This page describes how to make a slitaz live usb stick. ===== From Windows ===== A SliTaz Live USB installation can be performed using: * [[http://www.linuxliveusb.com/|LinuxLive USB Creator]] * [[http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/|Universal USB Installer]] * UnetBootin * TazUSB **SliTaz with xorg-server and persistent /home requires a linux filesystem (ext2,ext3) for regular users 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 booting it no longer needs the flash drive.** \\ **This enables you to reformat the flash drive to a linux filesystem and reinstall SliTaz.** \\ - Install SliTaz with [[http://www.linuxliveusb.com/|LinuxLive USB Creator]] or [[http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/|Universal USB Installer]] \\ - Copy the slitaz.iso to the root of the flash drive. \\ - Boot into SliTaz with the flash drive,login root, password: root \\ - [[http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:commands|Mount]] the flash drive,copy the slitaz.iso to /root \\ - 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, rolling.iso or slitaz-4.0.iso (core 4-in-1)** . They will work with [[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]]. **Tazusb.exe does not work with any cooking.iso, rolling.iso or slitaz-5.0.iso**. The .iso file must be renamed to an .exe file, i.e.: * boot into windows, * download the latest slitaz-rolling.iso, * go to the downloaded file directory, * rename the file slitaz-rolling.iso to slitaz-rolling.exe, * double-click on the file slitaz-rolling.exe to run it, * follow the instructions given by the application (2-3 steps): *- Do you want to create a boot key: => answer yes, *- Step 1: unplug the USB stick, *- Step 2: plug the USB stick in and wait for Windows to mount it, *- wait for the confirmation window, * reboot, * press Fn key to choose alternative boot device, slitaz boot panel must be displayed, *- select the language, *- RETURN to boot. ====== Remarks when using UNetbootin ====== You can find UNetbootin for Windows at [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-windows-latest.exe|this page]]. Note that you need to select SliTaz ISO from the Distribution list in unetbootin. To create a Live USB, select “USB Drive” under installation type. You can also choose to do a frugal install. To perform a Frugal Install, select “Hard Disk” under installation type. ====== Remarks when 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: [[http://mirror.slitaz.org/packages/windows/tazusb.exe|tazusb.exe]] (the sources are available here [[http://hg.slitaz.org/tazusb/raw-file/tip/win32/tazusb.nsi|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** ===== From Linux ===== ====== From any Linux distro ====== * You can use unetbootin; download from [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-linux-latest|here]]. ====== From Slitaz linux ====== 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 Note that the /dev/sdxx part of the command above specifies the location to where you need to write the iso's files to; it is not the source media where the iso is on ! With the iso file as install source option, you should hence specify the exact location where the slitaz iso source file is located. If it is located at /home/tux (while running slitaz from a non-live version), write "tazusb gen-iso2usb /home/tux/slitaz.iso /dev/sdxx". If the source file is found on an external hard disk, mention the folder in which the media's files are outputted to - check this with PCManFM (in practice the folder can be something like /media/disk). So, the command you'd need to write with the latter would be something like "tazusb gen-iso2usb /media/disk/slitaz.iso /dev/sdxx" Once done, wait… and then reboot! ===== 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 [[http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/4.0/flavors/slitaz-4.0-core.iso|core flavor of SliTaz]] consisting of a single file rootfs. ===== Sources ===== * [[http://oldpapyrus.wordpress.com/tag/how-to-install-slitaz-4-0-on-usb/ ]] ===== See also ===== * [[http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:liveusb]] ---- \\ ^ Page Review Section ^^ |Quality| Good | |Review| Minor Updates | |Priority| Medium | |Problems| add a [[http://forum.slitaz.org|forum post link]]| |::: | OR add a [[http://labs.slitaz.org/issues |lab issue tracker link ]]| |How to Improve| Give more details on using multiboot programs like YUMI, Multisystem, ...| |::: | What about if using drive greater that 3GB? | |::: | | \\ ----