Live boot 2 (original) (raw)
DebianDog live-boot-2:
Never use the same live folder name for more DebianDog frugal install on different partitions. Use different folder name for more DebianDog frugal install. You will find information and example boot code at the end of this post.
Boot with initrd1.img created with initramfs-tools-v2.×.
Or Debian-Live-Squeeze boot and save file options.
The easiest way to test DebianDog live-rw save file:
Download this archive with 1Gb example live-rw save file
Extract it at top of any ext or vfat partition
Add persistent in kernel boot line and reboot.
Example boot code after extracting /live folder on top of sda1.
title DebianDog (sda1)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /live/vmlinuz1 boot=live config persistent swapon quickreboot noprompt showmounts
initrd /live/initrd1.imgDebianDog will use this live-rw save file on boot. If you remove persistent from the boot code no save file will be used.
Instead live-rw save file you can use ext partition with label live-rw.
Read more about live-boot-2x code options here.
Information from William:
Workaround how to use live-rw save file on NTFS partition:
And how to boot from directory other than /live:
If you extracted the whole live folder INCLUDING the containing directory called live from DebianDog iso and put it in /debiandog_jwm on say /dev/sda1 (i.e. first partition of device sda) the following menu.lst stanza could be used:
title debiandog_jwm (on first partition of drive /dev/sda = hd0,0)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /debiandog_jwm/live/vmlinuz1 boot=live config persistent swapon quickreboot noprompt showmounts live-media-path=debiandog_jwm/live/
initrd /debiandog_jwm/live/initrd1.imgIf alternatively you extract the CONTENTS ONLY OF DebianDog-Wheezy iso’s live directory into /debiandog_jwm on partition /dev/sdb2 (i.e. the second partition of device sdb), the following menu.lst stanza could be used:
title debiandog_jwm (on second partition of device /dev/sdb = hd1,1)
root (hd1,1)
kernel /debiandog_jwm/vmlinuz1 boot=live config persistent swapon quickreboot noprompt showmounts live-media-path=debiandog_jwm/
initrd /debiandog_jwm/initrd1.imgNote: if /live is missing from the boot code you can not use porteus-boot method since it will search for /live folder and will exit with error if it can not find it.
Examples for several DebianDog frugal install on different partitions and different save files (using live-media-path= and persistent-path=):
title DebianDog live-boot-2 Persistent from /DD-1 folder on sda1
root (hd0,0)
kernel /DD-1/vmlinuz1 boot=live config swapon noeject quickreboot rw-basemount live-media-path=DD-1/ persistent persistent-path=DD-1/
initrd /DD-1/initrd1.imgtitle DebianDog live-boot-2 Persistent from /DD-2 folder on sda2
root (hd0,1)
kernel /DD-2/vmlinuz1 boot=live config swapon noeject quickreboot rw-basemount live-media-path=DD-2/ persistent persistent-path=DD-2/
initrd /DD-2/initrd1.imgtitle DebianDog live-boot-2 Persistent from /DD-3 folder on sda3
root (hd0,2)
kernel /DD-3/vmlinuz1 boot=live config swapon noeject quickreboot rw-basemount live-media-path=DD-3/ persistent persistent-path=DD-3/
initrd /DD-3/initrd1.img