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| sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda | sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda | ||
| - | * Wipe the master boot record | + | * Wipe the master boot record ** losing all data ** |
| - | //dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1k count=128// | + | |
| + | dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1k count=128 | ||
| * Create new partition | * Create new partition | ||
| - | //sfdisk /dev/sda// | + | |
| + | sfdisk /dev/sda [ENTER for defaults then (w)rite partition table] | ||
| Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System | Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System | ||
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| * Mark the partition as active: | * Mark the partition as active: | ||
| - | //fdisk /dev/sda// (a 1 w q) | + | |
| + | sfdisk /dev/sda -A1 | ||
| * Create a DOS filesystem on the newly created active partition | * Create a DOS filesystem on the newly created active partition | ||
| - | //mkdosfs /dev/sda1// | + | |
| + | mkdosfs /dev/sda1 | ||
| * Install SYSLINUX onto it | * Install SYSLINUX onto it | ||
| - | //syslinux /dev/sda1// | ||
| - | * mount it, then copy over the required //networkcard//.zlilo file and | ||
| - | syslinux.sys | ||
| - | ===== USB Flash key - ZIP DRIVE geometry ===== | + | syslinux /dev/sda1 |
| - | A standard zip drive appears to your BIOS as having 64 heads and 32 sectors per track. The number of cylinders depends on the capacity of the drive. A zip drive insists on booting from partition 4. | + | |
| - | *Use the mkdiskimage script from SYSLINUX to create a blank DOS-formatted image on your flash key, letting mkdiskimage work out the size of the device. This may take a little while to complete. | + | * Mount the device and copy over required //networkcard.zlilo// file and corresponding //syslinux.cfg// [[eb_imagetypes#Using lilo on a floppy|just as in a diskette boot]]. There will now be three files on the flash device |
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| + | root@shark(/flash)# ls | ||
| + | ldlinux.sys r8169.zli syslinux.cfg | ||
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| + | root@shark(/flash)# cat syslinux.cfg | ||
| + | default r8169.zli | ||
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| + | * Unmount the device, shutdown and reboot from the network. | ||
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| + | ===== USB Flash EtherBoot - ZIP drive geometry ===== | ||
| + | An older machine may insist on a geometry which appears to your BIOS as a standard ZIP drive having 64 heads and 32 sectors per track. The number of cylinders depends on the capacity of the drive. A ZIP drive boots from partition 4. | ||
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| + | * Use the mkdiskimage script from SYSLINUX to create a blank DOS-formatted image on your flash key, letting mkdiskimage work out the size of the device. This may take a little while to complete. | ||
| mkdiskimage -4 /dev/sda 0 64 32 | mkdiskimage -4 /dev/sda 0 64 32 | ||
| - | *Install syslinux onto the key. | + | * Install SYSLINUX onto the key. |
| syslinux /dev/sda4 | syslinux /dev/sda4 | ||
| - | Finally, use the Etherboot ''networkcard.zlilo'' file in place of the Linux kernel, /dev/sda4 in place of the diskette device and follow these [[http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/eb_imagetypes#lilogrubsyslinux_files_.zlilo|instructions]] | + | * Mount /dev/sda4 and copy over required //networkcard.zlilo// file and corresponding //syslinux.cfg// [[eb_imagetypes#Using lilo on a floppy|just as in a diskette boot]] |
| - | above so that syslinux will load Etherboot. | + | |
| + | * Unmount the device, shutdown and reboot from the network. | ||
| More recipies can be found [[http://www.beezmo.com/FloobyDustDir/FDKnoppixUsbDir/FDKnoppixUsb.htm|here]], with another source of information [[http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/grub_intro|here]]. | More recipies can be found [[http://www.beezmo.com/FloobyDustDir/FDKnoppixUsbDir/FDKnoppixUsb.htm|here]], with another source of information [[http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/grub_intro|here]]. | ||
