A complete Slackware setup on USB image

Laodiceans · 01-14-2010, 12:43 PM

I need a full Slackware setup on a usb drive. I already read the http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...ckware:usbboot but the part wheres is "A complete Slackware setup on USB image" have too a "FIXME This part remains to be written FIXME."
It is not complete. Anyone can help me setting a complete Slackware setup on USB image?

Alien Bob · 01-14-2010, 01:30 PM

You can follow the instructions here to create a USB slackware installer: http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/inst...b-thumb-drive/

..or if you are running Windows, follow these instructions instead: http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/

Eric

piratesmack · 01-14-2010, 01:30 PM

I just use the usbimg2disk script then copy the "slackware" directory

Code:

cd usb-and-pxe-installers
./usbimg2disk.sh -f -i usbboot.img -o /dev/sdx
cd ..
mkdir /mnt/usb
mount -t vfat /dev/sdx1 /mnt/usb
cp -av slackware /mnt/usb
umount /mnt/usb
sync

When you boot from the USB, do

Code:

mkdir /usbinstall
mount -t vfat /dev/sdx1 /usbinstall

In setup, choose "Install from pre-mounted directory" and type "/usbinstall/slackware"

Hope this helps

EDIT

Cool, I didn't know about the enhanced script.
Thanks, Eric

Laodiceans · 01-14-2010, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Bob

You can follow the instructions here to create a USB slackware installer: http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/inst...b-thumb-drive/

..or if you are running Windows, follow these instructions instead: http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/

Eric

I used the script on http://slackware.com/~alien/tools/usbimg2disk.sh and i did

Code:

chmod +x usbimg2disk.sh
./usbimg2disk.sh -f -r /home/kerml/backup/slackware/slackware-current/ -o /dev/sdd1

And received this

Code:

Unknown parameter '-r'!

What i am doing wrong?

Alien Bob · 01-14-2010, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laodiceans

I used the script on http://slackware.com/~alien/tools/usbimg2disk.sh and i did

Code:

chmod +x usbimg2disk.sh
./usbimg2disk.sh -f -r /home/kerml/backup/slackware/slackware-current/ -o /dev/sdd1

And received this

Code:

Unknown parameter '-r'!

What i am doing wrong?

Ah, bad example... I guess you used the exact example command in the blog article, but that contained an error. I have corrected that now (as well as the example inside the script) and uploaded the updated usbimg2disk.sh script again.
This is the correct commandline:

Code:

.
/usbimg2disk.sh -f -s /home/kerml/backup/slackware/slackware-current/ -o /dev/sdd1

i.e. the "-r" should have been a "-s".

Eric

Laodiceans · 01-14-2010, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Bob

Ah, bad example... I guess you used the exact example command in the blog article, but that contained an error. I have corrected that now (as well as the example inside the script) and uploaded the updated usbimg2disk.sh script again.
This is the correct commandline:

Code:

.
/usbimg2disk.sh -f -s /home/kerml/backup/slackware/slackware-current/ -o /dev/sdd1

i.e. the "-r" should have been a "-s".

Eric

Now i did this

Code:

sh usbimg2disk.sh -f -s /home/kerml/backup/slackware/slackware-current/ -o /dev/sdd1

# We are going to format and use this device - '/dev/sdd1':
#
# Disk /dev/sdd1: 3975 MB, 3975548928 bytes
# 123 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1018 cylinders
# Units = cylinders of 7626 * 512 = 3904512 bytes
# Disk identifier: 0x298a344e
#
# Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

***                                                       ***
*** If this is the wrong drive, then press CONTROL-C now! ***
***                                                       ***
Or press ENTER to continue:
--- Formatting /dev/sdd1 and creating VFAT partition...
--- Last chance! Press CTRL-C to abort!
Or press ENTER to continue:
mount: special device /dev/sdd11 does not exist
*** usbimg2disk.sh FAILED at line 37 ***
--- Cleaning up the staging area...

Still not working. I'm the first one using this script?

Alien Bob · 01-14-2010, 02:28 PM

The "-o" parameter wants the device name for the USB stick, not the name of the partition on your USB stick.... try "/dev/sdd" instead of "/dev/sdd1".

Eric

Laodiceans · 01-14-2010, 02:44 PM

Thanks! I already made the disk. I will try it soon.

Lexus45 · 01-26-2010, 01:02 PM

Hi, friends!

I have an idea to use a home Slackware server without HDD. (NAT, maybe traffic shaping and a tiny web-site)
So, I want the system to be installed to (not from!) USB-flash drive and then booted from USB, but not HDD.

I'm not sure if these scripts will allow me to do this ?!
Can you give an advice?

Best regards, Alexey

ps: I have a 512 mb USB flash drive. My common Slackware server-install uses about 350 Mb of disk space. So, I hope a 512 USB-flash will be OK.

linus72 · 01-26-2010, 02:52 PM

Lexus45
just install to the usb instead of hdd

Eric: I'm gonna try this new script, with some other stuff
so, i also wanna install SalixOS and Slack13 in this fashion

I believe SalixoS's cd closely mirrors Slacks iso layout
so I hope your scrip works for it too

valnar · 02-01-2010, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linus72

Lexus45
just install to the usb instead of hdd

That won't necessarily work. It depends if the kernel has the USB drivers loaded or if they load later. I tried to do the same with Zenwalk and that was the case.

JimBrewster · 02-02-2010, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by valnar

That won't necessarily work. It depends if the kernel has the USB drivers loaded or if they load later. I tried to do the same with Zenwalk and that was the case.

You'll probably need to put USB drivers in your initrd.gz (read the documentation on the Slack install iso), then it should work.

Jim
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