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Topic: USB memory sstick drive, Can DSL be run from

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lurker
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Posted: May 08 2004,17:58

Quote (Guest @ May 05 2004,15:05)

I have actually not received the error even when I didnt add the .exe at the end. The steps I have followed were that I downloaded the iso file used a program to extract the knoppix folder on to the usb drive then I opened the bootusb.* and extracted that on to the usb then I ran the syslinux -s f: and I still can not load past the "can not find the knoppix file system" error. I am getting the loading usb modules then a bunch of stuff flys by then the error I am going to try a different iso and see if it makes a difference. By the way I have skiped the floppy step as far as booting it from the floppy simply for the fact that I do not have one.
Thank you for all of your help every one. :cool:

The same thing happened to me. At the command prompt, it also goes further and says

usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=2 (error=-110)
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=3 (error=-110)

steven
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Posted: May 10 2004,14:43

Same problem here, however i did boot from floppy..
After booting from the floppy the system complains about not finding the knoppix file system.

And is going to a limited shell.
After a small command overview i get :
Knoppix# usb_control/bulk_msg:timeout
usb.c : USB device not accepting new address=2(error=110)
usb_control/bulk_msg:timeout
usb.c : USB device not accepting new address=3(error=110)

This is a sweex 128mb pendrive, with two partitions (1 meant for dsl, the other for usersettings) both fat16 formated

Any tips would be great, trying to get a local coffee to go over on linux instead of the buggy windows they use now.

DSL runs great on same machine from CD-rom, but would like change the start up to "without user intervention"

However i do not get over the small problem of usb :P

GReetings and ty for any tips

Steven

linnnn
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Posted: May 12 2004,10:43

Since i can't burn a DSL CD,i use ISOBUSTER(http://www.smart-projects.net/)to extract the damnsmall-0.6.3.iso to my hd,and i get a knoppix directory which contains boot.cat,boot.img and a file---KNOPPIX.Is the the knoppix directory like the one on DSL CD?

PocketLnt
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Posted: May 13 2004,20:16

Okay, turns out I'm a special kind of idiot. There were two reasons why DSL would not boot off of my USB device.

The laptop (which I use to build it) will not boot from the USB device even if you set it to boot from USB-HDD in the BIOS. Instead you have to explicitly tell the computer at POST to boot from the USB-HDD. Everything boots fine and dandy.

The second problem is the more vexing one. The systems(s) that I ultimately need to boot the device on does not play well with SYSLINUX. Following outlined steps I can get eny error from a single 'j' character then a hang to a full fledged "No Operating System Found". The curious thing was that no matter what it seemed that SYSLINUX was never apparently loaded in any stage.

Here's where things get interesting. While attempting to install a stripped down Mandrake OS on the USB device it turned out that both systems could boot the device. It seems like the GRUB bootloader is widely accepted by a wide range of BIOSes. Which leads me to my ultimate question:

Since Mandrake is way too heavy for my need, Is there any way to install DSL while using GRUB as the bootloader? Trying to do so from within DSL and from a KNOPPIX CD only complain that the target filesystems of /dev/sda and /dev/sda1 are read only. Since I still consider myself a Linux newbie detailed instructions would be appreciated, or any help for that matter.

Thanks in advance.

linnnn
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Posted: May 14 2004,06:07

I think maybe my problem comes from bootusb.img.
my procedure is :
1.Use ISOBUSTER to extract the damnsmall-0.6.3.iso,and get index.html and KNOPPIX folder with three files---boot.cat,boot.img and KNOPPIX(47,049KB).
2.Move index.html and the KNOPPIX folder to my usb device.
3.Create a DSL boot floppy by using RAWWRITEWIN and bootusb.img.
4.Boot with the boot floppy.
Then i got:
Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem,sorry.
Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
Press reset button to quit.
So,I think the problem maybe taht the bootusb.img can't detect my hardware.

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