iB::Topic::usb intallation

	Damn Small Linux :: Damn Small Linux Board The DSL Forums

» Welcome Guest
[ Log In :: Register ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » USB booting » usb intallation

		Mini-ITX Boards Sale, Fanless BareBones Mini-ITX, Bootable 1G DSL USBs, 533MHz Fanless PC <-- SALE $200 each!
		Get The Official Damn Small Linux Book. DSL Market , Great VPS hosting provided by Tektonic

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Topic: usb intallation

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

seanUSXIII Offline

Group: Members
Posts: 1
Joined: July 2006

Posted: July 13 2006,15:10

Hello, I'm kinda new to dsl, although a fairly experienced linux user (ubuntu and mainly debian based *Nixes). My question is, what exactly gets installed onto a usb drive when you use dsl's "install to usb pendrive"? Is it a full OS with settings and the ability to write to and save to the usb? Or is it kinda like a live disk? I tried installing, and the installation went off without any errors, but when I try to boot it, it says, "Dumping to a (very limited) shell. Then I have no clue what to do to get it running. Any suggestions? My real intention is to have a full OS on a jump drive, one with all the features a HD install would have, but portable.

humpty

Group: Members
Posts: 655
Joined: Sep. 2005

Posted: July 14 2006,19:44

it's like a live cd with the ability to write to usb.

maybe it can't find the knoppix image.
is this the only usb device you have plugged in?
it's best to have the device already plugged in when you boot the cd, and then install.

1 replies since July 13 2006,15:10

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » USB booting » usb intallation