emmet
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Posts: 6
Joined: Sep. 2004 |
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Posted: Sep. 10 2004,18:29 |
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Hello everyone,
I just thought you'd like to know that I now have my USB-drive booting into DSL 0.8.1.1 !!!
After various different tries the final procedure was:
1: Delete all partitions with fdisk
2: Create two new partitions with cfdisk (one 50BM, the other 200Mb)
3: Make the type on both partitions to 6
4: Make sda1 bootable
5: Write changes
6: Use the frugal_usb.h script
It worked!
I know that this wasn't following any guidelines, but I was at the point of "what the heck, let's see what happens..."
For the record, the USB-key was a Sony MicroVault USB 2.0 256Mb.
Many thanks to everyone, both in this thread and others, who has given suggestions to newbies like me on getting the USB install working.
If I may add one suggestion (as if this post wasn't long enough already!!): Does anyone know if it is possible to create some kind of image (like and .iso file for CDs) for USB keys? Since they come in standard sizes, like 64, 128, 256Mb etc, then a set of these would make it a lot easier to get the install going. I realise this might not be possible, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Many thanks again!
Emmet
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