Can't install via USB drive on Lenovo Thinkpad T400
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Can't install via USB drive on Lenovo Thinkpad T400
I am trying to boot and install Slackware 14.1 on a Lenovo Thinkpad T400. I have two usb sticks. One is the boot drive and the other simply has the slackware directory.
But I keep getting this error:
Code:
sorry, but a slackware directory could not be found on any usb devices. Exiting back to the top menu
This happens when I try to select the source.
I boot with one usb stick, but use another to store the files. I can mount the stick and see the slackware directory, but 'setup' doesn't see it.
I tried running fsck.fat /dev/sdb and ran the disk check in Windows, but neither of those helped.
Maybe keep both drives mounted and try creating a symlink of your slackware dir in the boot drive?
Like
Code:
ln -s /mnt/drive/slackware /slackware
(in example, /mnt/drive is the mount point of the drive containing slackware dir)
Assuming there is no slackware directory in / (check with ls first)
[edit]
I doubt it will work but it is quick enough test worth checking
[edit 2]
Did you try these instructions:
Quote:
Boot the machine using the USB drive.
Before running setup, look up (with fdisk -l) which device your USB drive is. When installing, choose "Install from a Slackware CD or DVD". Then select the "manual" option, then the "custom" option. Enter /dev/sdX1 (as shown by "fdisk -l") and installation will proceed as when installing from a DVD.
Once you are logged as root and before running setup, you can unplug the first USB key then plug in the other one (with the packages).
After that, instead of choosing in the SOURCE menu SOURCE "Install from a Slackware USB stick" you can just check the partition's name (e.g. with "lsblk"), type "mkdir key", "mount <the partion's name> /key" and choose in the SOURCE menu "Install from a pre-mounted directory".
But In any case on the USB stick the packages should be stored using exactly the same layout of directories and sub-directories as on a DVD. If you have just a flat list of packages for instance, that won't work.
EDIT Too late. Sorry, slow typer.
Last edited by Didier Spaier; 07-24-2014 at 12:17 AM.
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