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DaveG
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Posted: Feb. 21 2005,18:26

Very fine post. All instructions worked great, and now I have a bootable key-drive

Took me around 20 minutes in total. The only grey area was step 5, which I'd re-write to:

5. Once that is complete, open the main DSL zip file (rather than the ISO image) and extract the contents onto the USB drive. Make sure you extract with folder names. It's okay to overwrite the current content of the USB drive.

MikeH: I suspect you didn't use the "Use folder names" option from Winzip. I also got that error initially.

The only comment I'd make, is that it took me longer to find this post to install than it actually took to do the install! Can a link be posted from the home, or FAQ?

~ ~ Dave

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Posted: Feb. 22 2005,03:38

Ok I think I'm doing something wrong

Alright, I have a Sony 128mb USB Drive
1. I format the USB Drive with FAT and label it BLACKANGEL
2. I use winimage to write the bootimg to the USB Drive
3. I use DaemonTools to open the DSL iso
4. I tried this both ways:
Not overwriting the files in the usb root folder with the ones in the boot folder, failed.
Overwriting the files in the usb root folder with the ones in the boot folder, failed.
5. I copy all the folders from the DSL iso to the usb drive
I try to boot and nothing comes up

I try to put USB ZIP from the bios up top, nothing comes up

I hit esc to view the boot options, no Sony USB drive

What Am I doing wrong?

Arif
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Posted: Mar. 01 2005,12:10

Hie all !
I've booted the system from my twinmos pen drive but can't access the firefox and some other Xapplication;Can anybody tell wht wrong I've done ??

tronik

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Posted: Mar. 01 2005,15:41

Can Your bios boot OTHER USB stuff? It might not be a problem with the card/procedure but with your bios...

Btw, Dave, Thanks! This is just one (the first) method for doing it all from WinXP that was posted...and there have been a bout 3 others since I wrote this one ;p that other people wrote...So I guess it gets lost in the clutter. I'll see what I can do...I'll put it in the official "Documentation" today. Thanks.

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-william
atlanta, GA, USA

DSL 1.0+2.4.27/sata : P4 2.4norwood : 512ddr2 : nvgf4ti4200-64 : 128mbLexar Jumpdrive Elite

Arif
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Posted: Mar. 02 2005,13:41

Hie Tronic,
I tryed it in two different Intel board and the result is all the same-konsole is doing well but the prob is with the x-applications.
Plz do help me.
I wanna add my language to it;How should I advance ??
and also wanna use kde with it;is it possible ?? If thn how ??

(Sorry for bothering)

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