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eeegr

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Registered: 2012-02-20

Posts: 3

Install on HDD from LiveUSB

Hello,

i would like to install Slitaz on my quite old eeepc701.
Unfortunatley I don't have external USB CD/DVD reader to proceed from the classical LiveCD procedure.
I tried to install, with the Slitaz installer or with the mlpanual procedure, Slitaz from a liveusb created with Unetbootin but, even if Slitaz start well from the liveusb, I have important issues that seem related with the mounting point of my source of files (which is /media/cdrom by default). Strange enough, once Slitaz live has started I cannot mount the media from which it started. Is it because it is a fat32 media ? Is this why I canno't run any hard install ?
Thank for your help
(note I could not find any procedures of install from a liveusb anywhere)

mojo

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Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: Install on HDD from LiveUSB

Format the target partition you install slitaz on with linux ext3 filesystem.

Don't use NTFS/FAT32/FAT16 microsoft filesystems.

You will get failed logins and other file permission problems.

Are you attempting a frugal or full install ?

You should have a copy of the slitaz iso on the unebootin slitaz key.

As root:

mount -o loop /path/to/slitaz.iso /media/cdrom

Terminal will output some errors.

For example loop mounting slitaz iso over my lan network:

root@slitaz:~# mount -o loop /home/tux/Music/home/tux/slitaz-core.12.07.2011.iso

/media/cdrom

mount error: improperly formatted UNC name. /dev/loop0 does not begin with \\ or //

No ip address specified and hostname not found

Check anyway,slitaz iso is mounted:

root@slitaz:~# ls /media/cdrom

boot        index.html  md5sum      README      style.css

root@slitaz:~# ls /media/cdrom/boot/

bzImage                grub                   rootfs.gz

gpxe                   isolinux               vmlinuz-2.6.37-slitaz

If install fails you may need to borrow a computer with a cdrom drive,burn slitaz to cd,boot slitaz live cd and use tazusb to install slitaz to ext3 formated usb key.

Use that instead of unetbootin/slitaz on fat32 to install to eeepc701.

eeegr

Member

Registered: 2012-02-20

Posts: 3

Re: Install on HDD from LiveUSB

Thanks a lot for your reply, I am gonna try this and will let you know!

maxx

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Registered: 2011-07-23

Posts: 1

Re: Install on HDD from LiveUSB

When you on the file manager of the SliTaz LiveCD, just click on the CDRom, or just mount the usb disk on to /media/cdrom, and then run installation procedure.

pankso

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Registered: 2026-06-27

Posts: 341

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Re: Install on HDD from LiveUSB

Guys, with current cooking slitaz-installer with take automatically files from USB and if using a rolling the new tazinst let you choose between, iso, cdrom, usb or the web :-)

- Christophe

eeegr

Member

Registered: 2012-02-20

Posts: 3

Re: Install on HDD from LiveUSB

Thanks a lot, it works !

In fact, it is silly I was confusing between the need for a *.iso file and the files already extracted to a liveusb (what I did first).

Except this misunderstood, install works properly, even not fully out-of-the-box (no function keys, and the slider of touchpad does not works - too bad).

Slitaz is a nice distro and gives a second live to my eeepc701 !

I plan to install python packages (specially matplotlib, scipy, numpy, etc.) on it.