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openmamba 512MB live flash system - installation instructions
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This instructions explan how to install this 
openmamba distribution on a usb storage


Requirements
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a Unix system with the following commands:

extlinux, mkfs.ext2, fdisk, gunzip, cpio, mount, umount
  

Installation
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1st step) Partitioning the USB storage device

- insert the storage and identify its device name (e.g. /dev/sda)
- make sure that no partitions are mounted for the device
- run fdisk or cfdisk and create a partition that is at least 1GB large
- mark the partition as "bootable"
- identify the device corresponding to the partitiong (e.g. /dev/sda1)

2nd step) Formatting the device

- run:

mkfs.ext3 > <partition device>

3rd step) Installing the cpio image

mount <partition device> <mount point>
cd <mount point>
gunzip -c < openmamba-flash-512MB-rootfs-i586.cpio.gz | cpio -i

4th step) Installing extlinux bootloader

extlinux --install boot

unmount the storage and that's all.

Running the system
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Reboot your computer with the USB storage inserted in.
Your computer maybe configured or not for booting from a 
USB Hard Drive/Storage device; check your bios configuration and
whether it supports booting from USB (many bioses are buggy!).


Copyright (c) by Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>