Help installing DSL...

Forum: USB booting
Topic: Help installing DSL...
started by: n8dude

Posted by n8dude on Dec. 06 2006,00:26

I have no idea how to install DSL on a usb flash drive! if someone could give me the instructions, that would be helpful! I know it is probably simple, but please don't flame me for asking! thx
btw: i am using windows srry! :angry:

(linux machine not working correctly right now)

Posted by Juanito on Dec. 06 2006,04:44

If you need to install from Windows, search the DSL (or maybe the DSL-N) forums for a post on this - basically you need to download syslinux, (optionally) a HP USB formatting tool and the embedded version of DSL.

Next you format the USB stick, apply syslinux (eg syslinux/win32/syslinux.exe e:) and then unzip embedded DSL and copy the files across (except for the /qemu folder and dsl-linux.sh, qemu-linux-notes.txt & dsl-windows.bat files). Once done, set your BIOS so you can boot from a USB device and you should be in business.

Posted by pcfreak on Dec. 06 2006,14:50

I instal from windows, I did run the HP program, and I did run syslinux (I think that went OK) and downloaded the ISO file of DSL and unzipped it to my USB.
But when I want my BIOS set to boot from my USB I got several options, and they don't work all of them.
I have USB-CDROM, USB-FDD, and 2 others I think.

whitch USB do I need to select and did I do something wrong with the extracting to my USB?

(sorry for my crappy english... never could type it well...)

Posted by Juanito on Dec. 07 2006,04:13

If syslinux went OK you will have a file named ldlinux.sys in the root directory of your USB stick.

When you say "...downloaded the ISO file of DSL and unzipped it to my USB", I take it you mean that you used an iso mastering tool to get at the files inside the iso? You would need the embedded file of DSL to be able to unzip it.

USB-CD and USB-FD must be to boot from externel drives, what are the names of the other USB BIOS options?

Posted by n8dude on Dec. 07 2006,20:14

well, i got dsl working, except for one problem. there is no mouse support at all, i have tried ps2 and usb mice, and it didnt make a difference. could u help?

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Dec. 07 2006,21:28

attach one before you start dsl and it should autoconfigure them.

Or else use xsetup

Posted by pcfreak on Dec. 08 2006,09:37

I found al my boot options:
USB-HDD
USB-CDROM
USB-ZIP
USB-FDD
ZIP100
HDD-0, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3
CDROM, FLOPPY, LAN, SCSI, LS120

what do I have to chose?

And I used Winrar to extract the .ISo, with winrar you can make and extract .ISO files.

I'm trying now with the embedded version.

Posted by Juanito on Dec. 09 2006,07:38

Ref the question above - USB-HDD works best for me.

Ref the question before, a couple of questions:

1. What kind of mouse do you have?

2. What kind of mouse does DSL think you have as per the boot messages (the multi-coloured ones) at start-up? You should see something like "PS/2 mouse found at /dev/psaux" or similar.

Posted by pcfreak on Dec. 10 2006,13:11

answers:
1. I have a USB optical mouse
2. If I boot DSL on a CD it says: mouse in unknown at /dev input/mice

Posted by Juanito on Dec. 10 2006,14:17

Well, the good part is that DSL is seeing some kind of mouse - if you run xsetup and choose USB mouse, does it work?

Posted by pcfreak on Dec. 10 2006,15:11

well this is in DSL on the CD, and there I have my mouse working...

But my UBS doesnt boot...

<edit> i got it booting, was with the quickboot :laugh:

LOL!

Posted by patc890 on Dec. 12 2006,00:37

I'm at about the same place as you are. I have no mouse either.
Did you ever find out how to get the mouse to work?

Thanks.

Pat

Posted by n8dude on Dec. 16 2006,04:08

I still cant get the mouse to work, I have no idea what is going on. I have tried feather, and that works correctly. What the heck is going on?