Installation from Linux

If you don't have Linux installed, you can burn SystemRescueCd on a CDRom, and perform the install from this system itself.

• step-01: Find the device name
  You need the device of the USB stick. In most cases, Linux detects this device as an SCSI hard disk. In other words, it is detected as /dev/sda1 (first SCSI device), or /dev/sdb1 if you have another SCSI device.
  Here is how you can know the device name. First, start your computer under Linux with the USB stick unplugged. Then, load all USB modules (you may need to load other USB modules first):

   # modprobe usb-storage
  

  Now, you have to plug your USB stick, and have a look at the kernel messages. You may find the device name.

   # dmesg | tail -n 50
  

  Here is a example of report from the kernel:

  Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
  usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
  USB Mass Storage support registered.
  hub.c: new USB device 00:02.0-2, assigned address 3
  scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
    Vendor: EXATEL    Model: i-BEAD100         Rev: 0001
    Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
  WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
  USB Mass Storage device found at 3
  

  Then, you should try to mount the device:

   # mkdir /mnt/usbstick
   # mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbstick
  

  If there is no space enough left on the device (about 80 MB), you will have to erase the current files (all data will be lost):

   # rm -rf /mnt/usbstick/*
  

• step-02: Copy files from the CDRom
  Now, you have to copy the most important files. The SystemRescueCd disc must be mounted on /mnt/cdrom. You can mount the ISO file too, in order to avoid burning a CD-R. The stick is mounted on /mnt/usbstick.

   # cp /mnt/cdrom/sysrcd.dat /mnt/usbstick/
   # cp -a /mnt/cdrom/isolinux /mnt/usbstick/
   # cp /mnt/cdrom/isolinux/* /mnt/usbstick/
  

• step-03: Make the disk bootable
  Now, you have to unmount the USB stick, and make it bootable with syslinux. Of course, you have to replace /dev/sda1 with the device name of your stick:

   # umount /mnt/usbstick
   # syslinux /dev/sda1