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Posted: Feb. 12 2006,09:46 QUOTE

Hello Linux Fans!

I am trying to install DSL 2.2b on a CF card (IDE adaptor).
First I made a CD-ROM form the dedicated image. With success, it is running good. Now I would like to do the next step - CF card installation. I await it should be nearly the same like a HD installation!?!

I copied (like I read in this forum here) the whole folder "Knoppix" onto the CF card (64 MB) with my Win2000 system.

Unfortunately I am now at the end. It can't run - I know - but what can I do to use the CF card as boot medium?

Thanks for your time,
Jens
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Posted: Feb. 12 2006,12:21 QUOTE

you have to install it from a running dsl system.

boot dsl and choose frugal install from the menu.
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Posted: Feb. 12 2006,12:50 QUOTE

That's it!
Thank you very much. Its running now.

=> Apps/Tools/Install to Hard Drive
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Posted: Feb. 12 2006,16:16 QUOTE

i wouldn't do a traditional hard drive install, but a frugal install. read the forums about the advantages of a frugal install.
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Posted: Feb. 12 2006,16:44 QUOTE

The way I do this is as follows:

I prefer lilo for CF type installs. It makes it work more like an appliance, but that's my opinion.
Anyway, place CF and IDE adaptor in a PC as device hda
boot PC from DSL cdrom as follows:

boot: install

DSL Install Options  
|                                               Net Access Req'd
| 1. Make Standard Boot Floppy                  yes        
| 2. Make USB Boot Floppy                         yes      
|                                                                          
| 3. Install to Hard Drive                             no        
| 4. Frugal Grub Hard Drive Install               no        
| 5. Frugal Lilo Compact Flash Install           no        
|                                                                          
| 6. USB Pendrive ZIP boot Install               no        
| 7. USB Pendrive HDD boot Install             no        
|                                                                        
| 8. Reboot                                                          
| 9. Shutdown                                                      
|                                                                        
| 0. quit                                                                                


Choose option 5
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