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i can't install the slitaz 4.0 to my usb stick

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• Started 12 years ago by vin
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   vin
   

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   hello,
   i am just a newbie. i learn the slitaz from a blog. i am very like it, so i just want to get one and put it on my usb . but after installing the slitaz by the install tool in live cd, i can not boot into the slitaz.
   firstly, i get the error: "Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)".so, i found the solutions and try to add the "rootdelay=8" in the "kernel" line. luckly, the error message has disappeared. instead, the other error message showed up: "kernel panic - not syncing: no init found. try passing init= option to kernel." i don't know how to do this time because i can't find the solution throught the google.
   help me, please!
   (i am just a chinese student, and i am not good at english. so if there are any syntax error which make you misunderstanding me, i feel sorry)
   at last, no matter can you help me to slove the problem, i will also thank you very much.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Ceel
   

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   Hello vin,

   How is your usb stick formated (FAT16 or 32, EXT 2 or 3) ?

   And when you say "installing the slitaz by the install tool in live cd", what do you mean exactly ?
   Did you try to do a full install on your stick or LiveUSB ? What menu of TazPanel did you use ?

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   vin
   

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   i formatted my usb stick to ext4(i had formated it to ext3 first, but the same situation happened) .
   when i boot into live cd, there is a "documention" software in the desktop. at the end of the document, there is a link "slitaz install" which links to the install tool. i can't find the slitaz installer in tazpanel.
   i think i had a full installation to my stick not the live cd. this is because i can see the root directory "/" in my stick.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   vin
   

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   i formatted my usb stick to ext4(i had formated it to ext3 first, but the same situation happened) .
   when i boot into live cd, there is a "documention" software in the desktop. at the end of the document, there is a link "slitaz install" which links to the install tool. i
   think i had a "full installation" to my stick not the live cd. this is because i can see the root directory "/" in my stick.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   Anonymous
   

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   Are you trying to boot an installation on your pendrive?
   Do you have a hard drive in the computer?

   If 'yes', then it is most likely the kernel line in your grub config is not correct.

   Try using (1,0) & rootdelay=10

   Does that help?
   (It may be that you have not set the boot sequence to boot from external first in your BIOS.)

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   vin
   

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   if i use the (hd1,0), it will show the error "file not found".

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Post your grub menu.lst

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   vin
   

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   title ....
   root (hd0,0)
   kernel /root/vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz root=/dev/sdb1 rootdelay=8 quiet

   that is it

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Change what's in bold from :

   root (hd0,0)
   kernel /root/vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz root=/dev/sdb1 rootdelay=8 quiet
   to
   root (hd0,0)
   kernel /root/vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz root=/dev/sda1 rootdelay=8 quiet

   Posted 12 years ago #
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    vin
    

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    i had tried, but it didn't work.
    the error is：" Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,1)".
    what should i do？

    Posted 12 years ago #
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    mojo
    

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    Change what's in bold from :
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /root/vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz root=/dev/sda1 rootdelay=8 quiet
    to
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz root=/dev/sda1 rootdelay=8 quiet

    Posted 12 years ago #
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    vin
    

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    there is nothing changing.
    in fact, this is my spell ing error, sorry!
    ==
    my meum.lst:
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz root=/dev/sdb1 rootdelay=8 quiet

    Posted 12 years ago #
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    aniguenni
    

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    when you start grub, what kind of drives does grub find?

    just open a command line in grub wich shows "grub>" and type:

    find

    Posted 12 years ago #
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    Anonymous
    

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    @vin
    You still have sdb1 & not sda1.

    my meum.lst:
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz root=/dev/sdb1 rootdelay=8 quiet

    It's looking on the wrong drive.

    root (hd0,0) => First partition, first HDD
    kernel /root/vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz root=/dev/sdb1 rootdelay=8 quiet => First partition, second HDD

    Posted 12 years ago #
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    Ceel
    

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    @ vin,

    hmm, may be a stupid question but what the size of your stick ?

    And follow aniguenni's advice or run SliTaz from the liveCD, insert your USB stick and open a terminal as root, type fdisk -l and post the result.
    We must identify all your devices.

    Posted 12 years ago #

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