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en:guides:liveusb [2013/01/04 18:24]
mojo [Using UNetbootin]
en:guides:liveusb [2017/02/01 16:52]
bellard no tazusb.exe with 5.0+
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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):+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 ​linux filesystem (ext2,ext3) for regular users to login to an X-session.**
-# tazusb format +
-</code> +
-Enter 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>​
  
-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,​ 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]].</​note>​ 
 + 
 +<note warning>​**Tazusb.exe do not work with any cooking.iso,​ rolling.iso or slitaz-5.0.iso** . 
 + 
 +The .iso file must be renamed to a .exe file, i.e. : 
 + 
 +    * boot on windows, 
 +    ​* download ​latest slitaz-rolling.iso,​ 
 +    * go to the downloaded file directory,​ 
 +    * rename the file slitaz-rolling.iso to slitaz-rolling.exe,​ 
 +    * double-click the file slitaz-rolling.exe to run it, 
 +    * follow the instructions given by the application (2-3 steps): 
 +    *- Do you want to create boot key: => answer yes, 
 +    *- Step 1: unplug the USB stick, 
 +    *- Step 2plug 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 for booting. 
 +</​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.+
  
-==== Using UNetbootin ​==== +===== From Linux ===== 
-<note warning> +====== From any Linux distro ====== 
-**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.+You can use unetbootin; download from [[http://​unetbootin.sourceforge.net/​unetbootin-linux-latest|here]].
  
-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>+====== From Slitaz linux ====== 
 +Download ​Burn > Boot a SliTaz ISO image
  
-  ​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  +**__//Verify the install target, format will delete everything.//__**  
-  * custom SliTaz version ([[http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-windows-latest.exe|Windows]] | [[http://​unetbootin.sourceforge.net/​unetbootin-linux-latest|Linux]]).+<​code>​ 
 +$ su root 
 +# fdisk -l 
 +# tazusb format ​/dev/sdxx 
 +</code>
  
-To create a Live USB, select “USB Drive” under installation type.+**//LiveCD as install source//​** 
 +<​code>​ 
 +# tazusb gen-liveusb /dev/sdxx 
 +</​code>​
  
-You can also choose to do frugal ​install. ​To perform a Frugal Install, select “Hard Disk” under installation type.+**//Iso file as install ​source//​** 
 +<​code>​ 
 +# tazusb gen-iso2usb slitaz.iso /dev/sdxx 
 +</​code>​
  
-=== SliTaz 4.0 kernel panic (not booting===+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 locatedIf 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"​
  
-In Slitaz 4.0 the rootfs file is divided into 4 parts which is a problem in UNetbootin. For Slitaz to work with 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. +Once done, wait… and then reboot!
-===== Sources =====+
  
 +===== 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/​ ]]
  
-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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