How to Make a Bootable Flash Drive using ISObooter
I planned to use it on that Asus but have not decided yet.
I have to find out which linux that uses grub2 that have
least impact on the SD harddrive. The machine is from 2008
so if it has been used much during all these years with the built
in Xandros then who knows how well the SD is now after such
extensive usage? So just now I have only their grub legacy
the original boot where I added puppy.
I have to find out which linux that uses grub2 that have
least impact on the SD harddrive. The machine is from 2008
so if it has been used much during all these years with the built
in Xandros then who knows how well the SD is now after such
extensive usage? So just now I have only their grub legacy
the original boot where I added puppy.
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not an ideal solution though
not an ideal solution though
Re: bootin on old pc without usb support?
rcrsn51 wrote:No. If the BIOS does not support booting from USB, it doesn't matter which bootloader you pick.pacer106 wrote:does this method of booting from a usb flash stick work on a pc that does not support booting from a usb device?
http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/download.html
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Thanks again rcrsn51!
I gave this a try last night and it worked beautifully with Ubuntu 10.10. Can't say I was anymore impressed with Ubuntu than the last time I tried it several years ago but its nice to have such a painless way to see how it interacts with Puppy.
Has anyone come up with a grub.conf entry for Ubuntu 11.04?
I gave this a try last night and it worked beautifully with Ubuntu 10.10. Can't say I was anymore impressed with Ubuntu than the last time I tried it several years ago but its nice to have such a painless way to see how it interacts with Puppy.
Has anyone come up with a grub.conf entry for Ubuntu 11.04?
Jay thanks indeed.rcrsn51 wrote:The first post now has instructions for setting up persistent storage when running Ubuntu off a flash drive or Live CD.
May I ask about this part?
I guess that explains why some of my entries refuse to be visible.3. Give the ISO file the generic name "ubuntu.iso".
What is it about grub2 or this version? that require it to be generic names
for to be visible?
Can one change something that allow them to be visible and bootable?
I will try the grub4dos thing tomorrow and maybe the grub2 thing Friday.
Unless that is the get the bike together day Spring will come sooner or later.
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not an ideal solution though
I wonder about this part.
and when I boot then I am still a "Live User" and they are not supposed
to save anything?
So buy logging in as Admin then it knows that it shall save changes?
It remember Firefox homepage but not keyboard setkbmap se
As a "live user" LM12 force me to have everything in Swedish instead
of just the keyboard in Swedish.
So maybe being an Admin they would allow me to use our umlaut chars
like åäö
Anyway thanks for all the time and effort you have put into this.
Edit. May I guess that for to be able to save things I need to be a real user8. Once Ubuntu starts, go to System > Administration > Users and Groups
9. Create a new user. Under Account Type, make it an Administrator. However, you will still have to use "sudo" to perform admin tasks!
10. Go to System > Administration > Login Screen. Click Unlock and set the login screen as desired.
11. Reboot.
and when I boot then I am still a "Live User" and they are not supposed
to save anything?
So buy logging in as Admin then it knows that it shall save changes?
What is that about? Okay I have to test it. Now it remember some things and not other things I am booted in LM12 and it fail to do Swedish kebd10. Go to System > Administration > Login Screen. Click Unlock and set the login screen as desired.
It remember Firefox homepage but not keyboard setkbmap se
As a "live user" LM12 force me to have everything in Swedish instead
of just the keyboard in Swedish.
So maybe being an Admin they would allow me to use our umlaut chars
like åäö
Anyway thanks for all the time and effort you have put into this.
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not an ideal solution though
not an ideal solution though
hello
thanks for this very helpful tute.
i'm trying to install a debian derivative, AVLinux, to a USB flash drive.
your great instructions gave me a grub.cfg containing the following.
I'm not sure if they are "generic" as you describe, so i'm not sure how to create the AVLinux entry. I tried the following, and i got "kernal not found" on boot:
something tells me i need a line that starts with "linux", but not sure how to write it.
any ideas?
many thanks!
thanks for this very helpful tute.
i'm trying to install a debian derivative, AVLinux, to a USB flash drive.
your great instructions gave me a grub.cfg containing the following.
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menuentry "Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop ISO" {
loopback loop /ubuntu.iso
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/ubuntu.iso noeject noprompt splash --
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz
}
menuentry "Linux Mint 10 Gnome ISO" {
loopback loop /linuxmint10.iso
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/mint.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz iso-scan/filename=/linuxmint10.iso noeject noprompt splash --
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz
}
menuentry "DBAN ISO" {
loopback loop /dban.iso
linux (loop)/DBAN.BZI nuke="dwipe" iso-scan/filename=/dban.iso silent --
}
menuentry "Tinycore ISO" {
loopback loop /tinycore.iso
linux (loop)/boot/bzImage --
initrd (loop)/boot/tinycore.gz
}
menuentry "Memtest 86+" {
linux16 /memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "SystemRescueCd" {
loopback loop /systemrescuecd.iso
linux (loop)/isolinux/rescuecd isoloop=/systemrescuecd.iso setkmap=us docache dostartx
initrd (loop)/isolinux/initram.igz
}
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menuentry "AVLinux" {
loopback loop /avlinux.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
}
any ideas?
many thanks!
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The new ISObooter method is much simpler than the original GRUB2 method.
But please use it on a USB drive. The hard drive method requires a separate partition, and I don't think that you have one.
1. Plug in your USB drive.
2. Run Gparted from the System menu. Select your USB drive.
3. Right-click on the current partition and reformat it to FAT32.
4. Right-click again and set the Boot flag.
Then follow the steps for ISObooter.
But please use it on a USB drive. The hard drive method requires a separate partition, and I don't think that you have one.
1. Plug in your USB drive.
2. Run Gparted from the System menu. Select your USB drive.
3. Right-click on the current partition and reformat it to FAT32.
4. Right-click again and set the Boot flag.
Then follow the steps for ISObooter.
Thanks I did as it said and are writing from Peppermint
booted that way. So that was success. I reboot
and test if Porteus will boot too.
Edit writing from Porteus so that is good
Now I will test other isos
booted that way. So that was success. I reboot
and test if Porteus will boot too.
Edit writing from Porteus so that is good
Now I will test other isos
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not an ideal solution though
not an ideal solution though
Did you delete any ISOs from the USB drive before adding new ones? That would be a sure way to cause the problem.nooby wrote:The Error 60 discontig thing seems to happen to me each time I transfer a new iso to it. So that is a disappointment.
Other than running a Windows defragging tool or starting over, there is no way around this.
Oops did not know that was a No No to do. Sorry.
Another error surfaces. Error 62 Number of heads
--heads=0 may not work for you
and it did not. Second time me have that error.
Damn I hate using Ms Windows.
Why did all those Linux fans tell me to discard Ms Win
all together. It is obvious one need it at time.
Take Smartphones. They only upgrade if one have Ms Windows
for the phone maker does not do it over linux. Crazy.
But Puppyluvr told about this trick that one should copy files too and fro
but he recommend ext3 for to make it work best?
Is that something you remember? Maybe only work of the fat32
is low level formatted and not the fast format by Gparted?
Another error surfaces. Error 62 Number of heads
--heads=0 may not work for you
and it did not. Second time me have that error.
Damn I hate using Ms Windows.
Why did all those Linux fans tell me to discard Ms Win
all together. It is obvious one need it at time.
Take Smartphones. They only upgrade if one have Ms Windows
for the phone maker does not do it over linux. Crazy.
But Puppyluvr told about this trick that one should copy files too and fro
but he recommend ext3 for to make it work best?
Is that something you remember? Maybe only work of the fat32
is low level formatted and not the fast format by Gparted?
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not an ideal solution though
not an ideal solution though
That was my mistake for not mentioning it in the instructions. If you will continue testing on a new setup, I would like to know how many ISOs you can load without getting the error.nooby wrote:Oops did not know that was a No No to do. Sorry.
This problem is mentioned in the instructions with TInyCore Linux. I have seen several other distros that do it.Another error surfaces. Error 62 Number of heads --heads=0 may not work for you
You must manually edit the menu.lst file and make this change
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title xxx
....
map --heads=0 --sectors-per-track=0 (hd0,0)/xxx.iso (0xff)
....
What does this have to do with Windows?Damn I hate using Ms Windows.
This was my other suggestion - to get a second USB drive and copy all the ISOs from one to the other. But it's probably easier for you to just start over.But Puppyluvr told about this trick that one should copy files too and fro
Thanks I used your code to edit that menu.lst and that made wonder
It booted Crunchbang and I use that OS now to write in the forum.
So what other Linux OS should I try? I have only tested on small
cheap USBflash 1GB so that is too small I should try bigger ones
and several Os on each.
I will most likely use gparted to wipe these clean each time.
Hopefully that work.
I am not sure but I got the impression they get corrupted each time
but that could be me deleted for to free up space for the next OS
It booted Crunchbang and I use that OS now to write in the forum.
So what other Linux OS should I try? I have only tested on small
cheap USBflash 1GB so that is too small I should try bigger ones
and several Os on each.
I will most likely use gparted to wipe these clean each time.
Hopefully that work.
I am not sure but I got the impression they get corrupted each time
but that could be me deleted for to free up space for the next OS
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not an ideal solution though
not an ideal solution though
When you delete a file, that leaves a "hole" in your filesystem. When you add a new file, your OS will eventually want to use the empty space in that hole. But if the new file is too big to fit in the hole, the OS will need to split it up into pieces. Now the file is discontiguous.nooby wrote:I am not sure but I got the impression they get corrupted each time but that could be me deleted for to free up space for the next OS
If you have a large USB drive, the OS may not need to use the hole. But with only 1 GB, you will definitely run into problems.
I thought that you had hundreds of themSo what other Linux OS should I try?
It will definitely work.I will most likely use gparted to wipe these clean each time. Hopefully that work.