compact flash to hd installForum: HD Install Topic: compact flash to hd install started by: xlancealotx Posted by xlancealotx on Dec. 05 2007,20:03
Im shot! I have gone all around the world, and hoping dsl will be it, but I am also not sure if this is the right forum, as I want to setup/boot of the compact flash, but the end result being a a hd install.The ebox doesn't have cd rom, I have a knoppix live which worked pretty well, but can't seem to get the installer to work right. The ebox has a 1gb compact flash and a 2gb internal drive so I simply wish to get some type of bootable media on the flash, then do a hd install, so any help or directions will help! Posted by roberts on Dec. 05 2007,20:13
I don't do traditional hard drive installs, but on my ebox, I boot from DSL installed pendrive and then frugal install on the ebox's flash disk module. Works fine.
Posted by xlancealotx on Dec. 05 2007,21:13
cool, I am looking at the DSL pendrive install. It's a plain and simple iso, not naturally I will have to ask how to get the iso over keeping it bootable. I thought a dd would do it, but last time I tried with another distro it didn't;dd if=the.iso of=/dev/sdg . But I am not sure on partitioning. Do I fdisk, remove all partitions and just leave the out as /dev/sdg, or make 1 large win32 or linux partition and dd making the out /dev/sdg1 That will get it booted, and not sure on the frugal install, but I will try anything, thank you for such a prompt reply, this has been 3 day's of torture! Especially once I had knoppix running off the flash, then dd'd it over but it keeps the same settings making the OS r/o, and other buggy stuff. Looking forward to your help on completing this one, thanks and will post back once part 1 (the dsl pendrive) is working. Posted by roberts on Dec. 05 2007,21:51
Which version of DSL? Which ebox?I have < ebox II > which boots fine from USB-ZIP style DSL pendrive install. So, it was fairly trivial to run the pendrive usbzip install script from DSL v3.x to a pendrive. Then boot the ebox with the pendrive and run the frugal grub install script. We have had users use the same process to install on the ebox 2300. I used to have a 3800, but no longer. Posted by xlancealotx on Dec. 06 2007,15:28
ok, it's the ebox3851 < info here >.I have followed the pen drive docs, have setup the dsl4.1-embed version and it booted off the compact flash perfect. I now have the internal 2gb drive which I want to move the install 2. I know I can dd that image over but that will keep the same r/o seutp, etc. and I need to get adobe flash and one other install on, so want to do a 'true' install, so frugal looks like the way to go (just never used) so .02 on that is naturally appreciated. Also, I do see an app (dsl-hdinstall) which I wonder if it will do just that, install it locally? I read a little on that, and it seems it does, but as I said, I don't want to run into what I have now. I must have the OS boot, be able to save changes, and be able to intall/update things (permanent) like adding the flash app for firefox, etc. Posted by jpeters on Dec. 06 2007,16:02
...make sure it's 7.0, not 9. Posted by xlancealotx on Dec. 06 2007,16:25
Version 7 of what flash player? I only see the 9 download. Since rpm/apt, etc. aren't installed the tar should be fine, but not sure on the default path for firefox that the intstaller is looking for.find/locate not helping, this is the dark ages of linux, before my time learning, so sorry if some of this I should know but the dsl is all new for me. Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Dec. 08 2007,03:10
For flash 7 see the sticky in the multimedia sectionFor help on certain utilities, you can usually append --help or -help or use `man <name>` For installing on flash devices, it is not recommended you do a traditional hard drive install. You can have permanent content (see mydsl, backup/restore, remastering, etc.) |