Kyle, > As I say, I haven't used UNetBootin because it apparently only supports > Debian based distros and I run a RedHat based distro. I'm trying to put > eeeBuntu on the Netbook.
Dunno where you got that information from. I run Mandriva (RPM based ex Red Hat a long time ago) and it works just fine. Go to their web site and download and run the binary they supply. Make sure you have syslinux installed. There was something else it required but it will tell you when you run it. I usually copy my dvd to the desktop as an ISO and run it with that. The info about fat 32 below is very valid and the matter of the MBR was a gotcha for me too. Otherwise it is just fine and should be linux agnostic. > > How far did you get? Did you get a syslinux boot screen when you tried > > to boot, or just some "Missing operating system" error? > > > I never even got that. It would just stop at a flashing underscore in > the top left corner. So obviously, I'm missing something of vital > importance. > > Did you format the drive as FAT32 or ext2? If you formatted it as ext2, > > you want to use extlinux, not syslinux (a gotcha when I first started > > hacking on stuff like that). > > > I tried FAT32, ext2 and finally FAT. The syslinux thing hasn't worked > for me yet, despite the drive showing Idsyslinux.whatever. I've copied > the ISO, I've dd'ed the ISO across. I've dd'ed direct to the drive. And > when I do that and then check again in fdisk, it shows as an invalid > partition. > > Did your drive have an MBR? It's all very well to set up syslinux and > > flag the partition as bootable, but you still need the MBR. > > > > The easiest way to do it on my setup is this: > > > > # dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX > > > This is new information. Will give this a go, thanks. > > Oh, one other thing. Are you sure the system can actually boot from USB? > > Have you tried a distro that you know to work (e.g. Ubuntu 8.10 or later > > with its automatic USB formatter) from USB? > > > Yes, I know it can boot from a USB. Rick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
