On Monday, September 01, 2014 10:00:43 AM Joseph wrote: > On 09/01/14 11:32, J. Roeleveld wrote: > >On Sunday, August 31, 2014 08:06:46 PM Joseph wrote: > >> On 08/31/14 20:55, Will Tomlinson wrote: > >> >On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:06:49 -0600 > >> > > >> >Joseph <syscon...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> I've re-run the setup but it still doesn't work. > >> >> > >> >> df -h > >> >> /dev/sda1 3.8G 190M 3.6G 5% /run/media/joseph/4GB_ysa > >> >> > >> >> /dev/sda1 * 2048 7864319 3931136 b W95 FAT32 > > > >Which command did you use to create the filesystem? > > I used to format usb stick flash drive - bootable > create partition if it doesn't exist > # fdisk /dev/sda > n > p > 1 enter, enter > > t > b > w > q > > format it for 1GB > # mkfs -t vfat /dev/sda1 > > format it for 4GB > # mkfs -t vfat -F 32 /dev/sda1
The script sysresccd uses runs: mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/..... > >> >> while usb not mounted: > >> >> > >> >> dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda > >> >> 0+1 records in > >> >> 0+1 records out > >> >> 440 bytes (440 B) copied, 0.00121707 s, 362 kB/s Sysresccd uses a tool called "install-mbr", does anyone know what this actually does? > >> >> While usb mounted: > >Which command do you use to mount? > > To mount USB I use from my desktop XFCE icon drop down menu after icon > showed up "Mount Volume" Please try to mount using the commandline, just in case XFCE adds some additional options causing issues during the "Mount Volume" step. > ><SNIP> > > > >> >Joseph, I am assuming you are trying to create an install disk? If so, > >> >you shouldn't have to do all these steps. I normally just download the > >> >minimal install ISO and write it to a USB drive with the following > >> >commands: > >> > > >> ># dd if=/path/to/minimal-install.iso of=/path/to/usb-drive bs=4096 > >> ># sync > >> > > >> >You don't have to mount the USB drive. Use sync to ensure that all the > >> >data has actually been written to the device before you remove it. > >> > > >> >I have run across problems with some ISO files that don't play nice > >> >with this method, but this one seems to work well with the Gentoo > >> >minimal CD. Also, keep in mind that you don't really need to have the > >> >Gentoo install disc to install Gentoo. It's certainly EASIER to follow > >> >the handbook when you have the minimal install disc, but just about any > >> >Linux live CD will work as long as the architecture matches (chroot > >> >from x86 to amd64, for example, will not work). Anyway, if this is not > >> >what you are trying to do, maybe you can give us more details. > >> > >> I run it on 1MB USB stick, it did not work: > >> dd if=/path/to/minimal-install.iso of=/path/to/usb-drive bs=4096 > >> sync > >> > >> I think the "dd" will work with LiveDVD but not liveCD. > > > >Why not use unetbootin? > > > >-- > >Joost > > I used LiveCD (SystemRescueCD) > http://blog.kasunbg.org/2012/02/installing-gentoo-from-livecd.html > > mounted with "loop" > mount -o loop,ro -t iso9660 > /home/joseph/Downloads/systemrescuecd-x86-4.3.0.iso /mnt/cdrom/ > > cd /tmp/cdrom > bash ./usb_inst.sh > > and their scrip made the bootable USB just fine, it works. > But it bugs me that Gentoo instruction didn't work. Best thing to do: Check that that script actually does and figure out which step(s) are missing/wrong in the Gentoo instruction. -- Joost
