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--- eb_imagetypes [2007/04/07 02:39]
stevem
+++ eb_imagetypes [2007/04/07 04:00] (current)
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   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
-  //sfdisk /dev/sda//
+  sfdisk /dev/sda [ENTER for defaults then (w)rite partition table]
   Device Boot    Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
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   * 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
-   //mkdosfs /dev/sda1//
+   mkdosfs /dev/sda1
   * 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
+  root@shark(/flash)# ls
+  ldlinux.sys  r8169.zli  syslinux.cfg
+  root@shark(/flash)# cat syslinux.cfg
+  default r8169.zli
+  * Unmount the device, shutdown and reboot from the network.
+ ===== 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.
+  * 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
-  *Install syslinux onto the key.
+  * Install SYSLINUX onto the key.
   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]].