is this a USB-ZIP vs. USB-HDD install problem?

Does your PC support USB-HDD booting, and did you do a USB-HDD install?

Or, as some PCs don't support USB-HDD, can you boot from USB-ZIP? Obviously then you need to do a USB-ZIP install.

The install script AFAIK formats & partitions the USB stick as required, so you shouldn't need to worry about it.

Just a thought, sorry if it's on the wrong track.

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