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Full Install Slitaz 5.0 RC 2 on a USB drive

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• Started 9 years ago by uomonero
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   uomonero
   

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   So, after using tazusb in order to successfully create a live usb, i've tried to install it persistently on the same usb, formatted as ext4 , label "/" , flag bootable + a linux-swap (sdb1 and sdb2). No errors appeared in meantime. Then i've tried to boot, but it didn't recognize the root, so i had changed root(hd1,0) to root(hd0,0). At this point the system will go next, but just to stuck after errors like "sending discovery", "sda:no caching file", "no such process found" etc...

   That's the menu:

   # /boot/grub/menu.lst: GRUB boot loader configuration.
   #

   # By default, boot the first entry.
   default 0

   # Boot automatically after 8 secs.
   timeout 8

   # Graphical splash image.
   splashimage=/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

   # Change the colors.
   #color yellow/brown light-green/black

   # For booting SliTaz from : /dev/sdb1
   #
   title SliTaz GNU/Linux 5.0 (Kernel vmlinuz-3.2.53-slitaz)
   root (hd1,0)
   kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.53-slitaz root=/dev/sdb1 quiet rootdelay=9

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   mojo
   

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   Your menu is configured for a full install not a live frugal install with persistence.

   Posted 9 years ago #
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   uomonero
   

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   Yes, it's a full installation, executed from the tazpanel successfully

   Posted 9 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Try to boot this:
   title SliTaz GNU/Linux 5.0 (Kernel vmlinuz-3.2.53-slitaz)
   root (hd0,0)
   kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.53-slitaz root=/dev/sdb1 rootdelay=9

   Posted 9 years ago #
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   uomonero
   

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   I've tried quite all the combinations using: sda1, sda, sdb, sdb1, sdc, sdc2, rootdelay=8, rootdelay=10, quiet, non quiet, root(hd0,0).

   Posted 9 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   There is one report of 5.0-rc2 install on SDHC microSD card failing to boot
   with similar errors.
   3rd post down:
   http://forum.slitaz.org/topic/slitaz-50-rc2/page/6

   Posted 9 years ago #
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   FYI, an alternate way, if can help you, worked for v4 on USB, it might work also for v5: just format the usb as fat, expand the Slitaz iso, copy the files inside the usb as is, run syslinux on the usb, finish... the usb is now bootable with Slitaz4, just add or remove all "russian dolls" you like... as for persistent your documents, mount the same usb and write them directly on fat free space left :)

   Posted 9 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   @uomonero
   Boot the live cd.
   Establish internet connection
   Plug in the flash drive with the install.
   Open terminal, login as root
   Get /dev/sdxx name for flash drive with install
   fdisk -l
mount /dev/sdxx /mnt
mount -t proc proc /mnt/proc/
mount -t sysfs sysfs /mnt/sys/
mount -t devpts devpts /mnt/dev/pts
mount -t tmpfs shm /mnt/dev/shm/
cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc/resolv.conf
chroot /mnt
tazpkg up -c -r
tazpkg up
   Hit enter to upgrade the install.
   This will update 67 packages that total 23MB.
   umount /mnt/proc/
umount /mnt/sys/
umount /mnt/dev/pts
umount /mnt/dev/shm/
umount /mnt
   If there are internal sata hard drives they will be assigned drive letters before the flash drive.
   My laptop has one sata drive so my flash is assigned /dev/sdb1
   The computer bios detects the flash drive as hd0,0 but after the kernel takes over it detects the internal sata drive before the flash drive root=/dev/sdb1. The rootdelay contributes to this but is necessary to avoid kernel panic.
   I have to add nomodeset or my laptop screen blanks out.
   /boot/grub/menu.lst
   # For booting SliTaz from : /dev/sdb1
   #
   title SliTaz GNU/Linux 5.0 (Kernel vmlinuz-3.2.53-slitaz)
   root (hd0,0)
   kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.53-slitaz root=/dev/sdb1 nomodeset rootdelay=8

   Posted 9 years ago #
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   uomonero
   

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   It has worked fine, thank you very much mojo.

   Posted 9 years ago #

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