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On 09/01/14 11:32, J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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>On Sunday, August 31, 2014 08:06:46 PM Joseph wrote: |
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>> On 08/31/14 20:55, Will Tomlinson wrote: |
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>> >On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:06:49 -0600 |
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>> >Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> >> I've re-run the setup but it still doesn't work. |
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>> >> |
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>> >> df -h |
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>> >> /dev/sda1 3.8G 190M 3.6G 5% /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa |
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>> >> |
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>> >> /dev/sda1 * 2048 7864319 3931136 b W95 FAT32 |
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>Which command did you use to create the filesystem? |
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I used to format usb stick flash drive - bootable |
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create partition if it doesn't exist |
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# fdisk /dev/sda |
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1 enter, enter |
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format it for 1GB |
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# mkfs -t vfat /dev/sda1 |
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format it for 4GB |
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# mkfs -t vfat -F 32 /dev/sda1 |
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>> >> while usb not mounted: |
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>> >> |
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>> >> dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda |
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>> >> 0+1 records in |
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>> >> 0+1 records out |
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>> >> 440 bytes (440 B) copied, 0.00121707 s, 362 kB/s |
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>> >> |
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>> >> While usb mounted: |
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>Which command do you use to mount? |
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To mount USB I use from my desktop XFCE icon drop down menu after icon showed up "Mount Volume" |
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><SNIP> |
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>> > |
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>> >Joseph, I am assuming you are trying to create an install disk? If so, |
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>> >you shouldn't have to do all these steps. I normally just download the |
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>> >minimal install ISO and write it to a USB drive with the following |
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>> >commands: |
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>> ># dd if=/path/to/minimal-install.iso of=/path/to/usb-drive bs=4096 |
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>> ># sync |
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>> >You don't have to mount the USB drive. Use sync to ensure that all the |
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>> >data has actually been written to the device before you remove it. |
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>> >I have run across problems with some ISO files that don't play nice |
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>> >with this method, but this one seems to work well with the Gentoo |
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>> >minimal CD. Also, keep in mind that you don't really need to have the |
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>> >Gentoo install disc to install Gentoo. It's certainly EASIER to follow |
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>> >the handbook when you have the minimal install disc, but just about any |
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>> >Linux live CD will work as long as the architecture matches (chroot |
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>> >from x86 to amd64, for example, will not work). Anyway, if this is not |
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>> >what you are trying to do, maybe you can give us more details. |
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>> I run it on 1MB USB stick, it did not work: |
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>> dd if=/path/to/minimal-install.iso of=/path/to/usb-drive bs=4096 |
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>> sync |
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>> I think the "dd" will work with LiveDVD but not liveCD. |
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>Why not use unetbootin? |
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>Joost |
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I used LiveCD (SystemRescueCD) |
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http://blog.kasunbg.org/2012/02/installing-gentoo-from-livecd.html |
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mounted with "loop" |
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mount -o loop,ro -t iso9660 /home/joseph/Downloads/systemrescuecd-x86-4.3.0.iso /mnt/cdrom/ |
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cd /tmp/cdrom |
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bash ./usb_inst.sh |
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and their scrip made the bootable USB just fine, it works. |
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But it bugs me that Gentoo instruction didn't work. |
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Joseph |
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