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>> Is there a quick way to install a bootloader manually, so I can see if |
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>> that works? I tried to adapt this but couldn't come up with a |
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>> procedure I though would be correct: |
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> Don't know about the distro you were trying to install, but when I |
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> need a bootable USB disk with utils, I usually go with System Rescue |
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> CD |
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> http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_How_to_install_SystemRescueCd_on_an_USB-stick |
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Great success! Thank you for that link. Here's what I needed to do: |
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'cfdisk /dev/sdb' and select type LBA FAT32 |
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'mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n DSLinux /dev/sdb1' |
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'dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdb' |
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'sync' |
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Maybe that dd would have been sufficient, I'm not sure. I was using |
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ext3 before. |
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New problem: Booted into DSLinux, my HD does not appear so I can't |
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wipe it. blkid and fdisk -l only show the USB stick assigned to |
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/dev/sda which is how I accidentally wiped it in the first place. |
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I'll try another distro on the USB stick. |
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- Grant |
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