I don't see the point of a real install anymore. I've been using the usb install with changes for about a year now. It's nice to be able to just delete the changes directory and go back to stock if you really hose your system.Originally Posted by Saxappeal
If you ever think of doing a real install check this site: www(dot)i-hacked(dot)com/content/view/260/42/
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
Well, that's well seen... But right now I prefer to work with a full linux structure, as I think I can learn the most by this way..
Anyway.. Pendrives are so huge and cheap (sort of..) in this days that it's not that important cutting on the space..
But I guess you're right, when I get full of undoing all the messes that sometimes happens "by hand", I will probably use a live install
My SDHC card shows up as sdb1 when my USB drive is also connected. Without the USB driv, my SDHC card is sda1.
I use the USB drive to load Linux OS (BT3) since the internal SSD drive in the Eee is already running WinXP.
I tried to do the fdisk and I keep getting this error:
In addition, when I create 2 partition, there is no /dev/sdb2. If I tried to do this:Code:bt ~ # fdisk /dev/sdb1 Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdb1: 8027 MB, 8027897856 bytes 248 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1019 cylinders Units = cylinders of 15376 * 512 = 7872512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1p1 1 131 1007097 83 Linux /dev/sdb1p2 132 1019 6826944 83 Linux Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered! Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 22: Invalid argument. The kernel still uses the old table. The new table will be used at the next reboot. Syncing disks.
I suspect it has something to do with the fdisk error I got above.Code:bt ~ # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb2 mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) Could not stat /dev/sdb2 --- No such file or directory The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly?
Lanwarrior,
What is happening in your case is that instead of your system's mounting an
/dev/sda and /dev/sdb structure, it's mounting it as /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1:
But this isn't really a problem, it's just a matter of nomenclature. So you just have to use the "names" you have.
Next:
About the Warning, I really think this is not an important issue, it's more a sort of notification because your new system configuration would only be ready when you'd boot (so you should do it!).I tried to do the fdisk and I keep getting this error:
Code:bt ~ # fdisk /dev/sdb1 Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdb1: 8027 MB, 8027897856 bytes 248 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1019 cylinders Units = cylinders of 15376 * 512 = 7872512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1p1 1 131 1007097 83 Linux /dev/sdb1p2 132 1019 6826944 83 Linux Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered! Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 22: Invalid argument. The kernel still uses the old table. The new table will be used at the next reboot. Syncing disks.
But here is the explanation for the problems you're having:
You are trying to format the wrong partitions!In addition, when I create 2 partition, there is no /dev/sdb2. If I tried to do this:
I suspect it has something to do with the fdisk error I got above.Code:bt ~ # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb2 mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) Could not stat /dev/sdb2 --- No such file or directory The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly?
After the fdisk you ended up with 2 partitions: /dev/sdb1p1 and /dev/sdb1p2! And not /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdb2.
So, you should be using the mkfs.ext3 or mke2fs command with the assigned partitions. What I really don't understand is why are you making 2 Linux partitions. Are you going for a real installation? If no, you should have 1 fat32 for boot and 1 ext2/3 for changes! Example:
Code:mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sdb1p1 mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1p2
By the way, if you want to format the 1st partition with fat32, you should 1st assign it like that with fdisk. In this case, inside fdisk:
You should press the key assigned for changing Id (I think it's t), select your partition (for example, pressing 1) and then change to the id corresponding to FAT32 (pressing b, I think..)
Next, just press w, unmount, and format with FAT32!
Hi and thanks for a great tutorial
thanks man
Excellent TUT pureh@te thanks. I was battling with the whole install to SDHC card with save changes for around a week until I found this thread! Good on you!
I did have problems with the "changes" entry as I wasn't sure I had entered it in the right place, but the thread further on showing where it should go helped - once I did that, it all worked fine!!!!
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Hi Saxappeal,
I tried the correct partition name but it complains that it couldn't find it as below:
NOTE: sdb1 is the SDHC card which I want to install BT3, sda1 is the USB drive containing BT3.
Code:bt ~ # df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on aufs 1.2G 11M 1.2G 1% / /dev/hdc1 3.8G 2.4G 1.4G 63% /mnt/hdc1 /dev/hdd1 16G 3.1G 13G 21% /mnt/hdd1 /dev/sda1 3.8G 3.8G 3.4M 100% /mnt/sda1 /dev/sdb1 7.5G 4.0K 7.5G 1% /mnt/sdb1 bt ~ # fdisk /dev/sdb1 Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdb1: 8027 MB, 8027897856 bytes 248 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1019 cylinders Units = cylinders of 15376 * 512 = 7872512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1p1 1 131 1007097 b W95 FAT32 /dev/sdb1p2 132 1019 6826944 83 Linux Command (m for help): q bt ~ # mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sdb1p1 mkdosfs 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) /dev/sdb1p1: No such file or directory bt ~ # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1p2 mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) Could not stat /dev/sdb1p2 --- No such file or directory The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly? bt ~ # umount /dev/sdb1 bt ~ # mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sdb1p1 mkdosfs 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) /dev/sdb1p1: No such file or directory bt ~ #
The p1, p2 is a unix thing. Try sdb1 for partition 1 sdb2 for partition 2.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
Barry,
That's what I did, by Saxappeal said that's incorrect.
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