USB booting :: HOWTO: Lexar 128MB USB Drive Running DSL

Quote (Guest @ Feb. 17 2005,02:11)

a translation of this for OS X:

0) insert your usb drive. it will mount automatically.

1) download current bootusb-x.x.x.img and dsl-x.x.x.iso

2) open DiskUtility and get all the info on your drive
2a) erase it and reformat it as "MS-DOS File System"
2b) make sure that you note the "Disk Identifier" in the info screen
2c) unmount the partition on the usb drive.

3) open a terminal
3) cd to the directory where you saved the images
3b) type "sudo if=bootusb-x.x.x.img of=/dev/diskX bs=512 count=1" where diskX is the "Disk Identifier" from step 2.

4) disconnect and reconect the usb drive.

5) double click the iso file to mount it
5a) drag the KNOPPIX folder to your usb drive.

6) Double click the bootusb-x.x.x.img to mount it
6a) select all the files and drag them to the usb disk.

7) eject the usb drive and have fun!

command should be "sudo [B]dd..."

also, i think you need to unmount the disk in disk utility before running command

If you're having problems with any method, try an alternate method...Check the 'HOWTO' forum for more..
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....;t=3790 - Another USB Howto

This thread should really be in there anyway.

I tried to create bootable usb via linux, but something
goes wrong.
mkfs.msdos /dev/sda1 OK
cat usb-boo*.iso > /dev/sda1 OK
reobot OK but needs kernel
At the moment I have no more room in the usb-pen
only 1 MB free... how I can modify the right size?
Thanks in advantage for the help
Newbie

Shouldn't it be

cat usb-boo*.iso > /dev/sda

instead of /dev/sda1?

First of all, what files should i be seeing when i try to download DSL?
Next, when i try to download the files to my computer, not my thumbdrive, I get the "timed out" message.
Finally, if i try to enable "read only" on my thumbdrive, will it screw up DSL during a boot?

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