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author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2009-11-06 04:52:03 +0000 |
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committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2009-11-06 04:52:03 +0000 |
commit | 07c601ad0a8ae815c1f846f13bf690531904ff35 (patch) | |
tree | be43396e29f02034bf4b56b1e9b3403a295beaa3 /en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml | |
parent | eb28b4426da0bff14398285e7d952f6e502e33e5 (diff) | |
download | installation-guide-07c601ad0a8ae815c1f846f13bf690531904ff35.zip |
x86 usb-boot: two improvements suggested by Timo Juhani Lindfors
- hd-media and netboot use different names for kernel binary: the first
uses 'vmlinuz', the second 'linux'
- when repartitioning the stick, don't forget to set bootable flag
Diffstat (limited to 'en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml b/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml index 69d244712..3c00a15d2 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml @@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ instead of the entire device. Since most USB sticks come pre-configured with a single FAT16 partition, you probably won't have to repartition or reformat the stick. If you have to do that anyway, use <command>cfdisk</command> -or any other partitioning tool to create a FAT16 partition, and then -create the filesystem using: +or any other partitioning tool to create a FAT16 partition<footnote> + +<para> +Don't forget to set the <quote>bootable</quote> bootable flag. +</para> + +</footnote>, and then create the filesystem using: <informalexample><screen> # mkdosfs /dev/<replaceable>sdX1</replaceable> @@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ and copy the following installer image files to the stick: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> -<filename>vmlinuz</filename> (kernel binary) +<filename>vmlinuz</filename> or <filename>linux</filename> (kernel binary) </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -81,7 +86,9 @@ subdirectory. If you want to rename the files, please note that </para><para> Next you should create a <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename> configuration -file, which at a bare minimum should contain the following two lines: +file, which at a bare minimum should contain the following two lines (change +the name of the kernel binary to <quote><filename>linux</filename></quote> +if you used a <filename>neboot</filename> image): <informalexample><screen> default vmlinuz |