USB booting :: Trying to install to USB (PNY Attache)



Sorry to plug another distro, but I just booted SLAX (USB pendrive install via MySlaxCreator) from the same pendrive/Optiplex successfully (though the display set to 800x600, which is a bit annoying).  

I'd MUCH rather use DSL.
Quote (eckertd @ Aug. 17 2006,10:35)
Now I 've got another problem.  I put the newly installed pendrive into a Dell Optiplex GX260 (that has both USB keybd & mouse) and select USB Device from the boot menu.  The splash screen comes up and it looks like it starts to load, but fails with "Cannot find KNOPPIX filesystem" and dumps me to a restricted shell, but get no keybd response.


Since you got to the Boot Menu on the Dell, you probably have
already checked the bios settings for USB, but just to make sure:

On a Dell SX270 Boot Menu (which should be similar to your Dell GX260):

System Setup

Integrated Devices (LegacySelect Options)

USB Emulation On
USB Controller On
The GX260 was configured as you stated.  Additionally, the GX620 also has the following:

   BIOS A08
   F2 -> Setup
   -->Onboard Devices
   ---->USB Controller = ON
   ---->Front USB Ports = ON
Our SX280's are not able to boot with USB-HDD which is what pendrive_usbhdd.sh creates.

Try using pendrive_usbzip.sh which will create a USB drive
which uses USB-ZIP.  That is what works with the Dell SX280.

From the DSL menu:

Apps
Tools
 Install to USB-Pendrive
   For USB-ZIP Pendrive

EDIT:
That should read
"cannot boot USB-HDD from the F12 Boot Menu".
The Dell SX280 can also boot a USB-HDD pendrive from a WinXP
or DOS boot floppy with usbaspi.sys, di1000dd.sys, and linld.com.

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/dsl-n/f/viewtopic.php?t=336

config.sys has:

device=usbaspi.sys /v /norst /nocbc
device=di1000dd.sys

The usbaspi.sys may not need all of those options.

autoexec.bat has:

linld image=c:\linux initrd=c:\minirt.gz "cl=ramdisk_size=100000 lang=us frugal noprompt noeject dma vga=791"

all on one line.

The pendrive may end up as the E: dirve instead of the C: drive.

Watch the messages and adjust if needed.
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