how to use dsl to make bootdisks for dsl-n?Forum: DSL-N Topic: how to use dsl to make bootdisks for dsl-n? started by: DSL_Ninja Posted by DSL_Ninja on Feb. 07 2007,09:38
I like DSL, but would like to try dsl-n.I need to know how to use dsl to make the dsl-n bootdisks, the disks are different sizes, and I understand that linux can create floppies of different size, but how do I know from the size of the image the size of the floppy? How do I use dsl to invoke the disk image copying/formatting etc.I tried dd if=filename of=/dev/fd0 but get the no space left on device error, and the resultant disk is useless. Posted by Juanito on Feb. 07 2007,09:47
I seem to remember that you have to be able to write about 1.7MB to a 1.44MB floppy to make a DSL-N boot floppy - isn't there something about this on the (now defunct) DSL-N forum posts?
Posted by DSL_Ninja on Feb. 07 2007,09:57
I looked but couldn't find anything. I have seen other 1.7M floppies (tomsrtbt for example) but these had a script which setup the floppy and did the copying for me. Is DSL-N defunct? I thought it was still being developed. Posted by Juanito on Feb. 07 2007,10:09
I think DSL-N is in suspended animation but the forum was closed and moved to a section of the DSL forum.Looking at my DSL-N boot usb stick, the linux file is 1,529KB and the minirt.gz file is 863KB, so it's not obvious (to me at least) how even a 1.7MB floppy would be useful to boot from usb. Posted by DSL_Ninja on Feb. 07 2007,10:16
I see, I suppose that this should have been placed in the DSL-N forum here, but to be honest I hadn't seen it. I did search the old forum for the answer, and looking here I can not find one either.
Posted by lucky13 on Feb. 07 2007,10:48
Use the floppy tool listed in the menu. It will let you format a floppy at 1.44 or 1.7 MB and copy image to floppy. Posted by roberts on Feb. 07 2007,15:22
DSL-N two floppy boot set is available in the DSL-N current dowload section < here >The first one is oversized, you can use DSL floppy tool to format and wite the image to it. DSLpanel->Floppy Tool select 1722k for the first floppy image Posted by cosmoOne on Feb. 12 2007,06:45
Read "DSL embedded writeable and modifyable" in the "DSL embedded" topic. It will give you a way to do it without floppies.
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