Hello all;
>>We currently have three ideas how to provide an USB image: >>1) a complete image which can be dd'ed to /dev/sda and is ready to boot; >>this is what Jorn, Eric and Andrea tried to build and provided for testing. As far as I can see - my image is ready for prime-time. Do we need to do something to make that happen? >>2) provide a tarball which can be dd'ed but have the user run syslinux to make >>it bootable (Natanaels proposal) - nothing to test yet. I guess this should be easy to create this from my image above. If there is a need I can create this... Input anyone? >>3) a "pendrive-script", which creates a bootable USB stick by using the ISO >>image and some modifications for USB - nothing to test yet, but maybe soon. >>(I like to add vfat or ext2 to the image, so the modules will be as easy >>loadable as with the ISO image). With no 1&2 above + the docs update - would we need a standalone script at all? Eric & I where theorizing around create a script similar to the ISO / FD image create script, that would create an image for USB Pen Drive's. The script that DSL uses could be used as a "base" for thus using the loopback image model. Best regards Jørn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KP Kirchdoerfer Sent: 1. april 2006 18:03 To: leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [leaf-devel] Flash Stick Image Moin Moin; Am Mittwoch, 29. März 2006 02:22 schrieb Jorn Eriksen: > Hello Everyone, > > Some more results from testing of USB Sticks. > > Looking at the physical properties on the USB sticks it seams we are in for > some fun. It seams to me that they all have different physical attributes. > I tested with some other ones as well including the brand new 256mb stick. > All had different metrics. > > I've just rolled a new image and uploaded this. To this image I've applied > the mbr.bin that came with syslinux v3.11 - maybe that works better. Now > - we are in for some more fun - have a look at this article: > http://syslinux.zytor.com/usbkey.php Have someone looked into this? > We really should have some more folks testing the different images/models. Agree. > Had a quick look on the DSL's pendrive_usbhdd.sh script. I'm quite sure we > shold be able to use this as well. The "package" can be found here: > ftp://ftp.belnet.be/packages/damnsmalllinux/archive/pendrive_usbhdd.tar.gz I started to work on this one and it looks promising. But it is a totally different approach. We currently have three ideas how to provide an USB image: 1) a complete image which can be dd'ed to /dev/sda and is ready to boot; this is what Jorn, Eric and Andrea tried to build and provided for testing. 2) provide a tarball which can be dd'ed but have the user run syslinux to make it bootable (Natanaels proposal) - nothing to test yet. 3) a "pendrive-script", which creates a bootable USB stick by using the ISO image and some modifications for USB - nothing to test yet, but maybe soon. (I like to add vfat or ext2 to the image, so the modules will be as easy loadable as with the ISO image). kp ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=k&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
