@domcox
Thanks for the info; I didn't even think about it being in initrd.
(Always something to learn. :))
@domcox
Thanks for the info; I didn't even think about it being in initrd.
(Always something to learn. :))
Thanks for this thread. I have followed the instructions, but am curious because after I complete the install on the USB stick, there is no /boot partition. It will not boot, only gives a missing operating system error. Does anyone have any ideas?
I found the problem. I was trying to use a 128 MB USB stick and it was out of space. How can I make for a smaller install so that I can use a 128 MB stick?
It will/should run 'live' from a 64mb stick, however, an installation decompresses onto the disk.
(The 'core', which includes everything, is about 400mb on disk.)
If you setup your pendrive as a live system, you can then add the rest of the drive as your /home to save files to, by using fdisk to create a second partition on it.
(A possible other way might be to remove one or two of the compressed files from the live distro & try installing what is left.)
@ dmouck
Using a 128 MB USB for a full install. What's the interest?
You'll have to suppress a lot of packages and finally, it'll stay so little space on your stick that you can't save anything on it.
Why don't you want to use a liveUSB? It would be faster, you can have all the applications and you'll have near 90 Mb for your /home.
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