quick help

Forum: USB booting
Topic: quick help
started by: kYd

Posted by kYd on Sep. 17 2005,14:08

ok ive got dsl-1.4-embedded working in windows...now all i need to know is how to install dsl to my 128mb usb drive.
is their a command i can use under dsl embedded that will install it to my usb?

any help would be appriciated.
thanks

Posted by kYd on Sep. 17 2005,14:55

o right i found the install to usb option....but when it asks for the name of my usb (eg sda) how do i know what my usb is called.
ive tried doing lsusb but nothing shows up. ive also tried
mount /dev/sda/ /mnt/usb
but i get "not a vaild block device"??
whats that mean..and how can i get the name of my usb.
thanks

Posted by kYd on Sep. 18 2005,01:23

no one at all!

Posted by adssse on Sep. 18 2005,04:36

Usually the partition is associated with the usb drive. For example it is most probably sda1. The way I usually check is to plug it in, give it about 20 seconds to recognize it and type 'cat /etc/fstab' and look for sda1. I have found that sometimes my drive is first seen as sda so I have to repeat the process and the second time it sees the partition and it shows up as sda1. Hope this helps somewhat.

Posted by kYd on Sep. 18 2005,21:28

thanks...but I dont even think its recongnizing my usb device.
I keep getting the not a vaild device error.... what does that mean?

or if there is an alternate way of putting dsl on my usb drive could someone please tell me

Posted by Juanito on Sep. 19 2005,00:41

I had this problem - I think the issue is that DSL embedded is isolated from your machines hardware as a consequence of running in a window - you would need to connect to your HD, USB drive etc by using FTP (see posts on Samba DSL elsewhere in the forums) which probably would not allow you to create a bootable USB stick.

I think your only option is to burn a CD, boot from the CD and then make the boot USB - this worked for me.

Posted by cbagger01 on Sep. 19 2005,06:20

You are correct.

You need to boot DSL natively (IE: from a livecd disk) in order to create a bootable USB device.

Posted by kYd on Sep. 19 2005,18:43

Great thanks that worked....

but ive just discovered i cant boot from USB, Sony locks alot of the settings in the BIOS and 'dummed it down' so I cant set the option to boot from USB if though

trying to find a work around but i cant

Posted by cbagger01 on Sep. 19 2005,22:13

Worst case, you can use a usb boot floppy disk.

Posted by voti on Sep. 22 2005,10:34

Hello!!

I'm looking for someone from POLAND
and some information in polish abouy booting dsl from pendrive 128mb