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Hi folks,

Is there a bootable USB flash version of the
Slackware installation discs? I want to install
on a system that has no optical drives but
can boot a thumbdrive.

Thanks.

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:17:47 -0800, plenty900 wrote:

> Is there a bootable USB flash version of the Slackware installation
> discs?

If there isn't, you can make your own.

> I want to install on a system that has no optical drives but can
> boot a thumbdrive.

You should get a good start with your reading here:

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:49:57 +0100, msm wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:17:47 -0800, plenty900 wrote:
>
>> Is there a bootable USB flash version of the Slackware installation
>> discs?
>
> If there isn't, you can make your own.
>
>> I want to install on a system that has no optical drives but can
>> boot a thumbdrive.
>
> You should get a good start with your reading here:
>
> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

Mostly they seem to be talking about installing Linux on a flash drive. If
I understand the OP correctly, he'd like to copy the installation media to
a flash drive and install to hard drive from there - not quite the same
thing.

ray wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:49:57 +0100, msm wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:17:47 -0800, plenty900 wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a bootable USB flash version of the Slackware installation
>>> discs?
>>
>> If there isn't, you can make your own.
>>
>>> I want to install on a system that has no optical drives but can
>>> boot a thumbdrive.
>>
>> You should get a good start with your reading here:
>>
>> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
>
> Mostly they seem to be talking about installing Linux on a flash drive. If
> I understand the OP correctly, he'd like to copy the installation media to
> a flash drive and install to hard drive from there - not quite the same
> thing.

Yes but to get the installer running you first need to boot the slackware
installer. Since the OP can't use optical media they would need to find
some other way of doing it.

In the past I have tried removing an optical drive temporarily from another
machine and using that for the install and also pulling the HDD out of the
target machine and installing Slackware inside another computer (this
method can have problems with drive geometry sometimes because of BIOS
differences).

If he wants to install Slackware he will need some way to boot the installer
even if that includes making a bootable flash version.

Richard James

Everything works on the Eee PC under Slackware 12.0 with a few tweaks and driver downloads. I started a thread on the eeeuser forum about installing Slackware on the Eee, and between myself and a few others, we got everything figured out.

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=2640

I would definitely install a full distribution on the Eee if you are a veteran Linux user. The default Xandros install is not very good, and tweaking it just makes it unstable. Slackware has been responsive on the machine for me, and now I have a mini version of my desktop to take with me wherever.

Also...the Eee PC is just freakin' cool. I have been using the thing more than my desktop since I got it. It is the perfect size for a mobile computer.


On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:16:03 +1000
Richard James <IWillGetOne@here> wrote:

> dmiller wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:17:47 -0800 (PST)
> > plenty900@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> >> Hi folks,
> >>
> >> Is there a bootable USB flash version of the
> >> Slackware installation discs? I want to install
> >> on a system that has no optical drives but
> >> can boot a thumbdrive.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >
> > On the Slackware 12.0 install disk No. 2, there is a directory named
> > usb-pxe-installers. The README file is very clear and will get you a
> > bootable flash drive. You will just need to place the packages on some
> > other storage medium (ex: another flash drive). I installed Slackware
> > 12.0 on an Eee PC this way.
> >
>
> I'm considering buying a Eee machine but am worried about it not working
> with another Distro than the Xandros supplied one. How did it go
> functionality wise after you installed Slackware? Did you get all the
> hardware to work?
>
> I just want to use it as a wireless X terminal.
>
> Richard James


--
dmiller <dmiller@525nix.net>

dmiller wrote:

> Everything works on the Eee PC under Slackware 12.0 with a few tweaks and
> driver downloads. I started a thread on the eeeuser forum about
> installing Slackware on the Eee, and between myself and a few others, we
> got everything figured out.
>
> http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=2640

this is so cool. i eagerly awaiting the eeepc's release here in germany,
and knowing i can put slackware on it makes me want to have one even
more... ;-)


--
Joost Kremers joostkremers@yahoo.com
Selbst in die Unterwelt dringt durch Spalten Licht
EN:SiS(9)

Joost Kremers wrote:

> dmiller wrote:
>
>> Everything works on the Eee PC under Slackware 12.0 with a few tweaks and
>> driver downloads. I started a thread on the eeeuser forum about
>> installing Slackware on the Eee, and between myself and a few others, we
>> got everything figured out.
>>
>> http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=2640
>
> this is so cool. i eagerly awaiting the eeepc's release here in germany,
> and knowing i can put slackware on it makes me want to have one even
> more... ;-)
>
>
I was shocked the other day when I saw it advertised in a Myer[1] catalogue.
I was just browsing through the junk mail and on the front page beneath the
Wii was the Eee for $499 AUD. I did not expect to see a Linux powered
laptop in the catalogue.

Now all I need is $499

Richard James
[1] They are like an expensive shop here because you are rich store.

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:08:40 +0000, Joost Kremers wrote:

> dmiller wrote:
>
>> Everything works on the Eee PC under Slackware 12.0 with a few tweaks
>> and driver downloads. I started a thread on the eeeuser forum about
>> installing Slackware on the Eee, and between myself and a few others,
>> we got everything figured out.
>>
>> http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=2640
>
> this is so cool. i eagerly awaiting the eeepc's release here in germany,
> and knowing i can put slackware on it makes me want to have one even
> more... ;-)

isn't it already here?
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/prod...otebooks/asus/
entrynotebooks/asus_eee_pc_4g

--
i.

Ivan Rajkovic wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:08:40 +0000, Joost Kremers wrote:
>> this is so cool. i eagerly awaiting the eeepc's release here in germany,
>> and knowing i can put slackware on it makes me want to have one even
>> more... ;-)
>
> isn't it already here?
> http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/prod...asus_eee_pc_4g

it mentions a 10+ workday delivery time. that's two weeks. take
christmas+new year into consideration, and you probably won't get the
machine before january. amazon.de also lists it as pre-order. asus.de says
it should come in the middle of december. (which, admittedly, is now. ;-)

anyways, i still can't go into into media markt or saturn and pick one
up. which is what i really want. ;-)


--
Joost Kremers joostkremers@yahoo.com
Selbst in die Unterwelt dringt durch Spalten Licht
EN:SiS(9)

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:08:40 +0000, Joost Kremers wrote:

> dmiller wrote:
>
>> Everything works on the Eee PC under Slackware 12.0 with a few tweaks
>> and driver downloads. I started a thread on the eeeuser forum about
>> installing Slackware on the Eee, and between myself and a few others,
>> we got everything figured out.
>>
>> http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=2640

That was you? Great. I followed that thread for a while and was very
pleased to see Slack working on that machine.

Will it boot from the SD card slot, BTW? If I bought one I would
consider leaving the default install "as is" for warranty purposes and
putting Slack on a 4 or 8 GB card, if that can be done.

> this is so cool. i eagerly awaiting the eeepc's release here in germany,
> and knowing i can put slackware on it makes me want to have one even
> more... ;-)

They are already listed for order on Amazon.de at EUR 299. That's the 4G
in black or white.