DSL Embedded :: triple boot

tripleboot.zip for USB pendrives Is now ready in the download section. This is thanks to Massimo Dal Zotto, aka dizzy. Althought this is not exactly his implementation. I have set it up to work as our current model, i.e., it is not persistent. It uses a 60MB pseduo harddrive shared between all boots and a single dsl.iso. Use the standard backup/restore with filetool.lst. Total size unzipped is 122MB ideal for 128MB pendrives.

So, you can boot:
1. From BIOS via Syslinux
2. From within Windows via Qemu's Virtual Machine
3. From within Linux via Qemu's Virtual Machine

I've copied all the files in tripleboot.zip over a USB Drive that previously can boot from BIOS to DSL. After that, the windows-qemu version runs fine, but when I try to boot from BIOS y get only a debian copiright notice, the boot screen with the logo corrupted and when I press RETURN to standard boot, I get a silent frailure and reboot.

How should I install this tripleboot files?

I'm running all this on a Xtick 2.0 USB Dirve on a Dell Inspiron 8500 laptop.

From your post, I cannot determine if you have run DSL natively without problems and your issue is now a video issue, or if you are having a booting up issue.

With Qemu you are running on a virtual machine. That virtual machine has simple standards that work well with DSL.

Running DSL directly on a DELL usually has video challenges.
You will have to search the forums for proper Dell boot parameters that will work with your video hardware.

If a booting problem, try not to overwrite the ldlinux.sys from a previous booting syslinux pendrive.

Sorry for the imprecission of my previous message ;). English is not my natural language... I'll try to be more clear

Yesterday I was able to boot from the USB Drive perfectly on the DELL computer.

Today, I have seen this message and I have downloaded your tripleboot.zip file. Then after erasing my previous files, I have copied your files (uncompressed of course). After that I get boot errors. I must reinstall the DSL system on the USB using frugal_install.sh again from a DSL booted from CD.

Is more clear now? Is this the correct procedure to install your files?

Thank you,
Rafa

Lets try this approach. What works on three test computers.

First download the zip file.

From an exsising booting usb pendrive that was created with the "Install to USB Pendrive script", i.e., boot with USB-ZIP and USB-KEYBOARD selected in the BIOS.

1. unzip the files onto the pendrive
2. reboot - works.

For a pendrive that is not currently using syslinux to boot:
1. format pendrive using FAT option in windows
2. apply syslinux to the drive ( syslinux.exe -s e: )
3. unzip the files onto the pendrive - do not overwrite the ldlinux.sys
4. reboot - works.

As noted in the readme.txt file, Dell and HP computers may need different formating utilities to boot with their various BIOS options. I do not own a Dell or HP, so can be little help with those machines.

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