[opensuse] usb boot support
There is a page on booting from usb in the wiki, http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive the name is partially misleading because you can simply boot and not only install, so I created a new page named http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Boot_from_USB&redirect=no this is for now just a redirection, but may be changed soon when the two pages may diverge But before going further, I have a question: why is it necessary to abort install and search manually for iso image, and not boot directly in the image? (like any CD/DVD) thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 16:46 +0100, jdd wrote:
There is a page on booting from usb in the wiki,
http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive
the name is partially misleading because you can simply boot and not only install, so I created a new page named
http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Boot_from_USB&redirect=no
this is for now just a redirection, but may be changed soon when the two pages may diverge
Thanks
But before going further, I have a question: why is it necessary to abort install and search manually for iso image, and not boot directly in the image? (like any CD/DVD)
That;s not exactly clear... you mean to say why can't openSUSE install directly from USB image?
thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net
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Kevin Dupuy wrote:
But before going further, I have a question: why is it necessary to abort install and search manually for iso image, and not boot directly in the image? (like any CD/DVD)
That;s not exactly clear... you mean to say why can't openSUSE install directly from USB image?
my goal should be to have a "live" openSUSE on usb key, that is a version that boot and run or can be installed like some live cd do. In fact I can't make the system proposed in the wiki page work. all tried with the 10.3 opensuse, mini cd, kde live or kde install cd * On a small iomega Mb key, I could install the boot system and boot from the key. But then I couldn't make it find the iso image * on an Gb key, I had many problems to make the key bootable. This may be caused by my (acer laptop) computer. - most of the time, it don't find syslinux at all and gives "hdd without OS" or "FDD without OS" - however it finds the key, it gives it's brand name. - once I had syslinux boot, but don't find the kernel (of course all was fine on the key, AFAIK) I tried to install openSUSE as said in an other page and could do, but the result didn't boot (I could start openSUSE from a grub console) remarks: trying to boot the mini iso is only for test, because the mksusebootdisk utility copies all what is already on the mini iso, so the second step is unusefull I could find no way to open a cd image from the yast menus. However, opening console #9 I could navigate the system, find the cd image, even mount it as loop and read it, but no way to make YaST continue using it. jdd NB: Mandriva sell a mandriva on key, so it's possible, at least with some hardware -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
jdd a écrit :
There is a page on booting from usb in the wiki,
http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive
the name is partially misleading because you can simply boot and not only install, so I created a new page named
http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Boot_from_USB&redirect=no
this is for now just a redirection, but may be changed soon when the two pages may diverge
But before going further, I have a question: why is it necessary to abort install and search manually for iso image, and not boot directly in the image? (like any CD/DVD)
thanks jdd I've seen in other documents that syslinux is said to load automatiucally any iso image fount. It didn't for me, but I have yet to understand why :-)
jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
jdd a écrit :
jdd a écrit :
There is a page on booting from usb in the wiki,
I succeded and completed this page: http://en.opensuse.org/Installing_SuSE_on_External_USB_Drive#Second_option jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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