Hi folks,

I'm trying to install R5A22 to an epia box using a 2GB thumb drive as the only storage. I know this isn't highly supported, but I already have a separate backend, and I'm going to use wireless to get to it (which, when last I checked, made minimyth a non-starter) from this front-end only box.

So my questions are:

What kernel should I be trying to use? I've got a 2.6.13-chw-3 as the default when I just coppied over the cd's KNOPPIX partition to the thumb drive. But it seems that that kernel isn't set up for initrd use, and I need initrd to load the usb-storage drivers to prevent the kernel panic I get now when it can't find the root partition. Am I missing something obvious.

Because I'm not using swap, and don't want 4 partitions, I don't seem to be able to use the built-in installers. So I'd like to get an idea what the default install routine is. I looked at KnoppMyth-install, but either I can't see the functional code for all the dialog stuff, or it's not there. Can anyone point me to the parts that actually do the install, so I can make sure what I do manually is the same as the system would do.

Thanks,

Erission

One doesn't have to create four partitions. You can try, booting off the CD. Modprobe the needed USB modules and do a manual install.

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cesman

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ok, neat. For some reason, when I partition the drive with 1 partition, it never lets me choose anything but Partition and Quit. I was assuming it required either swap or extra partitions. I don't think I need any extra modules, seeing as it's able to partition, mkfs, and mount the drive with no problem. if it matters, it shows up as /dev/sda1

Any ideas why it's not letting me continue? or where to change the code to skip the partition step?

Thanks