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<!--#set var="description" value="Information on openmamba bootusb-test." -->
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<table width="100%">
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<tr><td valign="middle" colspan=2>
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<br>
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<table align="center"><tr>
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<td><img src="/images/media_gr.png" alt="email address"></td>
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<td class="toptitle">openmamba bootusb-test</td>
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</td></tr>
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<tr><td>
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<br>
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<p><h2>What is this?</h2>
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<p>Lets you boot the openmamba testcd ISO image from a USB Flash storage device thus allowing live use and installation
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on computer that don't have a CD/DVD-ROM reader.
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It can be used also if you don't want to use a CD/DVD-ROM media and if you want a faster system startup and
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installation.
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</td><td width="0" valign=top nowrap>
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</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>
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<p><h2>Instructions</h2>
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<p>The preferred and easiest way is by using the openmamba tool called <b>openmamba USB installation</b>.
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If you don't have an openmamba system available you can follow the following instructions to
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prepare a USB bootable device.
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<table width="80%" class=info><tr><td>
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<font size="-1">
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<p>0) <b>Pre-requirements</b>
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<ul>
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<li>a GNU/Linux system with standard tools
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<li>the bootusb archive and ISO image downloaded somewhere in your system, e.g.:
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<table border=1 cellspacing=0 style="padding:0;margin:2px;"><tr><td>File</td><td><b>devel (test)</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Bootusb archive</td><td><i>/tmp/openmamba-bootusb-test-en-snapshot-20130313.i586.cpio.gz</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td>ISO image</td><td><i>/tmp/openmamba-livecd-test-en-snapshot-20130313.i586.iso</i></td></tr></table>
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</ul>
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<br>
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<p>1) <b>USB device partitioning</b>
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<ul>
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<li>insert the storage and identify its device name (<i>disk_device</i>, e.g. /dev/sdb)
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<li>make sure that no partitions are mounted for the device
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<li>run parted or gparted and create a partition that is at least 2GB large (4GB for the livedvd version)
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<li>mark the partition as "bootable"
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<li>identify the device corresponding to the partition (<i>partition_device</i>, e.g. /dev/sdb1)
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</ul>
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<br>
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<p>2) <b>Formatting the device</b>
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<br>
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<pre>sudo mkfs.ext4 -L openmamba_live <i>partition_device</i></pre>
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Please note that setting the <i>openmamba_live</i> label is necessary for the openmamba boot system to
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detect the device to boot from.
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<br><br>
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<p>3) <b>Installing the cpio image</b>
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<pre>
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udisks --mount <i>partition_device</i>
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</pre>
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<p>udisks should use <i>/media/openmamba_live</i> as the mount point:
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<pre>
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cd <i>/media/openmamba_live</i>
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gunzip -c < <i>/tmp/openmamba-bootusb-test-en-snapshot-20130313.i586.cpio.gz</i> | sudo cpio -i
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</pre>
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<br>
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<p>4) <b>Installing extlinux bootloader</b>
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<p>You need the
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<a href="/distribution/distromatic.html?tag=devel&pkg=syslinux.i586">syslinux</a> package installed in your system, then use the following command
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from the <mount point> directory:
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<pre>extlinux --install boot</pre>
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<br>
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<p>5) <b>Installing master boot record (MBR)</b>
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<p>You need the
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<a href="/distribution/distromatic.html?tag=devel&pkg=mbr.i586">mbr</a> package installed in your system,
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then use the following command:
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<pre>sudo install-mbr <i>disk device</i></pre>
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<br>
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<p>6) <b>Copying the ISO image file</b>
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<p>Copy the ISO image file of an openmamba medium (livecd, livestudio, installdvd...) to the device root directory:
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<pre>
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sudo cp <i>/tmp/openmamba-livecd-test-en-snapshot-20130313.i586.iso</i> <i>/media/openmamba_live/</i>openmamba-live.iso
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</pre>
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<p>Unmount the storage and that's all about installation:
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<pre>
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udisks --unmount <i>partition_device</i>
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</pre>
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<br>
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<p>7) <b>Running the system</b>
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<p>Reboot your computer with the USB storage inserted in.
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<p>Your computer maybe configured or not for booting from a
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USB Hard Drive/Storage device; check your bios configuration and
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wheter it supports booting from USB (many bioses are buggy!).
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<p><h2>Download</h2>
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<p>Weekly snapshot:
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