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 This article will assume that your C: drive is //​(hd0,​0)//​. This article will assume that your C: drive is //​(hd0,​0)//​.
-You need at least 160Mb to run Slitaz cooking (128Mb for Slitaz 1.0).+You need at least 160MB to run Slitaz cooking (128MB for Slitaz 1.0).
  
 Tested with Windows XP on FAT32 and on NTFS. Tested with Windows XP on FAT32 and on NTFS.
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 into C:\ and append to C:​\boot.ini:​ into C:\ and append to C:​\boot.ini:​
  
-<code>​C:​\grldr="​Grub4DOS"</​code>+<file>​C:​\grldr="​Grub4DOS"</​file>
  
 ===== Traditional frugal install ===== ===== Traditional frugal install =====
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 into C:\boot and append to C:\menu.lst the following text: into C:\boot and append to C:\menu.lst the following text:
  
-<code>+<file>
 title SliTaz cooking title SliTaz cooking
   kernel (hd0,​0)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=normal   kernel (hd0,​0)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=normal
   initrd (hd0,​0)/​boot/​rootfs.gz   initrd (hd0,​0)/​boot/​rootfs.gz
-</code>+</file>
 Works fine with Windows XP on FAT32 and on NTFS. Works fine with Windows XP on FAT32 and on NTFS.
  
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 into C:\boot. Run defragmentation on C:. And append to C:\menu.lst the following text: into C:\boot. Run defragmentation on C:. And append to C:\menu.lst the following text:
  
-<code>+<file>
 title SliTaz cooking title SliTaz cooking
   map (hd0,​0)/​boot/​slitaz-cooking.iso (hd1)   map (hd0,​0)/​boot/​slitaz-cooking.iso (hd1)
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   kernel (hd1)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=normal   kernel (hd1)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=normal
   initrd (hd1)/​boot/​rootfs.gz   initrd (hd1)/​boot/​rootfs.gz
-</code>+</file>
  
 Works fine with Windows XP on FAT32 and on NTFS. Using version 0.4.3. Works fine with Windows XP on FAT32 and on NTFS. Using version 0.4.3.
 The file C:​\boot\slitaz-cooking.iso MUST be defragmented. The file C:​\boot\slitaz-cooking.iso MUST be defragmented.
  
-You need 160Mb or 256Mb of RAM to run slitaz-cooking.iso.+<note tip> 
 +Anyway, you can always boot from an ISO image on a fragmented filesystem with: 
 +<​file>​ 
 +title SliTaz cooking 
 +  map --mem --heads=0 --sectors-per-track=0 (hd0,​0)/​boot/​slitaz-cooking.iso (hd1) 
 +  map --hook 
 +  kernel (hd1)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=normal 
 +  initrd (hd1)/​boot/​rootfs.gz 
 +</​file>​ 
 +</​note>​ 
 + 
 +You need 160MB or 256MB of RAM to run the slitaz-cooking.iso.
 If you have less RAM try: If you have less RAM try:
 http://​mirror.slitaz.org/​iso/​cooking/​flavors/​slitaz-cooking-base.iso or http://​mirror.slitaz.org/​iso/​cooking/​flavors/​slitaz-cooking-base.iso or
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 http://​mirror.slitaz.org/​iso/​cooking/​flavors/​slitaz-loram.iso instead: http://​mirror.slitaz.org/​iso/​cooking/​flavors/​slitaz-loram.iso instead:
  
-<code>+<file>
 title SliTaz cooking base title SliTaz cooking base
   map (hd0,​0)/​boot/​slitaz-cooking-base.iso (hd1)   map (hd0,​0)/​boot/​slitaz-cooking-base.iso (hd1)
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   kernel (hd1)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=normal   kernel (hd1)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=normal
   initrd (hd1)/​boot/​rootfs.gz   initrd (hd1)/​boot/​rootfs.gz
-</code>+</file>
 See http://​community.slitaz.org/​wiki/​Loram See http://​community.slitaz.org/​wiki/​Loram
  
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 into C:\boot and append to C:\menu.lst the following text: into C:\boot and append to C:\menu.lst the following text:
  
-<code>+<file>
 title SliTaz web title SliTaz web
   kernel (hd0,​0)/​boot/​gpxe   kernel (hd0,​0)/​boot/​gpxe
-</code+</file> 
-This will boot the latest available version of SliTaz. See http://​boot.slitaz.org/​+ 
 +Gpxe is provided by the SliTaz Live CD too: 
 +<​file>​ 
 +title SliTaz web 
 +  map (hd0,​0)/​boot/​slitaz-cooking.iso (hd1) 
 +  map --hook 
 +  kernel (hd1)/​boot/​gpxe 
 +</file
 +This will boot the latest available version of SliTaz. See http://​boot.slitaz.org/​.
 Works fine with Windows XP on FAT32 and on NTFS. Works fine with Windows XP on FAT32 and on NTFS.
  
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 Additional boot parameters may be appended. For example: Additional boot parameters may be appended. For example:
  
-<code>+<file>
 title SliTaz cooking title SliTaz cooking
   map (hd0,​0)/​boot/​slitaz-cooking.iso (hd1)   map (hd0,​0)/​boot/​slitaz-cooking.iso (hd1)
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   kernel (hd1)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=extended lang=fr_FR kmap=fr-latin1 laptop autologin config=/​dev/​hda1,​boot/​slitaz.sh   kernel (hd1)/​boot/​bzImage rw root=/​dev/​null vga=extended lang=fr_FR kmap=fr-latin1 laptop autologin config=/​dev/​hda1,​boot/​slitaz.sh
   initrd (hd1)/​boot/​rootfs.gz   initrd (hd1)/​boot/​rootfs.gz
-</​code>​+</​file>​ 
 + 
 +The file // /​boot/​slitaz.sh // in // /dev/hda1 // will be executed at the end of the boot script: 
 + 
 +<​file>​ 
 +  initrd (hd1)/​boot/​rootfs.gz (hd0,​0)/​boot/​extra-softwares.gz (hd0,​0)/​boot/​my-config-files.gz 
 +</​file>​ 
 + 
 +The compressed cpio archives // /​boot/​extra-softwares.gz // and // /​boot/​my-config-files.gz // will be loaded after the official initramfs //​rootfs.gz//​. This is faster than using the previous // /​boot/​slitaz.sh // script. Example : 
 +<​code>#​ find /​etc/​rcS.conf /​etc/​daemons.conf /​etc/​dropbear /​home/​tux/​.ssh | cpio -o -H newc | gzip -9 > /​boot/​my-config-files.gz</​code>​
  
 ===== Automated Graphical Approach using UNetbootin ===== ===== Automated Graphical Approach using UNetbootin =====
  
 A SliTaz Frugal Install or a Live USB installation can be performed using [[http://​unetbootin.sourceforge.net/​|UNetbootin]]. A SliTaz Frugal Install or a Live USB installation can be performed using [[http://​unetbootin.sourceforge.net/​|UNetbootin]].
 +
 +<note warning>
 +**Unetbootin will not work with the main 4.0 release slitaz-4.0.iso or slitaz-rolling.iso** which are core 4-in-1 iso's with multi-rootfs.gz without manually editing the boot menu or combining the multi-rootfs.gz into one.
 +
 +Please use [[http://​mirror.slitaz.org/​iso/​4.0/​flavors/​slitaz-4.0-core.iso|slitaz-4.0-core.iso]] or another single rootfs.gz flavor found [[http://​mirror.slitaz.org/​iso/​4.0/​flavors/​|here]]. </​note>​
  
 Either the standard version ([[http://​unetbootin.sourceforge.net/​unetbootin-windows-latest.exe|Windows]] | [[http://​unetbootin.sourceforge.net/​unetbootin-linux-latest|Linux]]) can be used (select SliTaz from the Either the standard version ([[http://​unetbootin.sourceforge.net/​unetbootin-windows-latest.exe|Windows]] | [[http://​unetbootin.sourceforge.net/​unetbootin-linux-latest|Linux]]) can be used (select SliTaz from the
 
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