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   * Wipe the master boot record ** losing all data **   * 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// (ENTER for defaults then (w)rite partition table)+ 
 +  ​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:
-  //sfdisk /dev/sda -A1 //+ 
 +  ​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// 
-  * create a directory to mount the device 
-   //​mkdir /flash 
-  * mount it 
-   //​mount -t msdos /dev/sda1 /flash// 
-  * copy over 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   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]].

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