Re: [gentoo-user] problem making bootable usb key

[Joost Roeleveld]

> Hi group,
>
> Using as my model:
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml
>
> to install eeexubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386-20090223.iso via a bootable usb
> key. Everything fine until this command:
>
> # cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* /mnt/usb
>
> resulted in this:
>
> cp: cannot create symbolic link `/media/disk/dists/stable': Operation not
> permitted
> cp: cannot create symbolic link `/media/disk/dists/unstable': Operation
> not permitted
> cp: cannot create symbolic link `/media/disk/ubuntu': Operation not
> permitted
>
> Some one in a forum says this doesn't matter. Very well, I carry on.
>
> This command:
>
> # mv /mnt/usb/memtest86 /mnt/usb/memtest
>
> results in a file-not-found msg.
>
> And when I try to boot get "Missing operating system".
>
> I ran through the steps several times to make sure I wasn't leaving
> something out or adding something that wasn't there but the result was the
> same.
>
> Does it really matter that I'm using 'Buntu? A look at the 'Buntu howtos
> for this procedure remind me why I prefer the gentoo method.
>
> Neil, you there? How did you do it? I don't have a cd/dvd attachment for
> my tripleE, have to use a usb key.

I ordered a TripleE as well and to prepare for it (in NL only versions
available are with MSWinXP :( ) I created a usb-key yesterday.

Was quite easy using "unetbootin", it's in the portage tree.
There is also a MS Windows version of this tool.
"emerge -va unetbootin"
It can build the USB-boot-stick using ISO-images

Wants to run as root, and make sure you pre-format the usb-stick with
vfat. If it keeps failing, fall back to having your XP-box format the
usb-stick, had to do this myself.

--
Joost