Re: bootable floppy for Debian-on-USB

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:30:05 -0700, orange wrote:

thank you all
Douglas, where can I find .iso of bootable CD that would 'chroot' or
something to USB?
I got Knoppix, Debian Live CDs, but how do I make them run Debian from
flash?

OT: I see you are posting from Google. The default settings do not follow
the etiquette guidelines for this newsgroup. For example, it is good
etiquette to quote some context in replies, not to top post, etc.

On topic: I assume there are bootdisks available for Debian, and all of
its derivatives. Ubuntu is one popular derivative. I don't know enough
about what you are asking to offer any more specific advice.

One "circularity" that I have noticed about setting up GNU/Linux is that
it often requires a running Linux. This is a classic "Catch 22,"
if you are already having trouble booting GNU/Linux at all. IIRC, help
with bootstrap is the topic of this thread. Have you found a way around
that obstacle? If you have never setup before, then I think it
would be easiest to follow the standard setup procedure.I don't know
which distributions will "magically" setup to flash as a working target.
The dramatic size increase in flash make it an attractive target to
encapsulate a GNU/Linux environment, including the bootloader, etc. As my
"slackware on stick" post shows, making the adaptation is not too
difficult, at least when using Slackware.

Going Off-topic: I run Slackware, not Debian. Some of the specifics of
startup are distribution dependant; such as, making an initrd. An initrd
is often required when dealing with USB devices because most generic
kernels include USB support through kernel modules. See my previous
referenced link earlier in this thread for an example.

I have two "startup environments" which are Slackware based. The
techniques used in those environments can probably be adapted to any
GNU/Linux, but I prefer Slackware.

1. 10.2-live
http://www.xmission.com/~ddmayne2/10.2-live
2. erf-dm
http://www.xmission.com/~ddmayne2/erf-dm

I also have two generic boot images which can help boot in some
circumstances (again, I make no claim to applicability to your
situation):

1. generic grub bootable CD
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.setup/msg/602040b59e1eac50
2. SBM bootable floppy image
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.setup/msg/e56c561db0f77fa9

--
Douglas Mayne
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