Creating usb bootalbe pen from windows ?
Forum: USB booting
Topic: Creating usb bootalbe pen from windows ?
started by: hq4ever
Posted by hq4ever on Nov. 26 2005,07:13
Hi,I've searched the site and googled too but all the instructions I've been able to find for creating DSL usb boot disk concentrated on linux. Now obviously I do have my debian installed on my server, the only problem is that my server is in the office.
How do I create the usb bootable pen from windows ?
Thank you
Maxim.
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Key words : pendrive pen bootable usb disk windows win image
Posted by cbagger01 on Nov. 26 2005,18:51
You don't.See this thread:
< http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....t=9800; >
Posted by hq4ever on Nov. 27 2005,12:12
I think it should have been made a bit clearer that the preferred installation method is by starting the install from a live-cd.Thank you :)
Posted by roberts on Nov. 27 2005,18:51
There are two ways to install DSL to a pendrive from windows without burning a cdrom.The first way:
From windows, download the dsl-embedded version and unzip to your pendrive.
You then need to grab syslinux version for windows and run the syslinux.exe to install the boot loader onto the pendrive. It may not work with your bios. It may work if you have boot from usb-zip.
The second way:
Download and install the free Vmware player for windows.
Download the dsl-vmx version and unzip on windows.
Plug you pendrive into your computer.
Double click the dsl.vmx icon and startup DSL vmware version.
You should see the usb pendrive device shown at the top of the vmplayer status line. Click the status line to connect the usb pendrive to the virtual machine.
Next click in the main area of DSL to enter the DSL system.
Navigate the menu to find the install to pendrive scripts.
Use usb-zip or usb-hdd as appropriate for your system.
The pendrive device is DSL is usually sda, change if needed.
Also select install from (L)iveCD as this is emulating the live CD
This works with vmware as their virtual machine allows direct access to the pendrive. Qemu does not.
Posted by hq4ever on Nov. 27 2005,19:14
Splendent !Thank you for the detailed explanation.
I've edited my original message, add key words so that any one search for a solution similler to this will have this post as reference.
Thank you again,
Maxim.