Please be specific. What exactly happened? What messages did you get?Mike7 wrote:It wouldn't boot into the new Slitaz pendrive!
Did you try any other ISOs? Like a Puppy?
Nothing happened. No messages.The Isobooter setup went smoothly as per your instructions. But the pendrive won't boot the computer, so it boots into Windows as usual.What exactly happened? What messages did you get?
Not yet, but I will.Did you try any other ISOs? Like a Puppy?
I can boot my Puppeee 4.4 and Kaspersky pendrives from either side of my EeePC 1000HA, so I don't think that's the problem.only trouble I ever had was trying to boot from left hand usb - they only boot from the right ones
I'll try that.I found it easier to copy isobooter and iso to usb stick and THEN run isobooter
I don't undertand this. Can you explain, please? Also, should I create partitions, or is it safer to use the whole pendrive? If partitions, how many and how big? (I've been trying all this on a Verbatim 4Gb stick. I also have an empty Kingston 1Gb, and two empty Sandisks: 4Gb and 32Gb.) )the iso files created in partition 4 did not get overwritten so needed a reformat
I'll try using Isobooter on a Puppy next, like rcrsn51 suggested. I downloaded some slackos (slacko-5.3.1-SCSI-MAIN.iso and slacko-5.4-firefox-4g.iso) to try. Would Precise Puppy be better, on the off chance that it works this time <grin>?Latest kernels (3 and upward) have dramatically improved
It's possible that using dd on the pendrives without really knowing what I was doing has damaged either the pendrives or, in some way, my computer or the BIOS. This is the only thing I can think of to explain what's going on.I don't know why Mike's setup won't boot.
after making a fat32 partition (only 1 needed) the isobooter program creates a temporary partition to 'unpack' the iso filethe iso files created in partition 4 did not get overwritten so needed a reformat
Where does Isobooter put the unpacked iso files after unpacking the iso into a temporary partition? I didn't see unpacked iso files on my pendrive after I ran isobooter, just menu.list. (This is all rather confusing ,grin>.)after making a fat32 partition (only 1 needed) the isobooter program creates a temporary partition to 'unpack' the iso file
You mean a different Linux iso, right?when I tried a different file (one to suit my processor) it didn't overwrite the files from the first try
That's what I've been doing, but for some reason it hasn't worked.format fat32>copy isobooter & puppy iso files> run isobooter
But one can make them hybrid by running the isohybrid app on them. I still don't know if Isobooter does the same thing. Some versions of Syslinux do, maybe all of them. And it is my undertsanding that the iso used for a pendrive installation must be hybrid. So, either Isobooter needs to hybridize the iso, or the iso needs to be hybridized before running isobooter on it. Anything else just does not make sense to me.only a few iso's are hybrids like fatdog64
That's not what I said. I wondered if running the isohybrid app on an iso that was already hybrid could damage it; that is, damage either the iso or eventually the stick when the double-hybridized iso was installed to it.hybrids won't damage your usb stick
I didn't see any unpacked iso files on my stick after running Isobooter, just menu.list. Are they in a hidden partition? Or do they get unpacked when the stick is booted? Can you explain, please?the isobooter program creates a temporary partition to 'unpack' the iso file
isobooter creates partition '4' for the unpacking, on my systm it showed as sdb1 (main boot area) and sdb4Where does Isobooter put the unpacked iso files after unpacking the iso into a temporary partition? I didn't see unpacked iso files on my pendrive after I ran isobooter, just menu.list. (This is all rather confusing ,grin>.)
a puppy, I ALWAYS use puppy slacko-5.3.3-4g-SCSI.iso as a fall back as it has worked on EVERY machin I've ever tried it on, including an older eeepc than yours, available here: http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-5.3.3/ou mean a different Linux iso, right?
don't know never used it but isobooter works so just use it insteadBut one can make them hybrid by running the isohybrid app on them. I still don't know if Isobooter does the same thing. Some versions of Syslinux do, maybe all of them. And it is my undertsanding that the iso used for a pendrive installation must be hybrid. So, either Isobooter needs to hybridize the iso, or the iso needs to be hybridized before running isobooter on it. Anything else just does not make sense to me.
Are you creating three 1Gb FAT32 partitions on a 4Gb pendrive? Is that why the Isobooter partition is number 4?isobooter creates partition '4' for the unpacking, on my systm it showed as sdb1 (main boot area) and sdb4
I'm going to try slacko with Isobooter as soon as I can get another stick, as I have run out of them. (I still don't know how to put more than one iso on a stick. I'm wasting a lot of good USB memory.) Tell me, what do the SCSI and 4g mean?I ALWAYS use puppy slacko-5.3.3-4g-SCSI.iso as a fall back
no, mine was an old 256mb, if you read the isobooter instructions that were provided here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 250#517250 it explainsAre you creating three 1Gb FAT32 partitions on a 4Gb pendrive? Is that why the Isobooter partition is number 4?
read the instructions!!I still don't know how to put more than one iso on a stick.
puppeee is configured to save periodlically so as not to load/wear the disc, how to turn it off? - dunno, doesn't bother meHere's an off-topic question that maybe you can answer and save me a lot of grief: How do I keep Puppeee from saving RAM to the eeesave.sfs file all the time. It's driving me nuts <grin>.
I've read it, Ally. A number of times. And followed the procedure, as you should remember.if you read the isobooter instructions that were provided
Are you aware of how insulting your tone is here?read the instructions!!
Saving all the time doesn't wear the "disc"? Tell me another.puppeee is configured to save periodlically so as not to load/wear the disc
Thanks a lot for all your help. (Not.)how to turn it off? - dunno, doesn't bother me
from isobooterThe text on that page says: " If you have a large drive, you may want to make two or three partitions to organize your ISOs. But leave Partition #4 empty! The system uses it for temporary storage". But the image there shows two iso's in the same partition! ???
it says 'you may want to' not you have to3. If you have a large drive, you may want to make two or three partitions to organize your ISOs. But leave Partition #4 empty! The system uses it for temporary storage.
I answered one post previousAlso, suppose you haven't made three partitions. Does Isobooter still create a partition #4?
I had never used isobooter until asked by rcrsn51 to help you so no expert by any means but found it created a 4th partition on it's ownit creates it's own 4th partition to do the work
I won't copy this one as it's a large piece of text but it also shows an image with more than one isoQuote:
I still don't know how to put more than one iso on a stick.
if it upset you I apologise, again it wasn't my intentionAre you aware of how insulting your tone is here?
I think you chose not to read this, 'puppy is configured to save periodicallyQuote:
puppeee is configured to save periodlically so as not to load/wear the disc
I know 'cos I saidSaving all the time doesn't wear the "disc"? Tell me another.
so as not to load/wear the disc
I didn't ignore your request for help, I answered - I said I don't know, if you want to know and I don't know, I have told you I don't know how can I help?Quote:
how to turn it off? - dunno, doesn't bother me
there no need for a truce, you asked questions, people tried to helpWhat do you say we call a truce,
I wasn't being insulting, if you felt insulted I apoligise again, it was not my intentionI'm not really up for being insulted
how is people giving up their time to answer your questions wasting your time?having my time wasted.
a scapegoat for what? very confusedIf you feel the need for a scapegoat, go try somewhere else please.