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| To generate your own LiveUSB media, first you need to login as //root// with //su// and locate your usb storage device using the command: | To generate your own LiveUSB media, first you need to login as //root// with //su// and locate your usb storage device using the command: | ||
| - | <code># fdisk -l # normally /dev/sdb1 </code> | + | <code># fdisk -l /dev/sdxx </code> |
| Then format and label your device (Warning: this will erase all data, make sure you specify the right device): | Then format and label your device (Warning: this will erase all data, make sure you specify the right device): | ||
| - | <code> # tazusb format /dev/sdb1 </code> | + | <code> # tazusb format /dev/sdxx </code> |
| - | And finally generate your LiveUSB media device: | + | And finally generate your LiveUSB media device with either: |
| - | <code> # tazusb gen-liveusb /dev/sdb1 </code> | + | <code> # tazusb gen-liveusb /dev/sdxx </code> |
| + | (if you're working with a LiveCD as the install source) | ||
| - | And that's all you need to do, you can now boot SliTaz from usb media (providing your computer bios supports this method). | + | OR |
| - | === Maintaining system settings === | + | <code> # tazusb gen-iso2usb slitaz.iso /dev/sdxx </code> |
| + | (if you're working with an iso file as the install source) | ||
| - | When you finish your LiveUSB session, make sure you maintain your installed packages, system settings, etc, by backing up the entire current filesystem with one the following commands: | + | And that's all you need to do, you can now boot SliTaz from usb media (providing your computer bios supports this method). |
| - | + | ||
| - | * fast compression, average filesize: <code> # tazusb writefs gzip </code> | + | |
| - | * slow compression, smaller filesize: <code> # tazusb writefs lzma </code> | + | |
| - | * no compression, larger filesize: <code> # tazusb writefs none </code> | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Each of these writes everything to a '//rootfs.gz//' archive to be loaded the next time you boot. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | If anything should go wrong when writing your filesystem, you can simply rollback to your previous filesystem by typing '//previous//' at the '//boot://' prompt. Older backups are named '//rootfs.gz.unixtimestamp//' and can be safely deleted from the ///home// folder to save disk space using //tazusb clean//. | + | |
| === Tazusb Manual === | === Tazusb Manual === | ||
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| Before starting you need to download: | Before starting you need to download: | ||
| - the latest SliTaz iso from [[http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/#stable|Get SliTaz]]. | - the latest SliTaz iso from [[http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/#stable|Get SliTaz]]. | ||
| - | - the syslinux tool for the SliTaz's version you install: | + | - the syslinux tool for the SliTaz version you install: |
| * [[https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/4.xx/syslinux-4.05.zip|syslinux-4.05.zip]] for SliTaz 4.0 | * [[https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/4.xx/syslinux-4.05.zip|syslinux-4.05.zip]] for SliTaz 4.0 | ||
| * [[https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/3.xx/syslinux-3.82.zip|syslinux-3.82.zip]] for SliTaz 3.0 | * [[https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/3.xx/syslinux-3.82.zip|syslinux-3.82.zip]] for SliTaz 3.0 | ||
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| append initrd=/boot/rootfs.gz rw root=/dev/null lang=C kmap=uk vga=normal autologin | append initrd=/boot/rootfs.gz rw root=/dev/null lang=C kmap=uk vga=normal autologin | ||
| - | # include common.cfg | + | include common.cfg |
| </file> | </file> | ||
| - | **Note : ** In the example above, compared to the original file, the line //display isolinux.msg// has been replaced by //display syslinux.cfg// and the parameters //lang=C kmap=uk// have been added to the line //append// so that, lang and keyboard are automatically selected at boot. The line //include common.cfg// now unusefull has been commented with character #. | + | **Note : ** In the example above, compared to the original file, the line //display isolinux.msg// has been replaced by //display syslinux.cfg// and the parameters //lang=C kmap=uk// have been added to the line //append// so that, lang and keyboard are automatically selected at boot. |
| In file //\boot\syslinux\common.cfg//, modify | In file //\boot\syslinux\common.cfg//, modify | ||
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| **7.** You can now restart your computer. Change option in BIOS to boot first from USB. | **7.** You can now restart your computer. Change option in BIOS to boot first from USB. | ||
| - | ==== Briefly ==== | + | ==== Easy way from Windows to SliTaz ==== |
| - | - Download zip file [[http://files.openomy.com/public/Erjo/syslinux.zip|syslinux.zip]]. | + | |
| - | - Extract syslinux and copy it to USB stick into directory //\boot//. | + | [[http://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:liveusb|LiveUSB Guide: From Windows To SliTaz]] |
| - | - Run the script //\boot\syslinux\bootusb.bat//. | + | |
| + | ==== See also ==== | ||
| + | [[http://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:liveusb]] | ||