Problem with USB Memory

Forum: USB booting
Topic: Problem with USB Memory
started by: pii

Posted by pii on May 09 2005,12:03

Hi!
I'm new to linux and i really like DSL, would like to get it installed on my 512Mb SD card (i use it in a USB card reader). So i partitioned it and wanted to install dsl on one of the partitions to try USB booting, but now dsl can't even find my /dev/sda ... cdrecord --scanbus shows nothing but my cd-roms (and dmesg grep SCSI says: failed initialization of WD-7000 SCSI card! i don't know what this means, maybe it has got nothing to do with my usb memory..?)
when checked with Windows 2000 Disk Manager the 55Mb partition seems to work allright, the other i can see but it can't be formatted, renamed or anything...

Is there something i can do or should i buy a new memory card?
/Mikko

Posted by meo on May 12 2005,08:51

Hello!

I'm using dsl-embedded on an usb-drive and that works very good. Since my bios doesn't support booting from usb I boot it from a cd when I don't use it embedded in Windows. I would suggest you to buy a usb-drive and try it out. Just remember that dsl-embedded takes up more space. I use a Sandisk Cruzer Titanium 512 and I find it incredible good for DSL.

Have fun,
meo

Posted by Onyarian on May 12 2005,11:20

HI,

I think that your problem is the USB card reader, sure it's a multiple card reader!!, I have one and is not recognized by the usbbooting, you have to buy one only CF reader (or only SD reader).

have fun!!

Onyarian

Posted by pii on May 12 2005,11:52

Hi again!
Updating DSL from v0.9.3 to v1.1 solved the problem so now i have my SD card back alive!
Thanks for your suggestions
/Mikko

Posted by pii on May 12 2005,12:02

Hi again!
Updating DSL from v0.9.3 to v1.1 solved the problem so now i have my SD card back alive!
Thanks for your suggestions
/Mikko

Posted by New2DSL on Oct. 17 2005,20:06

Quote (meo @ May 12 2005,04:51)

Meo:

I am new to DSL, but not to *nix.

I am using a Cruzer Titanium 512 also. I have tried the script for .zip and HDD install from both live CD and embedded locally, versions 1.5 and 2.0. Have tried it on 3 brands of computer, all of which support USB booting. DSL will run embedded on the drive, but will not boot. I have also tried downloading the 5_way.tgz from w/in DSL, and running it there. It does not mount the drive, and I cannot mount it manually. PHLAK will run and boot on same drive. Device is formatted FAT.

Any ideas?