booting slacko 5.7 from usb flash on /dev/sdb1
/dev/sdb2/slackosave.2fs does not load
sfs loads fine,
but it just boots to default desktop with no saved settings.
boot option puppy debug=7 shows /dev/sdb2 mounting , but it's not finding slackosave.2fs
what else can i check ? i am at loss....
/dev/sdb2/slackosave.2fs not loading on boot
Is dev/sdb2 a partition on the same USB flash drive that has /dev/sdb1?
How did you install Slacko to the USB drive.
What program did you use?
How did you install Slacko to the USB drive.
What program did you use?
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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/dev/sdb2/slackosave.2fs not loading on boot
yes /dev/sdb2 a partition on the same usb flash drive as /dev/usb1
i installed slacko 5.7 to usb flash drive /dev/sdb1 using dd:
> dd if = slackopuppy57.iso of=/dev/sdb
/dev/sdb1 filesystem is iso9660
/dev/sdb2 filesystem is ext2
i installed slacko 5.7 to usb flash drive /dev/sdb1 using dd:
> dd if = slackopuppy57.iso of=/dev/sdb
/dev/sdb1 filesystem is iso9660
/dev/sdb2 filesystem is ext2
If you just burned the iso image to the USB drive it is setup to burn as a live CD.
You may have the files for a CD install.
Look on sdb1 for this file isolinux.cfg
Open it in a text editor.
Example:
default puppy
display boot.msg
prompt 1
timeout 50
F1 boot.msg
F2 help.msg
F3 help2.msg
label puppy
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=cd
The pmedia=cd change it to pmedia=usbflash
A USB install is usually done by running Puppy as a live CD install and using the Puppy Universal Installer to install to USB drive.
Some people also use UNetbootin to do USB installs.
You may have the files for a CD install.
Look on sdb1 for this file isolinux.cfg
Open it in a text editor.
Example:
default puppy
display boot.msg
prompt 1
timeout 50
F1 boot.msg
F2 help.msg
F3 help2.msg
label puppy
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=cd
The pmedia=cd change it to pmedia=usbflash
A USB install is usually done by running Puppy as a live CD install and using the Puppy Universal Installer to install to USB drive.
Some people also use UNetbootin to do USB installs.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)