USB booting :: (doc) step by step of usb booting

Quote (bruce lee @ Jan. 29 2005,00:37)

Hi somebody,

1/ I formated my USB Key (Lexar 128 Mo) in FAT16 with Hp utility, without copy of files system from Diskett.
2/ I use "WinImage 7.0" to extract "bootusb-0.8.img" to my Usb Key
3/ I use "UltraIso 7.5.0.986" to decompress "dsl-0.9.2.iso" in a temporary Directory
4/ I copy "\boot\isolinux\boot.msg" from my temporary Directory to my Usb Key overriting this
5/ I copy all the files of my temporary Directory to my Usb Key in the Root
6/ I boot it and it work fine

I am happy !!!

Enjoy !!!

Followed your instructions and am now in DSL posting this :-)))))

cool i got my 64mb sony mem stick to boot.
im using a pocket mem stick reader and Abit nf7-s2g motherboard.
thanx efros and everyone else

Got it! :-)

Notebook Computer - HP Pavilion ZE5610CA

USB FlashDrive - 128 Meg UniversalSmartDrive

Had to go into Notebook BIOS and change Boot order so that USB was before Harddrive.

I tried also with a 64 Meg UniversalSmartDrive but have not had any success, so far.

Bill

Check backup in the menu to see if it`s working, & making the
file "backup.tar.gz" on your USB, when you enter sda1 or drive
for your USB.
I did as you did to install & it worked great for a week or so,
now it wont make the "backup.tar.gz" file any more.

Hie all ! I'm a newb to dsl.
I've tryied the steps with my 128mb twinmos pendrive.I did the thing:
1.Formatted my pendrive in FAT and Extracted bootusb-0.8.img with winima70 into it.
2.Extracted dsl-0.9.2.iso with winrar to a directory named dsl-0.9.2 and copied the "\boot\isolinux\boot.msg" to my pendrive overritin.
3.copied all the files in dsl-0.9.2 to pendrive.
4.Enabled usb keyboard and usb boot and selected usb-zip(later, tried usb-hdd) as the first boot option from BIOS setting.

what the result is "disk error press any key to restart !!"

And What u mean by "usb key" ??
anybody pls help me !!

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