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LiveUSB

From SliTaz

Download > Burn > Boot a SliTaz ISO image

Verify the install target, format will delete everything.

$ su root
# fdisk -l
# tazusb format /dev/sdxx

LiveCD as install source

# tazusb gen-liveusb /dev/sdxx

Iso file as install source

# tazusb gen-iso2usb slitaz.iso /dev/sdxx

Wait… and then reboot!

From Windows

A SliTaz Live USB installation can be performed using:

SliTaz with xorg-server and persistent /home requires a linux filesystem (ext2,ext3) for regular users be able to login to an X-session.

Fat32 or NTFS filesystems cause slim login manager error: Failed To Execute Login Command

Solution:
SliTaz runs in RAM so after boot it no longer needs the flash drive.
This enables you to reformat the flash drive to linux filesystem and reinstall SliTaz.

  1. Copy the slitaz.iso to the root of the flash drive.
  2. Boot into SliTaz with the flash drive,login root, password: root
  3. Mount the flash drive,copy the slitaz.iso to /root
  4. Use From SliTaz instructions above to format the flash drive ext2, reinstall SliTaz using ISO file as install source.

Tazusb.exe and Unetbootin do not work with any cooking.iso or slitaz-4.0.iso (core 4-in-1) .

They will work with slitaz-4.0-core.iso or another single rootfs.gz flavor found here.

Using TazUSB

The binary file TazUSB.exe is a Windows executable that installs an ISO file on a USB drive.

  • download TazUSB executable for Windows: tazusb.exe (the sources are available here tazusb.nsi)
  • plug in your USB drive and format it in FAT32 (formatting might not be required),
  • launch TazUSB application by double-clicking on TazUSB.exe executable file,
  • choose the language,
  • select the destination USB drive (double-check that the letter refers to the correct drive),
  • select the SliTaz iso
Using UNetbootin
  • standard version (Windows | Linux) : select SliTaz ISO from the Distribution list in unetbootin, or
  • custom SliTaz version (Windows | Linux).

To create a Live USB, select “USB Drive” under installation type.

You can also choose to do frugal install. To perform a Frugal Install, select “Hard Disk” under installation type.

SliTaz 4.0 kernel panic (not booting)

In Slitaz 4.0 the rootfs file is divided into 4 parts which is a problem with tazusb.exe and UNetbootin. For SliTaz to work with tazusb.exe and Unetbootin you must download the core flavor of SliTaz consisting of a single file rootfs.

Sources

http://oldpapyrus.wordpress.com/tag/how-to-install-slitaz-4-0-on-usb/



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Problems add a forum post link
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How to Improve Give more details on using unetbootin
What about if using drive greater that 3GB?



 
en/guides/liveusb.1363383746.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/03/15 22:42 by fantomas