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For production AstLinux installations, | For production AstLinux installations, | ||
- | Though, there may be situations where using flash storage connected off USB is desirable. | + | Though, there may be situations where using flash storage connected off USB is desirable. |
- | The problem is it takes longer for USB storage devices to be recognized and available to the Linux Kernel, compared with IDE or SATA. While RUNNIX will boot, AstLinux may fail with the message " | + | The problem is it takes longer for USB storage devices to be recognized and available to the Linux Kernel, compared with IDE or SATA. While RUNNIX will boot, AstLinux may fail with the message " |
- | The simple solution is to add " | + | The simple solution is to add " |
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+ | !!Note ->!! It is assumed the AstLinux raw image has been transferred to the USB Flash Drive. | ||
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- | **Mount USB Flash Drive:** | + | **Mount |
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+ | Mount your USB Flash Drive on any machine where you can edit text files, it is a FAT16 partition. | ||
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Open the astlinux-NNN.run.conf (astlinux-1.1.6.run.conf in this example) file using a text editor of your choice. | Open the astlinux-NNN.run.conf (astlinux-1.1.6.run.conf in this example) file using a text editor of your choice. | ||
- | Edit the line beginning with " | + | Edit the line beginning with " |
- | Old: | + | Old (without " |
KCMD=" | KCMD=" | ||
- | New: | + | New (with " |
KCMD=" | KCMD=" | ||
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+ | !!Note ->!! The other KCMD option values may be different from yours, that is expected, do not edit any of your pre-existing KCMD option values. | ||
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Your USB Flash Drive should now fully boot AstLinux when installed into your hardware. | Your USB Flash Drive should now fully boot AstLinux when installed into your hardware. | ||
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- | !!Note ->!! AstLinux doesn' | ||
Once the " | Once the " | ||
+ | !!Note ->!! AstLinux doesn' | ||