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install Groovy Linux 32-bit to USB pen - possible?
maiki:
--- Quote from: Calamity on February 18, 2012, 12:02:20 pm ---Try deleting the existing partition before starting the process. I used the partition manager that comes with the Live-CD. That's what I did if I remember right. I installed the GroovyArcade in an 8 Gb USB pen and have it working there.
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Which program is that "partition manager"? Is it CFDISK? When I try to run CFDISK (from command prompt) it does not start at all. It gives me that error: FATAL ERROR: bad primary partition 0: Partition begins after end-of-disk Press any key to exit cfdisk.
--- Quote from: Ansa89 on February 18, 2012, 11:58:50 am ---Try formatting the pendrive with gparted-live (or something similar) and then restart the groovyarcade installer.
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How do I run that utility? If I type GPARTED I get negative responce. No such program. I tried running FDISK (which I know from Windows/DOS a bit) but I cannot start it either. Because there is no useful help that would shom me how to start it regarding the pen drive. I am running only off the CD and that FAT32 empty pen drive, nothing else. Please I really need an exact example how to partition/mount/format (???) the pen drive in this Linux.
plus one more thing: How do I eject the CD when it is locked all the time?
Ansa89:
Gparted-live is a distro created to let people easily partition their digital supports.
You need to search it on google, donwload it, burn the iso on a cd, start the cd, partition the pendrive, then reboot with GroovyArcade.
--- Quote from: maiki on February 20, 2012, 02:22:03 am ---How do I eject the CD when it is locked all the time?
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I think it is locked because you are running a live-cd distro, so the system needs his cd to run.
That should be compared to "try to detach the hard disk while windows xp is running" (you understand it's not possible).
maiki:
I have downloaded, burned and booted the gparted-live-0.11.0-10.iso. But it does not work! I double click on that GParted icon, some disabled window pops up and disappears! The others like terminal or screen resolution open OK. So what to do now.
maiki:
OK. I managed to get rid of the partition using Windows XP installer (note: Xp refused to install to that pen drive). Then I finally got to the point when the Groovy Linux began installation. I chose automatic mode or some thing like that. After some 30+ minutes of no output (switching ALT-F7-1-2 all the time) it started to flood the screen with dozens of error messages: rsync: blabla failed: No space left on device (28) / skipping any contents from this directory.
Anyway I rebooted the PC from USB pen drive and it booted to the point where I have a prompt saying: arcade@(none)~$
questions:
1. why does not this installer tell me before it starts anything, how much space it requires instead of making panic at the end that there is no space... just to let you know this pen drive is 4 giga bytes and the ISO is not even 600 MBs!!!
2. I thought the installation would boot into something like Advance Menu... but anyway is there a manual how to operate it from command prompt - but I assume my installation was incomplete anyway...
Thanks.
Calamity:
--- Quote from: maiki on February 20, 2012, 09:05:09 am ---1. why does not this installer tell me before it starts anything, how much space it requires instead of making panic at the end that there is no space... just to let you know this pen drive is 4 giga bytes and the ISO is not even 600 MBs!!!
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Well, you're right it should check for disk space before it starts the installation... but keep in mind this is a highly experimental open source project made by hobbyists and it's not so thoroughly tested as you might think. The auto partitioning system was done to help users without any background on Linux (like me and you), making the process of installing the system to a hard drive as easy as possible. As a side effect this makes it possible to install the system to an USB pen (not without some manual tweaking as I pointed above) but that was not the original goal, so be ready for some experimentation, patience, and... common sense (yes, 4 GB is not such a big drive even if the ISO is compressed to 600 MBs).
--- Quote ---2. I thought the installation would boot into something like Advance Menu... but anyway is there a manual how to operate it from command prompt - but I assume my installation was incomplete anyway...
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When it works, it does boot into Advance Menu.
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