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Originally Posted by theNbomr
is the host set up to boot from a USB stick?
Is there a bootloader installed on the USB stick?
Which one?
How did it get there? (copying files to any fileystem is not enough to install a bootloader on a partition or MBR).
What do you mean, exactly, by 'installed the Vector linux files from the ISO (vmlinuz and initrd.gz) on a FAT32 USB'?
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bootloader: syslinux
Extract of the syslinux.cfg (slitaz, tcl .. boots)
LABEL TinyCoreLinux 3.8.3 generic
MENU LABEL TinyCoreLinux 3.8.3 generic
KERNEL /boot/tcl/bzImage
APPEND vga=normal mydata=mydata noacpi nozswap showapps tce=UUID=8172-30FF kmap=qwertz/de-latin1 printk.time=1
initrd /boot/tcl/tinycore.gz
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boot params = vga=normal mydata=mydata noacpi nozswap showapps
tce=UUID=8172-30FF kmap=qwertz/de-latin1 printk.time=1
andere moegliche boot parameter..
vga=ask noapci nolapic printk.time=1 ide_core.ignore_cable=0 noapic noscsi
tz=GMT+1 quiet kmap=qwertz/de-latin1 siehe
www.tinycorelinux.net
nozswap noisapnp floppy=0,irq
ide_core.ignore_cable=1 for OldBoy1..
make different config files..
or menu for different computers
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LABEL tcl3.8 hp Laptop hp6910p de lan
MENU LABEL tcl3.6 hp Laptop hp6910p de lan
KERNEL /boot/tcl/bzImage
APPEND quiet vga=791 tz=GMT+1 noscsi noacpi loglevel=2 showapps tce=UUID=8172-30FF mydata=hp6910p lst=hp6910p.lst kmap=qwertz/de-latin1
initrd /boot/tcl/tinycore.gz
#
LABEL tcl3.8 hp laptop hp6910p de uhl wlan
MENU LABEL tcl3.6 hp laptop hp6910p de uhl wlan
KERNEL /boot/tcl/bzImage
APPEND quiet vga=791 tz=GMT+1 noscsi noacpi loglevel=2 nozswap showapps tce=UUID=8172-30FF mydata=hp6910pu lst=hp6910pu.lst kmap=qwertz/de-latin1
initrd /boot/tcl/tinycore.gz
#
LABEL knoppix 6.2
MENU LABEL knoppix 6.2 kbd_DE OldBoy1
KERNEL /boot/syslinux/linux
# APPEND ramdisk_size=100000 lang=en vt.default_utf8=0 apm=power-off vga=791 initrd=minirt.gz nomce quiet loglevel=0 tz=localtime
APPEND ramdisk_size=100000 lang=en nowheelmouse dma noswap noeject xmodule=mga desktop=fluxbox vt.default_utf8=0 apm=power-off vga=0x311 nomce quiet loglevel=0 tz=Europe/Berlin
initrd /boot/syslinux/minirt.gz
#
LABEL knoppix 6.4.3
MENU LABEL knoppix 6.4.3 kbd_DE OldBoy1
KERNEL /boot/knopp643/linux
APPEND ramdisk_size=100000 lang=en nowheelmouse dma noswap noeject xmodule=mga desktop=fluxbox vt.default_utf8=0 apm=power-off vga=0x311 nomce quiet loglevel=0 tz=Europe/Berlin
initrd /boot/knopp643/minirt.gz
#
LABEL slitaz 3.0 DE OldBoy1
MENU LABEL slitaz 3.0 DE OldBoy1
KERNEL /boot/slitaz/bzImage
APPEND rw root=/dev/null quiet kmap=de-latin1 vga=791 sound=no modprobe=mga lang=en acpi=off tz=localtime
INITRD /boot/slitaz/rootfs.gz
#
LABEL PartedMagic
MENU LABEL PartedMagic kbd_US
KERNEL /boot/pmagic/bzImage
APPEND directory=boot edd=off load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw loglevel=9 max_loop=256
INITRD /boot/pmagic/initramfs
#
label warry puppy linux 5.1.3
menu label warry puppy linux 5.1.3
kernel /boot/wapu513/vmlinuz
append pmedia=ideflash psubdir=boot/wapu513 lang=en pkeys=de
# pmedia=usbflash
initrd /boot/wapu513/initrd.gz
#
label lucid puppy linux 5.2.8
menu label lucid puppy linux 5.2.8
kernel /boot/lupu528/vmlinuz
append pmedia=ideflash psubdir=boot/lupu528 lang=en pkeys=de
# pmedia=usbflash
initrd /boot/lupu528/initrd.gz
#
label legacyOS2 (puppylinux+,old pc)
menu label legacy os2 = puppylinux+, old pc
kernel /boot/legacyos2/vmlinuz
append pmedia=ideflash root=boot/legacyos2 lang=en pkeys=de
initrd /boot/legacyos2/initrd.gz
TEXT HELP
original was root=/dev/ram0 loglevel=3 PMEDIA=idecd
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LABEL PapugLinux 11,1 Copy2RAM Gentoo
MENU LABEL Run PapugLinux 11,1 Copy2Ram Gentoo
KERNEL /boot/papug111/vmlinuz
APPEND vga=normal media=usb ramdisk_size=9999 root=/dev/ram0 rw noauto copy2ram
initrd /boot/papug111/initrd.xz
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Use this option to start fresh
system, no changes are neither
read nor written anywhere
first copy all data to RAM then boot
original were vga=0x318 ramdisk_size=9999 root=/dev/ram0 rw noauto copy2ram
but dont boot on OldBoy1
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LABEL Vectorlinux 6.0
MENU LABEL Vectorlinux 6.0
KERNEL /boot/vectorlin6/vmlinuz
APPEND vga=791 auto2 splash=silent initrd=/boot/vectorlin6/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw
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TEXT HELP
bootcode auto2 is for autoprobe video
bootcode vesa for vesa video (instead of auto2)
bootcode vga=normal and vesa and splash=silent away
boot code without auto2 for probe video
boot code auto for alternative probe video
boot code cli for command line
error OldBoy1: searching for livecd.sgn then hangup...
ask in forum vectorlinux usb creation
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I installed vmlinuz + initrd.gz + (newly after writing this thread) the directory VL6.0-Light by extracting them out the iso with the help of isomaster.
it boots; then searching for livecd.sgn then hangup...
So, I will have to test again and post there the result.