Gentoo Linux LiveUSB HOWTO

-# fdisk -l /dev/sda +# fdisk -l /dev/sdc -Disk /dev/sda: 1048 MB, 1048313856 bytes -33 heads, 61 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders -Units = cylinders of 2013 * 512 = 1030656 bytes +Disk /dev/sdc: 2063 MB, 2063597056 bytes +255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 250 cylinders +Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System -/dev/sda1 * 1 1017 1023580 b W95 FAT32 +/dev/sdc1 * 1 250 2008124+ 6 FAT16

(Make sure you have sys-boot/syslinux-3.00 or later installed) # emerge -av '>sys-boot/syslinux-3' -# dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda +# dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdc 0+1 records in 0+1 records out +304 bytes (304 B) copied, 0.0162317 s, 18.7 kB/s

Mounting the Gentoo Linux Installation CD - -This guide is designed only to be used with Gentoo 2006.0. Do not attempt to -use a 2006.1 CD or newer; you will end up with an unbootable USB disk. - -

-Download the install-x86-minimal-2006.0.iso file from your -local Gentoo Linux mirror site and mount -the ISO image on /mnt/cdrom/ as shown below: +Download either livecd-i686-installer-2007.0.iso or +livecd-amd64-installer-2007.0.iso from your local Gentoo Linux +mirror site and mount the ISO image on +/mnt/cdrom as shown below:

-(Create the /mnt/cdrom/ mount point if needed)
+(Create the /mnt/cdrom mount point if needed)
 # mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
-# mount -o loop,ro -t iso9660 install-x86-minimal-2006.0.iso /mnt/cdrom/
+# mount -o loop,ro -t iso9660 livecd-i686-installer-2007.0.iso /mnt/cdrom

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-Mount the newly formatted USB flash drive on /mnt/usb/ as shown +Mount the newly formatted USB flash drive on /mnt/usb as shown below:

-(Create the /mnt/usb/ mount point if needed)
+(Create the /mnt/usb mount point if needed)
 # mkdir -p /mnt/usb
-# mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb/
+# mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /mnt/usb

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-# cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* /mnt/usb/
-# mv /mnt/usb/isolinux/* /mnt/usb/
+# cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* /mnt/usb
+# mv /mnt/usb/isolinux/* /mnt/usb
 # mv /mnt/usb/isolinux.cfg /mnt/usb/syslinux.cfg
 # rm -rf /mnt/usb/isolinux*
 
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 -# umount /mnt/cdrom/
+# umount /mnt/cdrom
 
 
 
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 Adjust the syslinux configuration file using sed as shown below. The
-dobladecenter parameter will introduce some extra delays before
-attempting to mount the filesystem. This is needed to allow the USB
-flash drive to settle upon detection.
+slowusb parameter will introduce some extra delays before attempting to
+mount the filesystem. This is needed to allow the USB flash drive to settle
+upon detection.
 
 
  # sed -i \
-    -e "s:cdroot:cdroot dobladecenter:" \
+    -e "s:cdroot:cdroot slowusb:" \
     -e "s:kernel memtest86:kernel memtest:" \
     /mnt/usb/syslinux.cfg
 
 
-
-Consider adding docache to the boot parameters. This will allow running
-umount /mnt/cdrom/ after booting so that you can unplug the USB flash
-drive. Do not enable this unless the target computer has at least 128MB RAM.
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