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I have a USB flash stick containing the contents of "slackware64-current" which I got from a mirror using ncftpget. I need to install it on my friend's PC.
What I don't know is how to make the flash stick bootable. what steps or tweaks I need to make to this flash stick into a true installation "disk".
If you've heard this before, please redirect me to the place with the answers.
I am new to LinuxQuestion.org, and am finding it very edifying.
I have a USB flash stick containing the contents of "slackware64-current" which I got from a mirror using ncftpget. I need to install it on my friend's PC.
What I don't know is how to make the flash stick bootable. what steps or tweaks I need to make to this flash stick into a true installation "disk".
If you've heard this before, please redirect me to the place with the answers.
I am new to LinuxQuestion.org, and am finding it very edifying.
Pleased to be in such an erudite vrew.
-- BryGuy
What platform are you using to put it onto a USB Stick?
Thanks for the answer. I did a little digging and found specific directions - from Alien - about how to carry out this task. Ref: slackware64-current/usb-and-pxe-installers/USB-README.txt (I think I got the name right).
Never hurts to have more than one way to do things. Thanks again.
Thanks for the answer. I did a little digging and found specific directions - from Alien - about how to carry out this task. Ref: slackware64-current/usb-and-pxe-installers/USB-README.txt (I think I got the name right).
Never hurts to have more than one way to do things. Thanks again.
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that is just the way i do dd and it works for me with the downloaded iso's
don't forget to just select a full install it might be a better idea beings that you're new at Slackware.
A lot of install iso's are setup to where you can blip it on the storage device from the first bit which includes the MBR and partition table. Otherwise you need to setup a boot manager to use the image. Be it netbootin, easy2boot, grub, lilo, PXE, or whatever applies. But each new layer is another opportunity to fail.
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