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- | ====== LiveUSB ====== | + | This page describes how to make a slitaz live usb stick. |
- | ===== From SliTaz ===== | + | ===== From Windows ===== |
- | Download > Burn > Boot a SliTaz ISO image. Open Terminal > type in (change ///dev/sda// if needed): | + | 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 | ||
- | <code> | + | <note warning> |
- | $ su root | + | **SliTaz with xorg-server and persistent /home requires a linux filesystem (ext2,ext3) for regular users to login to an X-session.** |
- | # tazusb format | + | |
- | </code> | + | |
- | Enter a name such as /dev/sda1 or type 'list'... wait ... | + | |
- | <code> | + | |
- | # tazusb gen-liveusb /dev/sda1 | + | |
- | </code> | + | |
- | Wait…. and then reboot! | + | **Fat32 or NTFS filesystems cause slim login manager error:** //Failed To Execute Login Command// </note> |
- | ===== From Windows ===== | + | <note tip>__//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.** \\ </note> | ||
- | A SliTaz Live USB installation or a Frugal Install can be performed using: | + | - 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]] \\ |
- | * either **TazUSB** for Windows, | + | - Copy the slitaz.iso to the root of the flash drive. \\ |
- | * or the famous [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/|UNetbootin]]. | + | - 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. | ||
- | ==== Using TazUSB ==== | ||
- | The binary file **TazUSB.exe** is a windows executable that installs an iso file on a USB drive. Here is a step-by-step procedure tested with Windows_XP and a 2GB Sony USB drive. | ||
- | * Download the slitaz iso file you would like to install on your USB drive from: http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/ | + | <note warning>**Tazusb.exe and Unetbootin do not work with any cooking.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]].</note> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== 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]]) | * 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), | * plug in your USB drive and format it in **FAT32** (formatting might not be required), | ||
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* choose the language, | * choose the language, | ||
* select the destination USB drive (**double-check that the letter refers to the correct drive**), | * select the destination USB drive (**double-check that the letter refers to the correct drive**), | ||
- | * select the Slitaz **iso** file you freshly downloaded, | + | * select the SliTaz **iso** |
- | * and that's it. | + | |
+ | ===== 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.//__** | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | $ su root | ||
+ | # fdisk -l | ||
+ | # tazusb format /dev/sdxx | ||
+ | </code> | ||
+ | |||
+ | **//LiveCD as install source//** | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | # tazusb gen-liveusb /dev/sdxx | ||
+ | </code> | ||
+ | |||
+ | **//Iso file as install source//** | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | # tazusb gen-iso2usb slitaz.iso /dev/sdxx | ||
+ | </code> | ||
- | ==== Using UNetbootin ==== | + | 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" |
- | * standard version ([[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-windows-latest.exe|Windows]] | [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-linux-latest|Linux]]) : select SliTaz ISO from the Distribution list in unetbootin, or | + | Once done, wait… and then reboot! |
- | * custom SliTaz version ([[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-windows-latest.exe|Windows]] | [[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-linux-latest|Linux]]). | + | |
- | To create a Live USB, select “USB Drive” 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 [[http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/4.0/flavors/slitaz-4.0-core.iso|core flavor of SliTaz]] consisting of a single file rootfs. | ||
- | You can also choose to do frugal install. To perform a Frugal Install, select “Hard Disk” under installation type. | + | ===== Sources ===== |
+ | * [[http://oldpapyrus.wordpress.com/tag/how-to-install-slitaz-4-0-on-usb/ ]] | ||
+ | ===== See also ===== | ||
+ | * [[http://doc.slitaz.org/en:handbook:liveusb]] | ||
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|Problems| add a [[http://forum.slitaz.org|forum post link]]| | |Problems| add a [[http://forum.slitaz.org|forum post link]]| | ||
|::: | OR add a [[http://labs.slitaz.org/issues |lab issue tracker link ]]| | |::: | OR add a [[http://labs.slitaz.org/issues |lab issue tracker link ]]| | ||
- | |How to Improve| Give more details on using unetbootin | | + | |How to Improve| Give more details on using multiboot programs like YUMI, Multisystem, ...| |
+ | |::: | What about if using drive greater that 3GB? | | ||
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