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I have uploaded a new "frugal" series script.
This automates the task to install DSL 0.8.x onto a USB pendrive and make it bootable.
Instead of having a complete USB edition and downloading another iso, you can from a live running DSL 0.8.x cd and make your own.

Setup Instructions:
1. plugin the usb pendrive
2. boot from DSL 0.8.x cdrom
3. At the system menu select Shells->root-access
4. wget http://ibiblio.org/pub.....tar.gz
5. mydsl-load frugual_usb.tar.gz
6. frugal_usb.sh

Then follow the on screen prompts.
Be very patient. Even after all files are copied it still takes time to flush to USB device.

I have tested this script on the following devices:

a) Kingston USB 1.1 64MB
b) SanDisk curizer USB 2.0 256 MB
c) Iomega USB 1.1 64MB
d) Lexar JumpDrive USB 2.0 128MB

If you get an error of "mismatch not a multiple bytes", as I did on one of the drives, then I used fdisk to remove the "bad" partition and make a new one of type 6. Do not format.
teh sweet.

I am going to have to try this right now. just gotta get a good burn of DSL that will boot on my desktop...

-J.P.
SaidinUnleashed

EDIT: All I get when I try to boot with my pendrive is the "flashy-flashy cursor of death" as my friend once called it. this was using a Lexar Jumpdrive 1.1 64MB. gonna try again with my generic 64mb 1.1...
This is easy as pie!  I just did this to a CF card from  one of those USB CF readers, so it works off of them too.

Hello,
Thanks for the post. I was able to install DSL to a Memorex usb 2.0 travel drive. But an extra step was needed - I had to copy the boot directory on the CD Rom to the flash drive. Until I did this it would not boot due to missing file.

Also for wget here is the full path, so you don't have to spend 5 minutes looking it up (.....):

http://ibiblio.org/pub.....tar.gz
Err....I hate to say this...but when I insert the pendrive, how do I know 1) that it has been noticed, and 2) where it has been noticed? Eg, sda1 sda2???
The utility is great, but auto detect features would be nice...
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