debian-live Is it installable?

abd_bela · 02-17-2009, 08:53 AM

Hi,
I want to install on HD the debian-lenny Ilve, but no icon for that. Is it installable?
thanks
bela

jdkaye · 02-17-2009, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abd_bela

Hi,
I want to install on HD the debian-lenny Ilve, but no icon for that. Is it installable?
thanks
bela

Hi Bela,
I'm not sure what you're trying to do. If you have a bootable CD with Debian Live on it then you boot from the CD and not from your HD. Once booted, then the live CD should give you options about making a permanent installation on your HD.
Hope that's clear.
Cheers,
jdk

AwesomeMachine · 02-17-2009, 10:25 AM

Try hitting the F1 key at the linux prompt, before the CD actually boots, just after it starts, the first screen.

farslayer · 02-17-2009, 11:15 AM

http://live.debian.net/manual/html/d...installer.html

They talk about it but certainly don't go into too many details..

is there a README file on the CD perhaps that sheds more light on the process mentioned in the docs ?

nx5000 · 02-19-2009, 08:39 PM

There is the live-helper for doing the opposite:custom live,usb stick,etc.. It is simply amazing.
But if you want a harddrive install, then just take the normal cds/dvds??

nx5000 · 02-20-2009, 08:03 AM

Does anybody knows if there is a way to put the livecd fully in RAM?

I did not see this for knoppix 6

Otherwise maybe with a big hack copying everything in ram during boot and switching to ramdisk. ?

jdkaye · 02-20-2009, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nx5000

Does anybody knows if there is a way to put the livecd fully in RAM?

I did not see this for knoppix 6

Otherwise maybe with a big hack copying everything in ram during boot and switching to ramdisk. ?

Sorry, maybe I don't understand but don't live CD's normally run in ram? I just tried out Knoppix 6.0.1 Adriane and it ran in ram (no copying to my HD). But maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're saying?
cheers,
jdk

nx5000 · 02-23-2009, 03:50 AM

Thanks jdkaye

i was talking about putting the complete squashfs to ram and then doing the complete stuff from RAM.

I didn't have internet for the weekend. I looked at the init scripts, began to try to understand the noodle mix and then I thought that I should read the doc

To boot to ram:

live toram

That's it

Then you can eject the cd.
(I've tried with an old lenny livecd)

Other than that, I've seen "tohd", could be installing to harddrive, not sure.